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Advanced Patent Analysis using TRIZ and other techniques
Practitioner’s Work Book
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What is a Technical System?
Anything that performs a function is a Technical System
Model of a Function
Tool Object
function
Formulation of Functions Correct (If not, Correct it)
Fan cools the Body
Lens magnifies the Object
Hot air dries hair
Incandescent bulb illuminates the room
Air Conditioner improves our comfort
Lightning Rod attracts lightning
Microwave Oven cooks Food
A function is an intended direct (physical) action of the tool on the object
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Exercise 5 minutes (group of 4/5)
You are a patent engineer – you received an Invention Disclosure as described below – Please write down an abstract (Maximum 30 words)
A motorbike with wireless connection to a mobile phone. The mobile phone controls the bike. When you buy the bike, mobile phone is given free of cost
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Exercise 5 minutes (group of 4/5)
You are a patent engineer – you received an Invention Disclosure as described below – Please write down an abstract (Maximum 30 words)
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Exercise 5 minutes (group of 4/5)
Exchange the abstract written by your group with the group next to you.
A motorbike with wireless connection to a mobile phone. The mobile phone controls the bike. When you buy the bike, mobile phone is given free of cost
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Exercise 5 minutes (group of 4/5)
You are Now a novelty evaluator – you received the abstract of the ID with you – Please make relevant keywords and logical (and, or, not) queries you will use to search for the prior art in the US PTO!
A motorbike with wireless connection to a mobile phone. The mobile phone controls the bike. When you buy the bike, mobile phone is given free of cost
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Exercise 5 minutes (group of 4/5)
You are Now a novelty evaluator – you received the abstract of the ID with you –Please make relevant keywords and logical (and, or, not) queries you will use to search for the prior art in the US PTO!
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Analyzing a Patent – The TRIZ Way
Whiteboard Marker having arch shaped housing
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Read the Abstract – Identify the Key Element of Invention
Identify the sentence where the key invention is mentioned?
Can you also identify the function or effect produced by the invention?
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Read the Abstract – Identify the Key Element of Invention
Identify the sentence where the key invention is mentioned?
Can you also identify the function or effect produced by the invention?
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Technical Field and Prior Art Analysis
What system parameter(s) have improved in this invention?
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Technical Field and Prior Art Analysis
What system parameter(s) have improved with Whiteboard Markers Over Chalk and Blackboard?
What are the system conflicts in Chalk and Blackboard System?
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Technical Field and Prior Art Analysis
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Technical Field and Prior Art Analysis
What are the system conflicts in whiteboard marker system?
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Technical Field and Prior Art Analysis
What are the system conflicts in whiteboard marker system?
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Technical Field and Prior Art Analysis
What are the system conflicts in all existing whiteboard marker system?
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Technical Field and Prior Art Analysis
What are the system conflicts in existing whiteboard marker system?
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Disclosure of Invention – Technical Problem
What are the system parameters in existing whiteboard marker system that need improvement?
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Disclosure of Invention – Technical Solution
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TRIZ 40 Inventive Principles
1. Segmentation2. Extraction3. Local Quality4. Asymmetry5. Combination6. Universality7. ‘Nested Doll’8. Counterweight9. Prior Counter-Action
10. Prior Action11. Prior Cushioning12. Equi-potentiality13. ‘The Other Way Round’14. Spheroidality15. Dynamics16. Partial or Excessive Action17. Another Dimension18. Mechanical Vibration19. Periodic Action20. Continuity of Useful Action
21. Skipping22. ‘Blessing in Disguise’23. Feedback24. Intermediary25. Self-Service26. Copying27. Cheap/Short Living28. Mechanics Substitution29. Pneumatics and Hydraulics30. Flexible Shells/Thin Films31. Porous Materials32. Colour Changes33. Homogeneity34. Discarding and Recovering35. Parameter Changes36. Phase Transitions37. Thermal Expansion38. Strong Oxidants39. Inert Atmosphere40. Composite Materials
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Summarize the System Conflicts
System Improving Parameter
Undesired Result (Parameter)
Inventive Principle Used
Chalk and Blackboard
NA
White Board Marker (WBM)
Refillable WBMs
Two Sided WBMs
Arch Shaped WBM(Present Invention)
Two Sided ArchShaped WBM
Three sided WBM
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Claims Study
Claim 1
Claim 2
Claim 3
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Claim 4
Claim 5
Claim 6
Claims Study (contd)
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Claim 7
Claim 8
Claim 9
Claims Study (continued)
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Claim 7
Claim 8
Claim 9
Build Claims Hierarchy
Claim 1
Claim 2
Claim 3
Claim 4
Claim 5
Claim 6
Identify: Independent Claims and Dependent Claims
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Function and Structure Analysis (FSA) (Identify the Key Elements of the system)
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FSA- Build a Design Structure Matrix (DSM)
SE1 SE2 SE3 SE4 SE5 SE6
SE1
SE2
SE3
SE4
SE5
SE6
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FSA- Function Analysis
Adequate Useful Action
Absent Useful Action
Inadequate Useful Action
× Harmful Action
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Law of Increasing Degree of Ideality (Cardinal Law) Fully Functional System No Resources No Harm
How close to Ideality is the current Invention?
How can you make it closer to ideality?
1. Law of Increasing Degree of Ideality -Increasing Ratio -> Benefits/Harm (cost)
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Law of Non-uniform evolution of sub-systems More Complex System means more non-uniformity
Which sub-systems are closer to ideality?
What are the conflicts if any sub-systems function is intensified?
2. Law of Non-uniform evolution of subsystems -> Leads to System Conflicts
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Law of Transition to a Higher level system Multi-functional system
What are the Useful functions provided?
What more functions can be combined?
3. Law of Transition to a higher Level system -> from simple to more complex
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Law of Increasing Flexibility Adaptable System
What parts can be made more flexible?
Based on different environments, what changes can be done to make system functional?
4. Law of Increasing dynamism (flexibility) -> More adaptable to change
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Law of Transition to Micro Level Micro level structures
What parts of the system can be replaced by micro structures?
What micro materials are available?
5. Law of Transition to micro-level -> Increasing fragmentation
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Law of Completeness No Human Involvement
What parts of the system has human involvement?
How to eliminate human components?
6. Law of Completeness -> Gradual Elimination of Human Component
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Law of shortening of Energy Flow Path Energy Flow in the system is close to zero
What parts of the system have energy flow?
Can one shorten energy flow?
7. Law of Shortening of Energy Flow Path -> Reduction in Energy/Info transformation stages
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Law of increasing controllability Completely controlled field
What parts of the system non-controllable fields?
How can one control the field – for example changing gravity to electric field?
8. Law of Increasing controllability -> Evolution of controlled interactions of system elements
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Law of harmonization of rhythms Perfect resonance of parts
What parts of the system have various time based activities?
How to make these activities in perfect harmony?
9. Law of Harmonization of rhythms -> Synchronization of natural frequencies of elements
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Technological Alternatives or Design Around a Patent
Applications of Patent Analysis
Patents as a trigger for Brainstorming
White Space Identification
Opportunity Finding
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Map the conflicts identified for the whiteboard marker patent to the Contradiction Matrix and identify the relevant Inventive Principles. Generate ideas for each of those principles to solve the problems or generally think about a new whiteboard marker.
Patent as a Trigger for Brainstorming
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Inventive Principles (#) Possible Ideas
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Ideas Mind Map
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Designing around the patent means changing theFunction and Structure Analysis Picture in some way so that it is different from the one in the original patent, but that delivers theSame (or better) useful functions to the user. Look at the Function and Structure Analysis picture for the whiteboard marker patent. How can it be altered – can some element be eliminated from the system completely?
Trimming and Design Around a Patent
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Trimming and Design Around a Patent (Contd.)
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Relative Alternative Ranking
Non Infringing Alternative
Technical Feasibility Criticality Economic Feasibility
• Distance from Current Patent
• Novelty
• Capability to Implement
• R&D Effort
• Enhancement in current capability
• Long Term Benefits
• R&D Cost
• Production Cost
ALTERNATIVE I ALTERNATIVE II ALTERNATIVE III ALTERNATIVE IV
Alternative Ranking – Using Analytic Hierarchy Process
ALTERNATIVE V ALTERNATIVE VI
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Advanced Patent Analysis using TRIZ and other concepts
Crafitti ConsultingCrafting innovation together . . .
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Navneet Bhushan ([email protected])
Karthikeyan Iyer ([email protected])
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