Using TRIZ for Innovation and Patent Design in the Chemical Industry
Peter Hanik
Patents have become increasingly important in business today because patents protect the innovations upon which future revenues depend. Engineers develop innovations in technical language. Patent attorneys write patent claims in legal language. There is a gap between the language and knowledge of the attorney and engineer. Failure to effectively bridge this gap often leads to weak, overly narrow patents. This paper will show how to use a TRIZ-based approach patent design and to bridge the communication gap between the patent attorney and the engineer. The result is stronger and broader patents. A case study covering a new acetic acid technology is described.
