Title :
Overview of U.S. patent activity by PVSC 2011 technical area
Author :
Davis, Clara ; Davis, Rebecca F.
Author_Institution :
Hollingsworth & Funk, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
Innovation in a technology area sometimes correlates to patent activity. U.S. patent activity for five technical areas of the PVSC 2011 was tracked according to U.S. patents issued and U.S. applications. The data sets were compared to U.S. patent activity in the general PV area and to all U.S. patent activity. A review of the USPTO´s green technology pilot program is also provided along with an overview of the current status of patent reform legislation.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; environmental factors; innovation management; patents; silicon; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; thin film devices; PV area; PVSC 2011 technical area; Si; US patent activity; USPTO green technology pilot program; amorphous-nano-film silicon technologies; chalcogenide thin film solar cells; innovation; lll-V-concentrator technologies; organic photovoltaics; patent reform legislation; Green products; Law; Legislation; Patents; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9966-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186349
