DocumentCode
3513555
Title
Patent data as indicators of technological development: investigating the electric vehicle
Author
Pilkington, Alan ; Dyerson, Romano ; Tissier, Omid
Author_Institution
Sch. of Manage., R. Holloway Univ. of London, UK
Volume
Supplement
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
497
Abstract
We explore patenting activity as an indicator of technological development, using US patents to analyse responses to regulatory change in the automobile industry. We identified the development of complex networks of firms developing electric vehicles and discuss the limitations of defining patent searches in terms of products rather than technologies
Keywords
automobile industry; electric vehicles; patents; product development; US patents; automobile industry; electric vehicles; patent searches; patenting activity; regulatory change; technological development indicator; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Complex networks; Data analysis; Disk recording; Electric vehicles; Industrial relations; Information analysis; Manufacturing; Technological innovation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN
1-890843-06-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PICMET.2001.952210
Filename
952210
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