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oa Platinum Group Metals Patent Analysis and Mapping
A REVIEW OF PATENTING TRENDS AND IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
- Source: Platinum Metals Review, Volume 52, Issue 4, Oct 2008, p. 231 - 240
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- 01 Jan 2008
Abstract
The patent literature contains a wealth of detailed information about existing and new uses for the platinum group metals (pgms). While excellent searching tools have existed for many years for identifying patents relating to specific topics, it is only relatively recently that it has been feasible to map the complete archive of patent literature to identify important trends relating to potential new applications. This paper summarises the results of such an exercise for the pgms carried out in early 2008 and shows that one such ‘hot spot’ relates to organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).
© Johnson Matthey