The proposed review analyses the inventive activity of the major participants who registered their patent applications in 2018 in the field related to the production of synthetic fuel (synthesis gas, liquid fuel from synthesis gas, methanol and its derivatives, direct coal liquefaction, etc.). In total, 723 patent applications accepted for detailed analysis by 29 patent offices around the world and prepared by 252 applicants from 25...
The proposed review provides statistical data on patent applications registered in patent offices around the world in 2018, and related to the subject of hydrocarbon production from low permeability reservoirs, mainly to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. In total, the patent search resulted in 2364 patent applications published in 28 offices around the world and filed by 534 applicants from 22 countries. In 2018 American...
The present review represents a brief analysis of key statistical indicators for patent applications registered in patent offices around the world in 2018 and related to the issues of horizontal directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing of hydrocarbon reservoirs. As of the date of this publication the data was summarized from 2364 patent applications registered in 28 offices around the world and prepared by 534 applicants from 22...
Unconventional oil (Heavy oil, Oil shale, Oil sands) is becoming an increasingly important component of the hydrocarbon resource base, but its exploration, production and processing require a significant revision of traditional technologies, additional research and development of new technical solutions. To assess the prevailing research interests and identify the most productive authors and organizations, a selection of relevant...
This message provides information about the key applicants who registered the largest number of patent applications in 2018 in the field of technologies related to the production of energy from bioresources, including the production of biogas, biofuels from cellulose, algae or syngas. In total, more than 1,600 patent documents from 36 patent offices around the world and prepared by 836 representatives from 42 countries were selected...
This review provides key statistical results of the analysis of patent applications filed with world patent offices in 2018 on topics related to the production of energy from biomass. In total, 1603 documents were selected for consideration, which were submitted by 836 applicants from 42 countries and registered in 36 patent offices around the world. Patent document retrieval and processing procedures are available on the Advanced...
Among 974 patent applications relating to the production of unconventional oil, registered in patent offices around the world in 2018, and selected for examination in this overview, several documents stand out for having distinctive characteristics and deserve special attention. It is obvious that the evaluation of technical essence of an invention is extremely challenging and will be highly subjective. Therefore, the evaluative...
As a continuation of the previous overview dated 29.08.2019, where the general statistical indicators for the selection of the latest patent applications in the field of unconventional oil production for 2018 were provided, the present overview includes a brief analysis of key applicants. In total, 974 documents from 28 patent offices around the world were selected for examination,these applications were developed with the...
A brief analysis of key indicators for patent applications registered in the patent offices around the world in 2018 and belonging to the subject related to unconventional oil production (Heavy and extra heavy oil, Oil shale, Oil sands) is provided in the present review. In total, 974 documents from 28 patent offices around the world were found on this subject. The patent offices of the USA and China, where more than 43% from the...
The present review includes information on the most productive applicants by the number of patent applica-tions registered in 2017 and related to horizontal axis wind turbines. In total, more than 2170 patent applica-tions represented by 404 applicants from 29 countries and registered in 28 patent offices of the world were found in generally-accessible sources on this topic as of the date of the present review compilation. The...
