Technical Expertise
Mechanical and Electromechanical
Mechanical and electromechanical patents typically cover innovations surrounding a client's systems, products, processes for making products, and/or processes for using products. Development and management of a quality patent portfolio is important to create barriers to entry for competitors, to deter costly patent litigation, to reduce royalty payments to competitors, to attract investors and obtain funding, and to provide a revenue stream for the business through monetization.
Recognizing the importance of mechanical and electromechanical patents to our client's businesses, we work closely with our clients to protect their intellectual property worldwide. Mechanical and electromechanical patent applications are drafted and prosecuted with an eye toward litigation, taking into account the legal differences among countries where appropriate. We also utilize our extensive technical expertise in the mechanical and electromechanical arts to perform patent portfolio management, monetization, and opinion services.
Representative Industries and Applications
We can assist clients with domestic and/or international patent matters related to any of the following industries or applications:
- Aerospace
- AgTech (Agricultural Technology)
- Automated Test Equipment
- Automotive & Transportation
- Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) & CNT-Based Products
- Chassis/Enclosure Design & Manufacturing
- Children's Toys
- Consumer Products
- Control Systems
- Defense
- Deposition Techniques
- Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) & Sputtering
- Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
- Displays
- Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Displays
- Laser Displays
- Light Emitting Diode (LED) Displays
- Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
- Stacked or Multi-Layer Displays (MLDs)
- Virtual/Augmented Reality & Wearable Displays
- Others
- Entertainment
- Fluid Dynamics
- Food Machinery
- Gaming
- Green/Clean Technologies
- Hard Disk Drives & Other Media
- Light Emitting Components
- Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFLs)
- Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
- Incandescent Lights
- Lasers
- Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
- Others
- Manufacturing Equipment, Systems & Processes
- Material Science
- Motors & Bearings
- Fluid Dynamic Bearings & Other Bearing Types
- AC & DC Motors
- Motors Utilizing Brushes
- ECMs or Brushless Motors
- Others
- Nanotechnology
- Portable Electronic Devices
- Mobile Phones
- Tablets
- Laptops
- Others
- Power Management
- Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
- Product Manufacturing
- Product Packaging
- Semiconductor Design & Manufacturing
- Programmable Logic Devices (FPGAs, etc.)
- Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs)
- Programmable System-On-Chip (e.g., SOCs, PSOCs, etc.)
- Graphics Processors & Microprocessors
- Other Integrated Circuits
- Design Modeling, Verification & Synthesis
- Design Prototyping & Physical Implementation
- Integrated Circuit Packaging
- Sensors
- Solar Cell Design & Manufacturing
- Sporting
- Thermal & Heat Transfer
- User Interfaces
- Visual Distortion Correction
- Chromatic
- Geometrical
- Waste & Recycling
- Balers
- Compactors
- Glass Processing Systems
- Separation & Sorting
- Washing Systems
- Waste-To-Energy Systems
- Others