Low-Cost Inventions and Patents: Series II
A special issue of Inventions (ISSN 2411-5134). This special issue belongs to the section "Inventions and Innovation in Electrical Engineering/Energy/Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 23099
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Throughout the history of mankind, man has invented ingenious ways for solving problems, such as enhancing knowledge, but above all, for the improvement of our quality of life. Inventions are often those that we use on a daily basis and that go unnoticed, as they are something we have become accustomed to living with. Low-cost technologies are expected to be easy to build, have little or no energy consumption, and be easy to maintain and operate. The use of sustainable technologies is essential in order to move towards a greater global coverage of technology and, therefore, to improve the human quality of life. Low-cost products always respond to a specific need, even if no in-depth analysis of the situation or possible solutions is carried out. It is a consensus in all industrialized countries that patents have a decisive influence on the organization of the economy, being a key element in promoting technological innovation. Patents must aim to promote the technological development of countries, starting from their industrial situation.
Usually, for the proposal of a patent, a review of the state of technology on that particular issue must be constructed. This type of study is not often published in scientific journals, despite their technological value, which is why this Special Issue aims to include research works reviewing the state of the art in low-cost technologies used for patent applications. One way allowing the survival of a company, in a world as competitive as the current one, is the promotion of technological innovation through its inventions, making it possible to add value to the services and products it can offer. The management of technological innovation requires the implementation of a set of mechanisms, including the protection of intellectual property. Thus, patents, licenses, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets are some legal tools through which inventors and innovators enforce their legitimate right to keep ownership of their inventions.
Prof. Dr. Francisco Manzano Agugliaro
Dr. Esther Salmerón-Manzano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- patent
- low cost
- sensors
- cost effectiveness
- substrates
- thin films
- image processing
- hardware
- smart grid
- smart home
- energy management
- power electronics
- global positioning system
- GNSS
- UAV
- photogrammetry
- embedded systems
- wastewater treatment
- pollutant removal
- agriculture
- automation
- machinery
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