Patent Overlay Mapping: Visualizing Technological Distance

Luciano Kay, Center for Nanotechnology in Society, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2150, e-mail: luciano@cns.ucsb.eduNils Newman, Intelligent Information Services Corporation, e-mail: newman@iisco.comJan Youtie, Enterprise Innovation Institute and School of Public Policy, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 e-mail: jan.youtie@innovate.gatech.eduAlan L. Porter, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia and Search Technologies, Norcross Georgia, e-mail: alan.porter@isye.gatech.eduIsmael Rafols Ingenio (CSIC-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain & SPRU – Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, Brighton, England, e-mail: i.rafols@ingenio.upv.es

This research was undertaken largely at Georgia Tech drawing on support from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Center for Nanotechnology in Society (Arizona State University; Award No. 0531194); and NSF Award #1064146 (“Revealing Innovation Pathways: Hybrid Science Maps for Technology Assessment and Foresight”). Part of this research was also undertaken in collaboration with the Center for Nanotechnology in Society, University of California Santa Barbara. The findings and observations contained in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US National Science Foundation.

Overlays of organisations (firms)

Drugs Med Chem

Biologics

TV, Imaging & Comm

Recording

Radio, Comm

Tel Comm

Info Transmission

Copying & Prints

Photolithography

Semiconductors

Machine Tools

Vehicles

Computing

Lab equip Med Instr

Chem & Polym

Domesticappliances

Food

Catalysis & Separation

Textiles

Combustion Engines

Vehicle parts

Metals

Data commerce

Heating &Cooling

Furnaces

Cosm & Med Chem

Plastics& Wheels

ElectricPower

Optics

Measurement

Lighting

Construction

MedicalDevices

Turbines& Engines

Global patent map (2000-2006)

Drugs Med Chem

Biologics

Recording

Photolithography

SemiconductorsLab equip

Chem & Polym

Catalysis & Separation

Metals

ElectricPower

Optics

Patent overlay map: Samsung

Drugs Med Chem

Photolithography

Semiconductors

Lab equip

Chem & Polym

Catalysis & Separation

Metals

Optics

Patent overlay map: DuPont

Biologics

Cosm & Med Chem

ElectricPower

Measurement

Textiles

Copying & Prints

Drugs Med Chem

Biologics

Recording

Photolithography

SemiconductorsLab equip

Chem & Polym

Catalysis & Separation

Metals

ElectricPower

Optics

Patent overlay map: IBM

Computing

Radio, Comm

Cosm & Med Chem

Drugs Med Chem

Recording

Photolithography

Semiconductors

Lab equip

Chem & Polym

Catalysis & Separation

Metals

Optics

Patent overlay map: Philips

Med Instr

Lighting

Textiles

Overlays of research topics

Drugs Med Chem

Biologics

Recording

SemiconductorsLab equip

Chem & Polym

Catalysis & Separation

Metals

ElectricPower

Optics

Patent overlay map: Nano biosensors

Med Instr

MedicalDevices

Copying & Prints

Semiconductors

Chem & Polym

MetalsElectricPower

Patent overlay map: Dye-sensitized solar cells

Copying & Prints

Semiconductors

Chem & Polym

Catalysis & Separation

Metals

ElectricPower

Optics

Patent overlay map: Graphene

Textiles