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1. Knowledge Services Biopolymer-Polyhydroxybutyrate
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3. Contents
Polyhydroxybutyrate
Introduction
IP search and Analysis for US, IPC , ECLA
Taxonomy - Class based and Technology based taxonomy
Scientific Articles Search
Key Findings
• Major Players
• IP Activity
• Geographical Activity
• Patent Product Mapping
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4. Introduction
• Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biopolymer that can be used as a biodegradable
thermoplastic material for waste management strategies and biocompatibility in
the medical devices.
• PHB is produced by microorganisms (like Ralstonia eutrophus or Bacillus
megaterium) apparently in response to conditions of physiological stress. The
polymer is primarily a product of carbon assimilation and is employed by micro-
organisms as a form of energy storage molecule to be metabolized when other
common energy sources are not available.
• PHB is a fully biodegradable polyester with optical activity, piezoelectricity, and
very good barrier properties.
• These carbohydrates are the raw material for the manufacture of PHB. PHB can be
produced from glucose as a raw material or agricultural waste like, for instance,
molasses or material, which is refined from the processing of sugar beets and
lactose. The sugar splits up in the metabolism to C2 building blocks, which are
converted, over several steps, to C4 monomers. Finally, PHB is polymerized.
• Researches for optimizing the production of PHB from natural source in the cost
competitive to the petro- based plastics is going on.
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5. VVT Taxonomy
A detailed taxonomy is
presented covering
components of
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6. Classification
• Different classes related to Polyhydroxybutyrate bio-production are identified
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7. Control Patents
• Highly relevant patents are used for extracting keywords and ensuring the
quality of the search query
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8. Search Concepts
• Concepts used to search patent literature
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9. Keyword Search
Database: Thomson Innovation
Timeline: 18360101-20110824
Patent Coverage: US Grant, GB App, US App, FR App, WO App, DE Util, EP Grant,
DE Grant, EP App, DE App, JP Util, JP Grant, JP App, CN Util, CN App, KR Util , KR
Grant, KR App, Other, DWPI
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10. Dolcera Dashboard
• Dolcera dashboard is a web 2.0 technology. It enables dynamic
presentation of patent data.
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11. Insights: Major Players
Metabolix, Kaneka Corp, P&G and Monsanto are found to be major players in PHB
production.
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12. Insights: Year wise IP activity
Year wise IP activity based on Publication years
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13. Insights: Year wise IP activity
Year wise IP activity based on priority years
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14. Insights: Geographical Distribution
Geographical distribution of patents
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15. Insights: Geographical Distribution
Geographical Distribution of assignees
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16. Insights: Microbial Source for PHB production
Microorganism used for PHB production
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17. Insights: Plant Source for PHB production
• Plants used for PHB production
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