Technology | IP Research & Intelligence

R&D Strategy Roadmaps

• Technology roadmap for non-electric air chamber pressure sensing systems
• Scouting alternative technologies for efficient and cost-effective land based seismic surveying
• Future trends of fluid control additives to control fluid leak off

White Space Analysis

• Heat map tables for technologies pertaining to gravity gradiometer
• Identifying white spaces for technology related to multi-component geophones used for receiving seismic signals
• Identification of unmet needs pertaining to existing 3D seismic surveying process

Technology Landscape | Innovation Focus

• Categorization of technologies pertaining to roller core bits
• Research trends for technologies related to wellbore cementing
• Identifying technologies pertaining to side wall fluid samplers of drill well

Monetizing Existing Technical Know-how

• Identifying joint development opportunities for technology pertaining to blowout preventer positioning system
• Royalty rate estimation for in-licensing a patent related to multi-functional screw drill and reaming device
• Patent valuation of technology related to a straddle packer system

Technology Scouting and Acquisition

• Scouting for different cost effective drilling polymers used in extraction process
• Assessment of emerging technologies to identify solutions for problems related traditional well completion technologies
• Tech-scouting for under-research and commercialized drill bit protecting technologies

Product Design for Emerging Technologies/ Markets

• Use of emerging gripper assemblies for down hole tools in the existing drilling assemblies
• Due diligence of technology pertaining to coiled tubing injector systems
• Scouting for low-cost oil based mud additives (OBM)

Prosecution Support

• Prior-art study for technology pertaining to identification of weak diamond zones in a drill bit
• Novelty search related to 3D crushing analysis and predictive models with wearflat of a drill tool
• Pre-litigation support for technology related to drag reduction on turbine motors

Prior Art Searches

• Freedom-to-operate search pertaining to a manufacturing process of PDC drill bits, in US and EP jurisdictions
• Validation search related to design of seismic streamers for surveying
• State of art search for design of inductive couplers for drilling tools

Portfolio Analysis

• Patent portfolio analysis of companies dealing in technologies pertaining to hydrofracking
• Identifying key technologies from portfolio related to plasma deep drilling for licensing purpose
• Assessment of patent quality for a patent portfolio related to oil well simulation techniques

Technology/ Patent Landscape

• Competitive landscape for technology related oil well plugging
• Benchmarking of patent portfolio for technology related to acid fracturing
• Technology landscape to identify various de-oxidation processes of seawater on offshore platforms

Licensing Program Support

• Royalty rate estimation for in-licensing a patent related to bottom hole assembly surge relief system
• Cross-licensing support for portfolio related to devices for removing undisturbed cores
• Identifying companies for joint development of technology related to computer controlled drilling systems

M&A Support

• Partner identification for technology pertaining to calculation of drilling rate of penetration
• Due-diligence of IP portfolio of tool wear estimation technology
• Patent portfolio valuation of technology related to a directional washing tool for a well