| USA. Ocean Tomo says Solid Film Lubricants patents could interest shipbuilders |
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| Monday, 27 March 2006 | |
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Company news: Ocean Tomo, a leading independent merchant bank, focusing on intellectual property assets, is hosting the world's first, live multi-lot technology patent auction at The Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco on April 6, 2006, and has announced today the inclusion of Patent Lot 13 that pertains to Solid Film Lubricants. The thirty-six issued patents for sale in the April auction were originally developed by Ford Motor Company and, subsequently, donated to the National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization (NISTAC), a non-profit organization affiliated with Kansas State University. The patents disclose several revolutionary lubrication techniques for internal combustion engines and drivetrains, which were developed out of a desire for oil-less engines; as well as applications which can be applied outside of the automotive industry in situations where low lubrication and high friction are a limiting factor. The technology is currently being used as a piston skirt coating within the automotive industry, but, because of the portfolios' robust nature, potential buyers of the patents range include shipbuilders, automotive and aircraft manufacturers and others. One of the patents in the portfolio has received an A+ rating from Ocean Tomo's PatentRatings(R) software platform. |
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