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How do wind energy patents work?
Methodology for wind energy application can be generalized for patent searching to target other technology domains. Wind energy patents are conventionally defined using Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) and International Patent Classification (IPC) codes that represent wind motors (F03D) and wind energy (Y02E 10/70).
Can wind energy patents be retrieved using conventional codes?
Patents retrieved using conventional codes for wind energy underrepresent patents from China and published since 2010. Methodology for wind energy application can be generalized for patent searching to target other technology domains.
The number of patents used in all four samples on the wind energy application are outlined in Table C1. The sample size used for Sample 2 (Keyword Set – WEDD1) is 257, which is between 5 and 10% margin of error.
Who reviewed wind energy patents?
The wind energy experts who reviewed the patents in this study are UMass Wind Energy Fellows, who are PhD Candidates at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The patent reviewers were selected on a volunteer basis. Two of the four patent reviewers suggested keywords for this study after they completed the patent review process.