WTRS Press Release

Wireless Sensor Network Patents Grow 200% Over Last 18 Months, Signaling a Large Wave of New Market Expansion says new WTRS Report

New Wireless Sensor Network IP and Patent Report from WTRS uncovers significantly accelerating growth in the area of Wireless Sensor Network Technologies and applications.

Mountain View, CA (PRWeb) July 23, 2007

New Wireless Sensor Networks IP and Patent Report from WTRS indicates a significant shift in the overall amount of patent activity as well as a qualitative change in the types of patent applications and grants over the last 12 months,. Until recently, wireless sensing patent activity was primarily focused on the technology required to implement networks and devices used to provide sensor services. Current activity indicates that technology development is driven by the requirements to enable specific network functionality and a necessity for larger and more robust networks. There is a significant increase in patent applications as well as patent grants related to Home Control and Automation, Building Control and Automation, Industrial Control, Vehicular Applications and Energy Management. Also significant is the trend where companies with real product and application focus are entering the arena of technology development.

. The report is designed to be a user-friendly information and research tool.
. All patents and applications are classified as to type. This classification is made after a careful review of the claims for each patent and is not simply the result of a keyword search.
. In addition to the listings, it includes research results that reveal the corporate relationship of individual applicants in cases where the patent application itself does not include an assignee.
. The report also validates the patents assigned to the IEEE and in the case of erroneous or missing listings, makes corrected alternatives available.


Wireless Sensor Networks include ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.15.4a, and other wireless technologies.

"The WTRS Wireless Sensor Network IP & Patent Report is designed as a research tool used by individuals and companies participating in the Wireless Sensor Network industry, that require a source of information regarding IP ownership," according to Kirsten West, Principal Analyst at WTRS and the author of the report. "The report is designed to be used by those with roles in mergers and acquisitions, IP litigation or IP portfolio management, to make the task of researching WSN IP information significantly more simple, fast, and all-encompassing." Additionally, the Report will prove useful to those businesses planning expansion or extension in existing markets.

Among companies with patent activity in this market include: Samsung, IBM, Philips, Sony, NEC, Honeywell, Nanotron and Motorola. Companies active in applications include (among many others) Eaton, SmartSynch, Vehicle Sense, and ColoradoVnet.

MORE INFORMATION ON THIS RESEARCH

Title: WTRS Wireless Sensor Network IP & Patent Report
Product Number: WT071807CNPR
Publication Date: July/August 2007
Number of Pages: over 1100
Number of Patents & Patent Applications: over 400
Number of Companies: over 200


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