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Supply-Side Innovation and Technology Commercialization

JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, Issue 4 2009
Gideon D. Markman
abstract The majority of research and practice tends to conceptualize innovation as a vertically coupled, intra-organizational process. We expand this perspective by conceptualizing innovation as a vertically decoupled, inter-organizational process and by studying the role of research universities as suppliers of discoveries to this market for innovation. We combined logic from agency and real options theories to explain why the outcomes of technology commercialization are a function of licensing strategies, the autonomy of technology licensing offices (TLOs), and the incentives bestowed on scientists, research departments, and TLO officers. We rely on data from licensing surveys, interviews with 128 TLO directors, and , for convergent validity , from web-based searches of the TLOs of American universities and the US Patent and Trademark Office. Results suggest that commercialization outcomes (in this case, revenue and start-up creation) are enhanced when TLOs employ diverse licensing strategies, TLOs enjoy greater autonomy, universities share revenues with scientists' departments, and universities compensate TLOs officers well. Results also show that late entrants , typically underperforming universities , inflate royalty shares to scientists as a means to rectify their commercialization record. We conclude with a discussion of this study's contribution to the literature on innovation and technology commercialization. [source]

Basmati rice: a review

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Issue 1 2002
Paramita Bhattacharjee
India contributes about one-third of the world acreage under rice. Rice is available in over 5000 varieties, of which Basmati rice occupies a prime position on account of its extra long superfine slender grains, pleasant, exquisite aroma, fine cooking quality, sweet taste, soft texture, length-wise elongation with least breadth-wise swelling on cooking and tenderness of cooked rice. This article reviews the quality and aroma traits of Basmati rice, particularly the varieties grown in different parts of India and Pakistan, the agronomy, breeding and physiology of the grain, the trade scenario, Agmark grade designation for export and the US patent of new hybrid strains of Basmati. [source]

Thermal Sensor to Monitor Mechanical Properties in Polymer/Fiber Composite Molding

THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Issue 5 2002
David Rouison
Abstract Multi-layered samples of 1) continuous fiber axially aligned and 2) random oriented mat glass fiber composites were manually prepared for a fiber content ranging from zero to 20% (vol.). The uniaxially aligned samples displayed linear relations between both normalized elastic modulus and normalized thermal conductivity, and fiber content, for axially applied load and heat flux. For the random mat composite samples, similar results were obtained, with symmetry displayed in the plane of the mat. In both cases, measured axial thermal conductivity permits an evaluation of the axial elastic modulus. The Mathis surface probe used (US patent #5,795,064) is demonstrated as a non-intrusive indirect method of obtaining thermal conductivity for heat flux parallel (i.e. axial or transverse) to the plane of a sample. The method shows potential for use as an in-line monitoring device for the mechanical properties of molded composites. Des échantillons multicouches de composites (1) de fibres continues alignées dans le sens axial et (2) de fibres de verre en natte orientées aléatoirement, ont été préparés manuellement pour une teneur en fibre comprise entre 0 et 20 % (vol.). Pour les échantillons alignés dans le sens uniaxial, on montre l'existence de relations linéaires entre la teneur en fibre et le module élastique normalisé et entre la teneur en fibre et la conductivité thermique normalisée, pour une charge et un flux de chaleur appliqués dans le sens axial. Pour les échantillons de composite en natte aléatoire, des résultats similaires ont été obtenus, avec une symétrie observée dans le plan de la natte. Dans les deux cas, la conductivité thermique axiale mesurée permet une évaluation du module élastique axiale. On démontre que la sonde de surface Mathis utilisée (brevet US # 5,795,064) constitue une méthode indirecte non intrusive pour obtenir la conductivité thermique pour un flux de chaleur parallèle (c.-à-d. axial ou transversal) au plan de la surface de l'échantillon. La méthode montre du potentiel en tant que dispositif de surveillance en ligne pour les propriétés mécaniques des composites moulés. [source]

Anton Banko, the Slovenian inventor behind the success of Charles Kelman

ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA, Issue 2008
M HAWLINA
Behind the success story of phacoemulsification that started with Charles Kelman, there was an ingenious engineer that helped him to create the first clinically useful apparatus. Anton Banko was born in a Slovenian family in Istria, very close to actual venue of EVER meeting. He studied engineering and electrics in Ljubljana and later moved to United Sates where he worked in the field of ultrasound instruments for dental use Cavitron company as the director of research and development. Charles Kelman turned to him with a request to construct an ultrasound device for cataract removal and their first joint US patent No. 3589363 was filed on 25th July 1967. A year later, Anton Banko established his own company in New York, named Surgical Design, and the company produced a series of very reliable and successful phaco machines that are still used worldwide. Anton Banko continued to develop many other patents used in ocular surgery including instrument for vitrectomy that he patented in 1969 after which a combined Mackool/Heslin Ocusystem machine was designed. Sadly , he died of incurable disease soon after the success of his company which since then is led by his son William. Anton Banko's wish to donate one of the machines to the University Eye Hospital in Ljubljana was conweyed by his family. Due to his legacy, surgeons from Slovenia started to use phacoemulsification as early as in 1989 after training in the wetlab of Surgical Design company. Anton Banko remains one of the giants of instrumentation in ocular surgery with Slovenian origins. [source]