CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPT.
A Green Stone Age for the Future Combining Innovative Technology with Artisanal Production
Submitted by: Angeles Kyro Marco Detera Rosane Layno Diana Submitted to: Dr. Tomas U. Ganiron, jr
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CE308 MF 17:00-18:30(50140)
TechnoCarbon Technologies • TCTF is born in 2017 at COP23 when Kolja Kuse and Stephan Savarese met to find scalable, sustainable solutions to make Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) profitable and viable. Since then, dozens of people have supported us and a few of them have invested time and money working to help us refine business models, find new customers and help raising funds.
Kolja Kuse • En route to the 2007 UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, Kolja Kuse leaned across the bus aisle and handed a reporter a heavy steel joist. “This is the past,” he declared. “And this,” he said, while unsheathing a sleek, light-weight bar, “is the future.”
Carbon Fiber • Carbon fiber shrinks longitudinally when heated. Intrigued, Kuse wondered what would happen if he were to coat granite with carbon fiber. Teaming up with a carbon fiber specialist, he gave it a go. To their surprise, the experiment was successful. No matter how high they heated the new hob, the stone never fractured.
CarbonFibreStone™
• Claims to be the perfect substitute for concrete, steel, and aluminum
• 5x longer lasting than concrete • 4x stronger than aluminum • 3x lighter than steel
• 2x less energy consuming than conventional materials • 0 waste, consumption of water, consumption of sand, and • 0 corrosion
Research and Development
• Mr. Kuse submitted a prototype to engineers at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich • The result was a process that combines pressure-stable natural stone, such as granite, with extremely tension-stable carbon fiber that consists of nearly 100% pure carbon.
• The product is not only light and strong but has a high resistance to corrosion and can be easily processed and handled using conventional stone industry methods and instruments.
Research and Development • Over sixty percent of the Earth’s mantle consists of granite, and as Mr. Kuse and his team points out, it comes out of the ground “ready baked” with no need for smelting. • Over sixty percent of the Earth’s mantle consists of granite, and as Mr. Kuse and his team points out, it comes out of the ground “ready baked” with no need for smelting.
• “Without international IP rights, we would have no business model,”
Patents and Trademarks • TechnoCarbon thus believes that international applications filed via the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are the most efficient means to take steps for protecting its inventions in the international market.
• TechnoCarbon ensures that PCT applications are made in addition to national applications with the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA).
patents • Mr. Kuse filed his first international patent application for his first CFS based technology in 1995 with the PCT • He again filed another PCT application for his process for stabilizing granite with carbon fiber in 2008
• In July 2010, he had a total of 12 PCT applications
trademarks • In 2003, TechnoCarbon™ made a trademark registration for its name with the DPMA • In 2007, the company registered a trademark for the CFS name and another for the Carbonstone™ name with the DPMA.
• In 2009, the company also received trademark registration from the DPMA for the SCT™ name to be used with future technologies.
commercialization • After its debut, TechnoCarbon presented its technology at sixteen different industry fairs and conferences throughout the world over the next two years. • CFS has the possibility to be used in many industries. From being used as a lightweight, earthquake resistant building material to use in automobile and boat construction as a light, strong material with high crashworthiness, the technology has seemingly endless future applications. • TechnoCarbon decided that licensing its technology was the best way to market it and reach the most customers.
licensing • Spring Switzerland AG (which has made the granite stove initially envisioned by Mr. Kuse a reality.) • Zai AG (which manufactures and sells a high-tech ski with a CFS core. It was the first ski to ever be made with a stone core. )
The company is also committed to using its IP to help make its technology available for industrial use in developing countries.
Goals of the Firm (issues)
ForTechnoCarbonandGranidus, the ideal situation is to encourage these companies to develop their own new CFS applications for local needs, and then help them with patenting. The company plans to channel up to eighty percent of its profits from commercial licensing deals into subsidizing the transfer of CFS to developing countries.
It is also looking into cross-licensing arrangements with technology companies in developing countries.
Business results (benefits)
Through innovation, IP protection and profitable licensing agreements, TechnoCarbon has turned an idea that many industry experts thought was impossible into a successful business model.
Because of very high production costs, carbon fiber itself has tended to be used mostly in specialized applications, such as Formula One racing cars, aircraft parts, or other high end sports equipment.
The use of CFS technology opens an entire range of possibilities in the manufacturing and construction sectors which would not otherwise have been thought economically viable.
Innovation
ď‚— SPECCHIO PIUMA supplies consultancy services to companies in the field of
design, production and sales. Based in Aprilia, near Rome, it successfully combines innovative technology with artisan production. Its intelligent and innovative solutions are quickly appreciated by those who have been unable to find their particular needs satisfied by available products. In close contact with the customers and using modern technologies applied to artisan’s craftsmanship, the enterprise provides custom-made products that successfully fulfil the specific needs of all clients.
Trademarks
ď‚— an ultralight mirror used for decorating set designs, interior decoration
(interior design), exhibition stands, museums, events and much more!
Trademarks
SPECCHIO PIUMA supplies consultancy services to companies in the field of design, production and sales.
Patents
ď‚— SPECCHIO PIUMA has obtained 2 International patents, protecting
original products, and it plans to continue using IP to protect the results from different R&D contracts carried out in co-operation with industrial partners or customers.
IP Management
ď‚— The company's goal is to preserve the level of innovation reached with the
implementation of IP protection measures. ď‚— Providing original customized solutions, the company has always used trade
mark for specific products or solutions developed.
Features SECRET MIRROR The secret mirror is formed by a transparent metalised polyester film: this allows to have a mirrored effect with light sources on the mirror side, and a transparency with light sources on the back side.
Features PVC SILVER AND COLORS This product differs in that the reflective film is in laminated PVC and not in Polyester. Thanks to a thicker film, it guarantees superior resistance and possible use even in outdoor environments.
Features LIGHT The extreme lightness of the panels (~ 1.5Kg. / Sq.) Allows a simple and safe installation of very large frames.
SAFE Specchiopiuma does not present the safety problems associated with the use of traditional glass plates to facilitate transport, handling, storage and subsequent re-use.
Features DOES NOT DEFORM The metallized film has a superior optical quality, guaranteed by the lack of thickness (23 microns). It does not show deformation, refraction or fogging.
ECO FRIENDLY The materials used and the production process guarantee 100% recyclability in the event of disposal, making the product Eco compatible.
Business Results Specchio Piuma quickly became market leader in Europe in their product segment and its global customer base includes important theaters and opera houses, such as the National Opera Theater in Paris, as well as major set decoration companies.
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