为了了解一直致力于研发无线充电技术的美国重要创新型公司——WiTricity公司的核心技术的研发情况,通过专利计量的方法对该公司的专利申请情况进行详细分析。利用美国USPTO的数据,根据专利申请数量、专利申请类型、技术领域分布、技术合作、专利发明人等指标研究了WiTricity公司的专利布局和申请策略。总体来看,目前WiTricity公司仍然处在技术研发的快速增长阶段,公司的整体研发实力较强。
In order to know the research and development of the WiTricity, an important innovative American corporation devoted to wireless charging techniques, the WiTricity' s patent applications were studied by using the patentomet- tic method. Based on the data of the USPTO database, the WiTricity' s patent layout and application strategies were investigated in terms of patent application amount, application type, technical difference, technical cooperation and assignee. The results show that the WiTricity Corporation' s technology is still in the phase of rapid growth and the corporation has the stong R&D ability.