Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing, upon demand by at least one end-user of a patent transaction platform as interfaced with a dynamic database, a rapid pseudo real-time updating of lagged data in the dynamic database to consequently enable an updated value of a patent to the at least one end-user of the patent transaction platform.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of valuing patents, comprising the following steps: (a) Establishing a dynamic database; (b) obtaining and identifying patent information; (c) calling targeted information from the dynamic database in regard of the identified patent information to consequently form a target pool of data; (d) establishing representative valuation parameters and comparing these representative valuation parameters against the identified patent information together with the target pool of data; additionally, using mathematical models to quantify and assign scores to these valuation parameters and (e) aggregating the assigned scores of each of the valuation parameters and providing an overall valuation based on the aggregated scores.

Abstract: A process for synthesizing clay particles comprising the step of heating a reactant solution mixture of metal salt and a metal silicate using a radiation source under conditions to form said synthetic clay particles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a quality control method and a quality control apparatus for use in the formation of a glass product. A feeder mechanism cuts a column-like molten glass pushed out through an orifice thereof into a glass gob and allows each glass gob to fall with gravity from the orifice. A predetermined glass product is formed from the glass gob after delivering the fallen glass gob to a predetermined position. According to the present invention, the glass gob produced by the feeder mechanism is observed by a plurality of optical observing means spaced apart from each other during a falling process of the glass gob, and three-dimensional coordinates data of the entire surface of the glass gob is generated. Measurement data relating to at least one of a volume, a weight, a surface shape, a length, a thickness, an angle in a falling direction, and a cut surface shape of the glass gob is produced based on the three-dimensional coordinates data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a quality control method and a quality control apparatus for use in the formation of a glass product. A feeder mechanism cuts a column-like molten glass pushed out through an orifice thereof into a glass gob and allows each glass gob to fall with gravity from the orifice. A predetermined glass product is formed from the glass gob after delivering the fallen glass gob to a predetermined position. According to the present invention, the glass gob produced by the feeder mechanism is observed by a plurality of optical observing means spaced apart from each other during a falling process of the glass gob, and three-dimensional coordinates data of the entire surface of the glass gob is generated. Measurement data relating to at least one of a volume, a weight, a surface shape, a length, a thickness, an angle in a falling direction, and a cut surface shape of the glass gob is produced based on the three-dimensional coordinates data.