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This year, on June 21, the European Patent Office will (virtually) honor inventors in six categories, including Research, Small and Medium Enterprises, Industry, Lifetime Achievement, Non-EPO country, and the newly minted category of Young (less than 30) Inventors. A seventh inventor, selected among the 6 categories, will also be awarded an inventor award by popular vote. This means that you are also invited to vote, here, as many times as you like, but only for one inventor each day, according to the EPO Popular Prize rules.
The following is a list of the finalists competing in each of the categories, except the Lifetime Achievement category, where the name of a single winner will be disclosed during the ceremony. For each team or individual inventor, competing in the remaining categories, the type of invention, a sample patent and a short video are included.
Madiha Derouazi (CH), Elodie Belnoue (FR) and team
Invention: Therapeutic vaccine platform to treat several forms of cancer.
EP3515476A1 - Fusion comprising a cell-penetrating peptide, a multi epitope and a tlr peptide agonist for treatment of cancer.Nuno Correia, Carla Gomes and team (PT)
Invention: Floating solar farm mooring system that tracks the sun.
EP3571762A2 - Mooring system for a photovoltaic floating platform.
Invention: Spray-on ceramic coatings to extend life of products.
EP13785472A - Thermal spraying of ceramic mate.
Joachim Fiedler (DE)
Invention: Fun, strong fasteners for quick release.
EP3506782A1 - Closure device having a winding element.Research
Elena García Armada (ES)
Invention: First adaptable robotic exoskeleton for children.
EP3009240A1 - Articulation with controllable stiffness and force-measuring device.
Claude Grison (FR)
Invention: Decontaminating polluted soils with metal-eating plants.EP3043906A1 - Use of certain organic materials, containing alkali or alkaline-earth metals, for implementing organic chemical reactions.
Invention: Green hydrogen from sunlight and air.
EP3663437A1 - Device for hydrogen and electricity production.
Frank Herre, Hans-Georg Fritz, Timo Beyl, Marcus Kleiner and Benjamin Wöhr (DE)
Invention: Revolutionary no-waste car body paint system.
EP3523053A1 - Coating device and corresponding coating method.
Invention: Superior carbon-based materials for ultracapacitors.
EP2564404A1 - Composite carbon electrode for electric double-layer capacitor.
Invention: Unlocking next-gen weather forecasts and climate models.
EP3784998A1 - Pupillary imaging spectrometer.Non-EPO country
Donald Sadoway (CA/US)
Invention: Liquid metal batteries for storing renewable energy.
EP0380645A1 - Apparatus and method for the electrolytic production of metals.
Ido Sella and Shimrit Perkol-Finkel (IL)
Invention: Concrete technology to encourage marine biodiversity.
EP2956001B1 - Methods and matrices for promoting fauna and flora growth.
Invention: Phase-contrast X-ray imaging for advanced breast cancer detection.
EP2737303A1 - Method for image fusion based on principal component analysis.Young Inventors
Young inventors are specifically selected for inventions that address one, or several, of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Rafaella de Bona Gonçalves (BR)
Invention: Biodegradable pads and tampons to combat period poverty.
Invention: AI-driven waste management (Recycleye).
Invention: AI FacePrint brings earlier care to new Parkinson’s patients.
European Patent Office (website)
www.epo.org
European Patent Office : European Inventor Awards
https://www.epo.org/news-events/events/european-inventor.html
European Patent Office - Vote for your favorite inventor.
https://popular-prize.epo.org/
EspaceNet (patent database)
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/
United Nations: What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
https://tinyurl.com/mr3rjv84
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