Analysts and policy makers have made increasing use of patent indicators to analyse the rate and direction of technological activity. The Patents Manual, issued in 1994, provides information on how patent data can be used as indicators, and also shows how these can be linked to other statistics...

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 4th International Conference on Materials and Products Manufacturing Technology (ICMPMT 2014), September 18-19, 2014, Chongqing, China. The 248 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Metals and Alloys; Chapter 2: Composite Materials and...