Once the bottleneck of the lithium anode material was broken, the entire battery industry would benefit. Whether it was mobile phone charging or alternative energy vehicles, many problems would be solved as the lithium dendrites problem was solved. Things that were previously impossible could now be realized.
However, the birth of new technology was bound to affect the interests of some people.
For example, the laboratory that was doing research in this area.
Proving a mathematical conjecture might only destroy a dozen or so theses that were originally promising to be published. However, if a mathematical conjecture was published in a certain field, it might not be as simple as a few theses. It might even destroy a research project that was worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan, as well as the researchers that were originally doing the work.
Of course, Lu Zhou would not hesitate because of this small matter. He still had to register the patent and publish the papers.
From another perspective, the resources that were originally wasted on the lithium anode material could be transferred to other research projects with more potential after the lithium dendrites problem was solved.
For example, the design of the battery itself, or the design of a new battery production line.
The resources here could refer to research funding or researchers.
After returning to his dorm, Lu Zhou began to fill in the patent application materials. He briefly explained what he wanted to register for a patent.
Out of caution, he did not brag too much. He only used "an improved polydimethylsiloxane nanoporous film" as the reason for the application. As for the role of the invention, he wrote "it can protect the anode material".
In fact, Lu Zhou, who was applying for a patent for the first time, did not know that he was being overly cautious.
Every once in a while, there would be patent applications for the lithium anode material, and there were countless boasting about it.
Some people dared to claim that they solved the lithium dendrites problem by painting a layer of paint on the electrode material.
Just like the magazine in the journal, there were many absurd stories in the patent database.
As for the reasons for this, one was that many scientific research projects required patents, especially horizontal projects. Without patents, who cared how many SCI papers you could publish? Companies would not even be interested in investing.
Another reason was because of policy reasons. Many companies still used the old way of thinking when they "went global" and treated others like fools. This caused the country to suffer a lot of losses on the patent issue. In order to catch up with the developed countries, the National Knowledge Bureau had been relatively lenient on patent applications in recent years. They even offered subsidies to patent applicants and companies.
Of course, the most important reason for the flood of patents was that patents were different from journals. In the latter, your thesis would be strictly peer-reviewed. Even if it was published in a journal, there would be people who would take your thesis and try it repeatedly in the laboratory to find fault with it.
As for the former, the examiner would only verify whether your design was in conflict with the existing patent, and would not examine from a professional point of view whether your patent was really that awesome.
Journals couldn't even guarantee that every "breakthrough" technology was real and reliable, let alone patents.
Lu Zhou could even guess that after his patent was published, no one would notice the value of this technology.
Unless he sold his experimental data everywhere, or after the patent was approved, he would write his experiment in a paper and publish it in a journal that was widely watched by industry insiders …
The documents were filled in. As for the specific patent application process, Lu Zhou didn't worry about it himself. Instead, he found a reliable agency for help.
His patent agent was a middle-aged man in his thirties, his name was Han Tianyu. From his professional resume, this agent was quite reliable. However, his weathered smile made Lu Zhou think of someone who sold insurance in a bank.
From the domestic patent application to the internationalization of the patent, the other party guaranteed that it would be done as soon as possible and signed a confidentiality agreement.
Even though it cost a lot of money, it was worth it to protect intellectual property.
Most large companies had a special department for patent management, but Lu Zhou obviously didn't have such a team. His best choice was to find a reliable agency for help.
In fact, this was the choice of many small and medium-sized enterprises, laboratories, and individuals.
Whether it was contacting the examiner or the follow-up defense, the workload was quite cumbersome. Even the formal patent application required a lot of knowledge.
If a good invention was poorly written, the patent might not be granted, or it might be invalidated by other interested parties. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that this was more troublesome than a lawsuit.
Therefore, the patent agent exam was one of the most difficult exams in the country.
…
After the patent application process began, Lu Zhou put his focus back on the Polignac's conjecture.
In fact, for him, there wasn't much change in his daily life. The only difference was that the place he entered and exited had changed from the laboratory to the library, and the people accompanying him had changed from a large pile of experimental equipment to a senior brother and sister who were diligently preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination … Oh, no, now he should call them junior brother and junior sister.
When Lu Zhou saw them, he couldn't help but feel emotional.
In another two or three years, if they were still at Jin Ling University, they might have to respectfully call him Professor Lu?
Tsk tsk, this is quite exciting.
While Lu Zhou was distracted, a wisp of jasmine fragrance suddenly floated over from the side.
Poking his arm, the man asked in a low voice with a hint of slyness in his voice.
"Junior, how do you write this question?"
"Where's the question? Let me see … Senior?! "
When Lu Zhou saw the person sitting next to him, he was shocked. He almost thought that he was hallucinating …
Chen Yushan looked at Lu Zhou, who was stunned. She smiled and spoke happily.
"What do you think, Junior, are you surprised to see me? Are you surprised? "
It wasn't exactly a pleasant surprise, but it was indeed a huge surprise.
"It's quite surprising …"
Speaking of which, didn't she get into Yan University? Why is she back at Jin Ling University …
Wait a minute, something's wrong.
Lu Zhou frowned and realized the problem. He gently coughed and reminded her.
"… Speaking of which, I'm a graduate student now."
What he meant was, in terms of seniority, they were on the same level.
Chen Yushan blinked and was not as surprised as Lu Zhou expected. She said, "I know, I heard from Meng Qi that you graduated at the beginning of this year. Come to think of it, you didn't even tell me. That's good! "
There was a hint of complaint in Chen Yushan's eyes.
Lu Zhou: "…"
MMP！
It's fine if you don't know I'm a graduate student, but you still call me junior?
Just when he was about to say something, he suddenly heard a heavy cough in front of him.
The aura of a single dog instantly caused the originally fresh air to become heavy.
The two of them looked a little awkward. It was not because they were single, but because they suddenly realized that they were in the library.
With an embarrassed expression on her face, Chen Yushan pointed at the door and whispered, "How about … I buy you something to drink?"
Lu Zhou looked around. Even though he was reluctant to finish his calculations, he still nodded.
"… Okay then."
Being shrouded by the aura of resentment, he couldn't stay here any longer.
Also, Chen Yushan rarely came back from Beijing, so he couldn't just leave her there. Their friendship was quite good.
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