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Process and system for matching product and markets

  • US 20080021892A1
  • Filed: 08/13/2007
  • Published: 01/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A search method for matching a commodity to one or more unanticipated applications for using the commodity, said method comprising the steps of:

  • identifying at least one property associated with the commodity;

    defining a collection of documents for searching for at least one combination of said properties, the combination including a single property or multiple properties;

    searching the defined collection of documents for said combination of said properties;

    retrieving hits from the collection of documents that include the properties;

    associating the hits to one or more subclasses of a classification scheme; and

    reviewing the hits that are associated with identified properties of the commodity, wherein the subclasses associated with such hits are matched as applications of the commodity;

    said hits not including the commodity.

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