Automotive Technology Review: auctions

Thursday, February 18, 2016

piston

It is the moving component that is contained by a cylinder and is made gas-tight by piston rings.

lift

a device, often powered hydraulically, for raising a vehicle so that the underside is accessible for inspection and repair.

oil filter

An oil filter is a filter designed to remove contaminants from engine oil, transmission oil, lubricating oil, or hydraulic oil.

valve

The valves that allow the air/fuel mixture to enter the engine's combustion chambers.

eye wash station

Emergency eye wash equipment is used to drench or flush the eyes with water when dust, irritants, or chemicals enter the eye.

camshaft

a shaft with one or more cams attached to it, especially one operating the valves in an internal combustion engine.

crankshaft

a shaft consisting of a series of cranks and crankpins to which the connecting rods of an engine are attached.

cylinder

It houses the piston, which travels up and down in the cylinder to compress the air/fuel mixture and produce power.
(The six identical dark holes in the engine block pictured.)

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Friday, February 24, 2012

The IP Finance Institute is the unit of the Italian University Politecnico di Torino which focuses on the economics and financial aspects of intellectual property. As a non-profit organization, the IP Finance Institute promotes and develops know-how transfer, research initiatives and projects relating to IP as an economic asset and its use in IP-based financing solutions.

One of the Institute's current research projects seeks to shed light on the dynamics of patent transactions, on the rationale behind the use of marketplaces for IP rights and, in particular, on the reasons for selling patents by auction. Part of this project has been structured to discover how the issue is perceived by the involved companies.

To this end, the Institute has composed an online survey designed for representatives of companies which actively trade patents (in particular at auctions), in order to collect direct evidence. Participants can access the questionnaire -- which is in Engliah -- by clicking this link.

The survey is expected to take approximately 10 minutes. All of the submitted data will be treated anonymously and in aggregated form for academic research goals and will not be transferred to any third party. At the end of the project the results will be shared with all the participants and will be published.