Materials technologies There were a range of technologies identified. Broadly, applications were broken down into: polymers macromolecular compounds such as polysaccharides and carbon-to-carbon – unsaturated macromolecules, along with compositions incorporating macromolecular compounds and methods of their treatment coatings compositions such as paints, varnishes and lacquers, along with coatings of – metallic materials cements materials for incorporation into cements and compositions thereof – fire control fire extinguishing compositions, materials for fire protection and the – fireproofing of materials using a chemical means nanomaterials uses of materials for nano-technological applications and their preparation – metals and alloys compositions of alloys and the preparation of those alloys – textiles the production and treatment of natural and artificial threads along with their uses – in applications such as weaving, braiding, sewing, embroidering, ropes and cables glass the compositions of glasses, glazes and vitreous enamels along with their surface – treatment processed materials types of materials not covered in the above technologies including – layered products and textured surfaces; adhesives; treated hides and leather A detailed breakdown of the CPC marks and the technology breakdown can be found in Appendix C. This technology sector was dominated by the top three categories, polymers, coatings and other materials (Figure 6.5). These technologies comprised 590 applications or 70 per cent of the Australian materials sector. Figure .5: Australian materials PCT applications by technology category Key applicants in materials Applications by entity type SMEs were the most active applicant, followed closely by the international entities (Table 6.1). Australian research institutions and international entities had a similar number of applications in total, although research institutions on average filed three times the number of applications per applicant than international entities. Table .1: PCT applications by entity type Top applicants Research institutions dominate the top applicants in the materials sector with CSIRO, the University of Queensland, the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne and Monash University all appearing in the top 15 applicants (Figure 6.6).
Materials technologies There were a range of technologies identified. Broadly, applications were broken down into: polymers – macromolecular compounds such as polysaccharides and carbon-to-carbon unsaturated macromolecules, along with compositions incorporating macromolecular compounds and methods of their treatment coatings – compositions such as paints, varnishes and lacquers, along with coatings of metallic materials cements – materials for incorporation into cements and compositions thereof fire control – fire extinguishing compositions, materials for fire protection and the fireproofing of materials using a chemical means nanomaterials – uses of materials for nano-technological applications and their preparation metals and alloys – compositions of alloys and the preparation of those alloys textiles – the production and treatment of natural and artificial threads along with their uses in applications such as weaving, braiding, sewing, embroidering, ropes and cables glass – the compositions of glasses, glazes and vitreous enamels along with their surface treatment processed materials – types of materials not covered in the above technologies including layered products and textured surfaces; adhesives; treated hides and leather A detailed breakdown of the CPC marks and the technology breakdown can be found in Appendix C. This technology sector was dominated by the top three categories, polymers, coatings and other materials (Figure 6.5). These technologies comprised 590 applications or 70 per cent of the Australian materials sector. Figure .5: Australian materials PCT applications by technology category Key applicants in materials Applications by entity type SMEs were the most active applicant, followed closely by the international entities (Table 6.1). Australian research institutions and international entities had a similar number of applications in total, although research institutions on average filed three times the number of applications per applicant than international entities. Table .1: PCT applications by entity type Top applicants Research institutions dominate the top applicants in the materials sector with CSIRO, the University of Queensland, the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne and Monash University all appearing in the top 15 applicants (Figure 6.6).
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