china bluestar lehigh engineering corp applied for 25 patents, including 23 patents for inventions, in 2013. it was authorized for 18, including 16 patents for inventions and two utility models.
in recent years, lehigh has paid great attention to technical innovation and has continued to increase scientific and technological input. as a result, the number of its patent applications and authorizations has seen significant growth over the past few years. at the moment, lehigh has 47 valid patents, including 40 patents for inventions and two utility models. one of the patents for invention was jiangsu’s only patent implementation program in lianyungang city for 2013, which received special funding from the jiangsu intellectual property office. at the same time, lehigh played a role in concluding the general contract of comprehensive wastewater treatment in qinghai’s salt lake magnesium metal integration project by offering technical support.
the valid patents will help lehigh raise core competitiveness, playing a positive role in landing more project design and general contracted projects for the company.