Reinforce the human-machine safety boundary, and through patent layout, enable the intelligent upgrade of equipment and the expansion of the global market.

2025-11-19
I. Case Introduction 
In response to the safety challenges and patent gaps in the field of collaborative robots, the ZYIP team collaborated closely with the customers. They decomposed their innovative safety perception technology system into 13 key innovation points, and established a strict protection network consisting of 3 core patents and over 30 peripheral patents. This not only endowed the product with essential safety features and overcame international certification barriers, but also laid a solid foundation for the customer to achieve a technological leadership position in the industry. 


II. Case Details 
1.Customer Type/Industry: The customer belongs to the high-end equipment manufacturing sector, specializing in the research and development of industrial robotic arms and collaborative robots. Their products are widely used in scenarios such as automotive assembly and precision manufacturing, and they are actively laying out human-machine collaborative automated production lines. 


2. Description of customer pain points/problems: 
(1) High safety risks: Traditional robotic arms lack the ability for active perception. During high-speed operation, they are highly prone to collide with operators, causing serious personal injuries and presenting significant safety hazards. 
(2) Difficulty in human-machine collaboration: Due to the inability to reliably detect human proximity, the robotic arms often need to operate within physical barriers, severely limiting the application scenarios for close human-machine collaboration and the improvement of production efficiency. 
(3) Weak technical barriers: In the early stage of the industry, the sensing technology solutions were rather scattered, lacking systematic innovation protection and patent layout. They were easily imitated and it was difficult to establish a core competitive advantage. 
(4) High certification threshold: For products to enter the international market, they must meet strict mechanical safety standards (such as ISO10218, ISO/TS15066). The lack of reliable safety perception capabilities is a major obstacle. 


3. Solution/Process: 

We formed an expert team with both mechanical and electrical engineering backgrounds and patent strategy experience. We collaborated closely with the customer's R&D engineers and carried out the following tasks: 

Systematic technical disassembly: We jointly conducted a systematic dissection of the "safety perception" technology. From the three major dimensions of mechanical structure (electrode pad layout, materials, insulation layer), circuit design (capacitance detection IC selection, signal conditioning, anti-interference), to control algorithm (capacitance change threshold setting, multi-sensor data fusion, real-time response logic), we meticulously identified 13 key technological innovation points, ensuring the breadth and depth of the technical analysis. 
(2) Precise patent layout planning: Based on technical dissection, we drew a technology-patent correlation diagram, identified the core foundational patents and peripheral application patents, and formulated a three-dimensional layout strategy of "core protection + peripheral extension". For instance, the core patents focus on the unique electrode configuration and capacitor coupling model, while the peripheral patents cover specific application details such as installation structure, calibration method, and fault diagnosis. 
(3) High-quality patent drafting: Patent attorneys closely communicate with technical personnel to ensure that each patent's claims are clearly structured, the protection scope is appropriate, and the description in the specification is comprehensive, providing a solid legal guarantee for core technological innovations. 
(4) Transparent process management: By sharing the work record sheets to synchronize the project progress, pending matters, and meeting minutes, we ensure the transparency and efficient controllability of the entire application process, allowing the client to feel completely at ease throughout the entire process. 


4. Achievements and Position: 
· Establish a complete patent barrier: Eventually, a protection matrix consisting of 3 core patents and over 30 peripheral patents was formed. This is one of the cases where the domestic patent layout in this technical field was well-established and the protection levels were clearly defined. It helped the client build a strong technological moat. 

· Empowering product safety and intelligence: The safety perception system achieves a response speed of milliseconds and a perception accuracy of millimeters, enabling the customer's products to acquire essential safety features, thus becoming the core selling point for their expansion into the high-end market. 


5. Customer Value: 
· Risk avoidance: This fundamentally eliminates the risk of personal injury in the robotic arm operation area, significantly reducing the safety responsibilities and operational risks of the enterprise. 
· Market Access: The technical solution complies with the requirements of the major global mechanical safety standards, thus eliminating the key obstacles for the product to smoothly enter international markets such as the EU and North America. 
· Business competition: The comprehensive patent portfolio effectively prevented competitors from imitating, thereby consolidating and enhancing the market position and brand image of our customers in the field of collaborative robots. 
Customer Testimonial: "The Intellectual Property Partners not only helped us secure patents but also collaborated with us in defining the technology. Their professionalism and dedication are the foundation that enables us to innovate and venture into the international market." 



III. Case Evaluation 
This case goes beyond the traditional patent application agency services, demonstrating a deep integration of intellectual property work with the customers' core technology research and development as well as their business strategies. What ZYIP does is not merely layout patents; rather, through systematic technical dissection and legal language transformation, it helps clients transform an innovative solution to industry pain points into unassailable technical standards and sustainable competitive advantages in the market. This fully demonstrates that professional intellectual property services can directly participate in the value-creating process of defining technology and shaping the industry landscape.
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