Diffusion of 3D Printing Technology: An Evolutionary Perspective With Patent Mapping

3Dprintingtechnologyhasbeenperceivedasadisruptivetechnologicalinnovationinmanyareas asitcanrevolutionizeexistingsystems.Ithasmanypotentialadvantagesinvariousareassuchas medicine,aerospaceandcustomizedgoodsintermsofintegrity,costandspeed.Thisstudyaimsto visualizetheevolutionof3Dprintingtechnologyrelatedpatentsbypatentmapping,intheprocess, diffusionof3Dprintingtechnologiestodifferentbusinessfieldscanbetracedandevaluated.Patents representthescientificknowledgethathasbeenalreadycommercializedorisreadytobemarketed. Thehistoricalevolutionandcurrentframeworkhavebeendemonstratedbyusingsocialnetwork analysisonCPCcodesoftherelatedpatents.Resultsofthestudysuggestthatmosttechnologies connectedwith3DprintingdependonB29C(shapingorjoiningofplastics;shapingofsubstances inaplasticstate,ingeneral;after-treatmentoftheshapedproducts,e.g.,repairing.). KEyWORDS 3D Printing, CPC Codes, Patent Analysis, Social Network Analysis

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