Chapter 863: Get a patent first!

Zhuang Bingchang still has a lot of half-finished experiments to finish. In addition, Chang Haonan's breeding and desert transformation are long-term projects that will take years to complete, so he really doesn't mind spending a few days on it.

So, the former finally suggested to arrange his trip a week later.

Chang Haonan agreed immediately.

"After a week... isn't that a bit long?"

After hanging up the phone, Zhai Mingguo asked.

In fact, he had just wanted to ask Zhuang Bingchang to come a few days earlier, but Chang Haonan agreed too quickly and did not leave him any time.

While speaking, Zhai Mingguo also glanced at He Guangyou next to him.

He and Chang Haonan work in Beijing, so it doesn't matter, but He Guangyou's trip to Beijing is considered a business trip.

These days, colleges and universities do not have sufficient funding.

Especially since the Mongolian Agricultural University is just an ordinary provincial university.

Otherwise, He Guangyou would not have brought a box of floppy disks instead of a computer.

"This is not a big problem."

Chang Haonan also noticed Zhai Mingguo's eyes.

But he has a solution:

"I'll contact the First Aviation Power Guesthouse later and have Professor He stay there for a few days."

When the Aviation Industry Corporation of China was split up, its non-core business departments were naturally also divided among the two groups.

The Aviation Power First Guesthouse is the 625 guesthouse from the past head office days.

Last year, it, together with the 625th Institute (Aviation Manufacturing Technology Research Institute), was incorporated into the Aviation Power Group.

The note approved by Chang Haonan can naturally be used.

Zhai Mingguo next to him just made a tactical fade away with an expression on his face that said "How disrespectful! You can actually play like this?"

"So during this week...is there anything you need me to do?"

He Guangyou, who was standing next to him, had already been clearly arranged before he could even react.

But it's not nice to eat and live for free at someone else's place...

"Um……"

Chang Haonan lowered his head and thought carefully, and finally he found a job:

"I plan to use this week to write the patent, but the patent specification may involve some background technology and other content. I don't know much about the parts related to desertification and agronomy. Professor He, can you help me?"

He Guangyou just rushed to Beijing from Qingcheng today, and he was not particularly clear about what had happened in the past few days. He just thought that Chang Haonan had been researching this technology for some time and it was about to enter industrialization, so it was natural to register a wave of patents.

So he simply nodded:

"Sure. I have quite a few on my floppy disk. Just tell me your specific needs and I'll find a computer and make some minor modifications."

However, Zhai Mingguo's reaction was completely different.

After listening to Chang Haonan's words, there was even a moment of confusion on his face.

It wasn't until He Guangyou nodded to express his opinion that he came back to his senses:

"Wait... wait a moment."

"patent?"

Others may not know, but Zhai Mingguo witnessed the entire process of this desert improvement project from scratch.

Chang Haonan proposed this idea at a meeting at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics last week.

And it was obvious that he had this idea after listening to Lu Jinhui's report.

This is not something that has been studied before.

Originally according to Zhai Mingguo's idea, this visit to Chang Haonan, and even after Zhuang Bingchang arrived, should all fall into the category of preliminary discussions.

After the general direction is determined, we will enter the serious research and development process.

As a result, how come the intermediate steps disappear and we go straight to the step of patent registration?

"Yes."

Chang Haonan nodded as a matter of course.

"No... didn't we just bring up this idea during our last meeting?"

Zhai Mingguo showed a puzzled expression:

"Do you now know what material can be used to transform the sand from a discrete state to a rheological state?"

Only then did Chang Haonan understand why the other party looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Of course, it was impossible for him to finalize the materials in less than a week.

Even if you cheat, it won’t work.

This "desert soilification" project has only just reached the stage of defining several major material categories through numerical calculations in the system.

More specific formulas and even craftsmanship techniques still require continuous testing.

But writing a patent does not require these.

As long as the principle of a patent is feasible, it does not matter whether it is feasible in practice.

Just like there was a period of time before Chang Haonan was reborn when the smog was very serious, so someone registered a patent for using a large artificial fan to fan away the smog.

Although everyone knows that this thing is impossible to operate, as long as the principle can be explained (and the patent application and service fees are paid), it can still be passed.

It's just that no one will use it.

After all, if the Patent Office is also responsible for verifying the feasibility of patents one by one, it would become a bottomless pit of funds.

“It is of course unclear what materials will be used.”

Chang Haonan smiled and shook his head:

"But as for patents, we should first register several materials with potential applications, so as to occupy a position, and then add some details when the results are achieved in the future."

Zhai Mingguo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But then I thought about it.

This seems a bit exaggerated...

"We haven't done any specific experiments yet. How do you know which materials might be promising?"

He asked with some doubt:

"You can't just register all the commonly used materials, right?"

"Of course not..."

Chang Haonan shook his head:

"Let's not talk about whether the Patent Office will allow this. Even if it does, there are tens of thousands of material types, especially polymer material types. I'm afraid I'll be exhausted just writing the application..."

"That……"

Zhai Mingguo felt that he could no longer recognize this world.

“This involves the new discipline I am currently researching, the field of computational materials science.”

Chang Haonan leaned back and began to introduce his new research field:

"In general, the key property of sand-to-soil transformation lies in the multi-directional constraints formed between soil particles, and the properties manifested externally are rheology, shear strength, compressive strength, stiffness..."

"Fortunately, these are relatively simple and direct mechanical parameters, and I have some knowledge of numerical calculations, so I tried to establish a mathematical model for the interaction between sand particles."

"From the results, the effect is quite good. I found that several modified celluloses and biodegradable polymers meet my requirements. I plan to register them all this time."

Zhai Mingguo:

"..."

He Guangyou:

"..."

Although Chang Haonan said a lot, he did not reveal the specific calculation method.

In fact, even if it was revealed, the two people who were engaged in geology and agronomy nearby were unlikely to understand it.

So he is not worried about risks such as patent leakage.

What I just said is not even a report on the results.

It can only be regarded as strengthening the confidence of this newly formed research team.

So far, the effect seems to be pretty good...