/patent-landscape

Generate a DLE patent landscape analysis for: $ARGUMENTS

If no technology class, company, or keyword is provided, ask the user to specify a focus area. Examples:

• Technology: "sorbent DLE", "membrane lithium extraction", "electrochemical DLE"
• Company: "Standard Lithium patents", "Exxon lithium extraction"
• Broad: "direct lithium extraction produced water"

Use the dle-patent-scout agent to orchestrate:

1. pnge-patents:patentsview — USPTO patent search by CPC class, keyword, and assignee
2. pnge-core:pnge-literature — unified search for academic publications by the same inventors or on the same technology (OpenAlex for author disambiguation, CrossRef for DOI verification, USGS Publications Warehouse, and DOE OSTI for national lab research)
3. pnge-core:usgs-minerals — Li commodity context driving patent activity

Structure the output as:

DLE Patent Landscape: [FOCUS AREA]

Search Parameters

Technology class, CPC codes searched, keywords, date range, assignee filters applied.

Patent Inventory

Patent No	Title	Assignee	Filed	Granted	CPC	Tech Class

Assignee Map

Assignee	Patent Count	Primary Technology	Earliest	Latest

Technology Classification

Technology	Patent Count	Key Assignees	Filing Trend (up/flat/down)

Academic Crossover

Publications by patent inventors or on closely related technology. Cross-reference between patent claims and published research.

White Space Analysis

Technology gaps, brine sources not well covered, process integration opportunities, and areas where WVU research could contribute novel IP.

Market Context

Current Li pricing, demand growth, and how market conditions are driving (or suppressing) DLE patent activity.

Limitations

PatentsView lag, USPTO-only coverage, classification ambiguity.