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R&D stuck? Mine the breakthrough with TRIZ

Don't gamble on inspiration — follow a method. Describe your technical problem (or upload documents), and the tool applies TRIZ to decompose contradictions, match inventive principles, surface several directions worth pursuing, and triage which ones deserve your resources.

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First run included on sign-up · 1 credit per run after · Multi-file upload supported

Innovation Mining (TRIZ)

Already have a working solution? We'll help you systematically explore R&D directions you might have missed.

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Brainstorming without a method rarely breaks through

TRIZ turns "how to innovate" into steps you can follow

Trapped in old thinking

The team circles the same solution, tweaking at the margins. TRIZ inventive principles force you out of inertia and into angles you hadn't considered.

Contradictions you can't get past

More strength means more weight; less power means less performance. These trade-off contradictions are exactly what TRIZ decomposes best.

Too many directions, no way to choose

A pile of ideas but no idea which deserves investment. The tool triages each direction for patentability: pursue, investigate, or decline.

What you get from the mining

Not slogan-level ideas — directions with decomposed contradictions and matched principles

Contradiction decomposition

Your problem translated into TRIZ language: the core contradiction and the parameter pair it's stuck on, so the problem itself becomes clear first.

Multiple innovation directions

Concrete breakthrough directions generated from the matched inventive principles, each with its rationale and a path to implementation.

Patentability triage

Each direction gets a screening verdict — pursue, investigate, or decline — with reasons, helping you decide where to place your R&D bets.

How it works (3 steps)

  1. 1

    Describe your technical problem

    Explain what you want to improve, where it's stuck, and what you've tried. Existing materials (technical docs, design notes) can be uploaded directly.

  2. 2

    TRIZ decomposes and matches

    The tool decomposes the technical contradictions and matches inventive principles to generate multiple innovation directions.

  3. 3

    Pick a direction and go deeper

    Use the triage to pick directions worth investing in, then send one to R&D Explorer for deep research, or search prior art first.

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To be clear: you get R&D directions, not a patent application

TRIZ mining gives you innovation directions worth pursuing and a screening triage — not a ready-to-file patent. Directions must be validated and substantiated through real R&D; filing also requires a full search and review by a licensed patent attorney or agent. We do not and cannot promise grant.

FAQ

How is it priced?

Sign-up includes 1 run; after that each run costs 1 credit. New users also get 25 bonus credits.

What is TRIZ? Can I use it without training?

TRIZ is an invention methodology distilled from large-scale patent analysis, centered on decomposing technical contradictions and applying inventive principles. You don't need to know TRIZ — state the problem clearly and the tool handles the method.

Can I file the mined directions as patents directly?

No. The output is R&D direction advice that you must validate and flesh out with real R&D. Before filing, run a full search and have a licensed agent draft and review.

Can I upload my own materials?

Yes, multi-file upload is supported (technical docs, design notes, etc.). The more concrete the material, the closer the decomposition and mining fit your actual problem.

Are my technical materials safe?

Your description and uploads are used only for this mining session. For highly confidential content, redact before uploading. Results are saved to your run history, where you can delete them at any time.

What comes after the mining?

Once you pick a direction, send it to R&D Explorer in one click: search real patents and papers and turn the direction into an actionable R&D roadmap. Or run a patent search first to see how far others have gone.

Disclaimer

This tool provides TRIZ-based innovation direction mining and screening triage. It is not legal advice, a patentability conclusion, or a grant prediction. Directions must be validated through real R&D; decisions on filing should rest on the formal opinion of a qualified patent attorney or agent.