Unveil the Power of Innovation with Hourglass :
Your Trusted Partner for Patent Research and Analytics


Company
Snapshot

Hourglass Research is a leading Intellectual Property (IP) and technology research services firm with offices in San Jose, California, and Bengaluru, India.
We provide Patent Drafting, Prosecution & Searching, and Technology Scouting & Analytics services for multinational companies and startups.
We cater to the hi-tech, semiconductor, telecom, software, medical devices, materials, automotive, and biotech sectors.
Our reputed clientele includes Fortune-500 companies, startups, Unicorns and Indian conglomerates from whom we carry excellent recommendations.

30+


Years of Leadership Experience

1,000+


Analytics, Scouting and Licensing projects

2,000+


Patent Preparation and Prosecution cases

12


Years of Operation

Services

Handholding you through the entire innovation journey! Our trusted Secure, Manage, Build and Monetize offerings touch every aspect of the technology innovation and IP lifecycle. Work directly with the experts to explore unique solutions for your day-to-day technology and IP requirements.
⎻ Patent Drafting (US/EP/India)
⎻ Patent Prosecution & Docketing
⎻ Patentability Assessments
⎻ Patent & Technology Landscapes
⎻ Patent Watches and R&D Alerts
⎻ Technology Scouting
⎻ IP awareness campaigns for engineering teams
⎻ In-house IP cell setup
⎻ IP training for professionals
⎻ Licensing campaigns
⎻ Commercialization strategy recommendations
⎻ Litigation strategy support

Domain Expertise

ELECTRONICS
  • Imaging cell array
  • Optoelectronic circuits and nano fabrication
  • Micro resonators
  • Semiconductor packaging, fabrication & assembly
  • VLSI device design and Test bench (entire ASIC workflow)
  • Automatic test equipment/ EDA tools and scan testing
  • MEMS
COMPUTING
  • Artificial Neural networks
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Cryptocurrencies
  • Encryption, Hashing
  • DBMS, Cloud computing
  • Business management methods
  • ERP, CRM
  • Secure communication
  • Enterprise networks
  • Omni-channel commerce
CHEMICAL
  • Organic/ Inorganic compounds
  • Polymers
  • Oil well operations
  • Chemical processes and technologies
  • Specialty Chemicals
  • Equipment Manufacturing and Simulation
  • Refining processes
  • Nano-compounds
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL
  • Domestic appliances
  • HVAC systems
  • Motors
  • Pumps
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Turbines
  • Fans and blowers
  • MEMS
  • Material science
  • Electric machines

Leadership

GOURAJ YADAV

Co-founder, Director
  • 15 years of experience in IP
  • Successfully engaged Hourglass Research as an outside counsel for numerous hi-tech clients
  • Instrumental in delivering quality results in some of the niche areas of Electronics
  • Built innovative techniques to address R&D challenges of technology companies using patent analytics
  • LL.B. from Mumbai University | B.E (Hons.) Electrical and Electronics from BITS, Pilani | Indian Patent Agent IN/PA/2646 

OJAS SABNIS

Co-founder, Director
  • 16 years of experience in IP
  • Worked across all types of IP projects and has mastered all the disciplines necessary to identify, develop, structure, and close creative and complex investigations that generate real value for his clients
  • Strives for bringing in innovative ideas for solving each problem and generating valuable insights
  • LL.B. from Mumbai University | B.E (Hons.) Mechanical from BITS, Pilani | Indian Patent Agent IN/PA/2644

Contact Us

US – SILICON VALLEY
Hourglass Research, LLC
1754 Technology Dr. #212
San Jose Ca 95110
Phone: +1 510 698 2685
ojas@hourglassresearch.com
INDIA – BANGALORE
Hourglass Research Pvt. Ltd.
WeWork Galaxy, 43, Residency Rd,
Bangalore, 560025
Phone: +91 992 097 7758
gouraj@hourglassresearch.com