Submitting 20 Patent Innovations, Prof. Ani Suryani, an IPB Lecturer, Wins an Award from Kemenristekdikti
A lecturer of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Prof. Dr. Ir. Ani Suryani, DEA, won an award from the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemristekdikti) of the Republic of Indonesia. Prof. Ani was enthroned as a Researcher with the Second Most Patent Applications in SINTA (Science and Technology Index) Database. This award was given in commemoration of the 23rd National Technology Day (Hakteknas) and was the Award of Intellectual Property in Patent Year 2018.
Prof. Ani was awarded with this appreciation due to her success as the second most patent applications for the research innovation she did. Almost every year Prof. Ani filed a patent application for her research innovation, so that the accumulation of her submissions was up to 20 innovations. According to this lecturer of the Department of Agricultural Industrial Technology, this assessment of the number of submissions for the most patent applications was the first time carried out by Kemenristekdikti.
"I thank for the award. I was not even aware of that because I did not know that SINTA covers all the proposals submitted. So this is beyond my expectation. I also appreciate Kemristekdikti who observes that far," said Prof. Ani.
Prof. Ani who is active as a researcher in the Process Technology Division collaborates with a number of innovators in conducting research innovations. Among these innovators are Erliza Hambali, Pudji Permadi, Agus Pratomo, Mira Rivai, and Ria Maria. The proposed research innovations are in the fields of food, energy, biomedicine and advanced materials. To date the patent status submitted are 'granted', 'has been patented', 'has been registered' and 'in the submission process'.
"The research innovations include a very fine filter (membrane) made of coconut water. I also made many-times waste recycling technology using spent bleaching earth. There is also formulation of paving blocks made from second-hand soil solid waste bleach (spent bleaching earth) that can replace some of the sand or cement," she said.
Other innovations are halal gelatin from local cowhide industrial waste, utilization of Alkyl Polyglycosides (APGs) from coconut oil and sago starch as surfactants to kill weeds, rolling oil (lubricating oil) made of castor oil and palm oil for metal processing industry, health soap made of Jatropha oil, and bioplastics from PHA (Poly Hydroxy Alkanoat) produced by Ralstonia eutropha in palm oil hydrolysates.
"I hope that subsequent studies which have the potential to produce patents can be raised again. Of course, this must be supported by the well research implementation and good funding," she added. (NIRS/ZSP/Zul)
