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Federal University of Pará registers patent for system designed for small Amazon boats
The Federal University of Pará has obtained registration of another patent, covering a new system for small vessels in the Amazon developed by its energy alternatives research group.
Why it matters: The Federal University of Pará's Gedae research group now has a registered patent for the system it developed for small boats navigating the Amazon.
The Federal University of Pará (UFPA) has obtained registration of a further patent at Inpi, Brazil's National Institute of Industrial Property, according to Andifes, the association of federal university rectors.
According to Andifes, the patent covers a new system for small vessels that navigate in the Amazon.
Andifes reported that the technology was developed in UFPA's Group for Studies and Development of Energy Alternatives (Gedae).
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
For the Federal University of Pará and its Gedae group, the registration at Inpi means the system they developed for small Amazon boats is now covered by a registered patent.
