Using Functional Materials Science to Develop the Solutions of Tomorrow
About
our company
McPhail Patents and Research LLC is an independent engineering and intellectual property development company led by inventor and materials scientist Tristan B McPhail. This property includes patents and trade secrets for a rigorous portfolio of functional and stimulus responsive materials.
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All intellectual property filing legal work including patents, trade secrets, and licensing is managed through external patent counsel and specialized IP attorneys at Thompson Patent Law. Legal decisions are made deliberately to balance protection disclosure and long term commercialization.
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All core intellectual property is owned solely by McPhail Patents and Research LLC. Collaborations and contracting is structured to preserve clear ownership boundaries unless explicitly negotiated otherwise.
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The company develops high novelty engineering technologies, then pursues licensing strategic partnerships rather than mass manufacturing.
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No. The company focuses on invention validation prototyping and IP development. Manufacturing and scale are intended to be handled by licensees or partners.
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Yes when it adds technical rigor or validation. Any collaboration is governed by clear agreements to prevent IP ambiguity.
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Most projects are not publicly disclosed due to patent strategy and trade secret protection. Limited high level descriptions are provided without enabling replication.
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The company functions as an invention and IP laboratory rather than a product company. Value is created through defensible novelty not early revenue.
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Projects are chosen based on technical novelty defensibility improvement over prior art and clear downstream value to established industries.
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Yes. Licensing discussions are welcomed once technical scope and fit are established under appropriate confidentiality terms.