Inventor and Innovative Work at the Space Research and Technology Institute – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

The current article attempts to present the created inventions at the Space Research and Technology Institute – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences during the last 40 years. In view of this long period of time, there exist patents and awards that were omitted from mentioning. The current paper elaborates on the different types of patent and utility model documents that were issued from Bulgarian Patent Office and other foreign patent offices where Space Research and Technology Institute – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has registered their inventions. A list of recent awards from local and international forums for inventors has been shown. Mentioned were some of the prominent inventors who worked at the Institute. Finally, the article concludes the need for development of specialized information system to store the patent documents of the Institute and to deliver to the public comfortable means of thorough, detailed and quick inquiries.