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Feature to improve
14 - Strength

Undesired results (conflict) 18 - Brightness

Principles 35 Physical or chemical properties [1]

19 Periodic action [7]

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 0 Ranked in order of popularity of use
1 Segmentation [3] 3 rd 35
2 Separation or extraction [5] 5 th 19
3 Local quality [12] 12 th
4 Asymmetry [24] 24 th
5 Merging or combining [33] 33 rd
6 Universality [20] 20 th
7 Nesting dolls [34] 34 th
8 Counter-weight [32] 32 nd
9 Preliminary counter-action [39] 39 th
10 Preliminary action [2] 2 nd
11 Previously placed pillow [29] 29 th
12 Equipotential [37] 37 th
13 Other way around [10] 10 th
14 Spherical shapes [21] 21 st
15 Dynamism [6] 6 th
16 Partial or excessive action [16] 16 th
17 Moving to another dimension [19] 19 th
18 Mechanical vibration [8] 8 th
19 Periodic action [7] 7 th
20 Continuity of useful action [40] 40 th
21 Rushing through [35] 35 th
22 Blessing in disguise (harm to b[22] 22 nd
23 Feedback [36] 36 th
24 Intermediary [18] 18 th
25 Self-service [28] 28 th
26 Copying [11] 11 th
27 Cheap disposable [13] 13 th
28 Replace a mechanical system [4] 4 th
29 Pneumatics or hydraulics [14] 14 th
30 Flexible films or membranes [25] 25 th
31 Porous materials [30] 30 th
32 Optical changes [9] 9 th
33 Homogeneity [38] 38 th
34 Recycling (rejecting and regen[15] 15 th
35 Physical or chemical propertie [1] 1 st
36 Use phase changes [27] 27 th
37 Thermal expansion [26] 26 th
38 Strong oxidants [31] 31 st
39 Inert environment [23] 23 rd
40 Composite materials [17] 17 th
90 Any
99 All
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Physical or chemical prope[1]
Periodic action [7]

35 Physical or chemical properties [1]

19 Periodic action [7]
 1 Weight of moving object
2 Weight of stationarobject
3 Length of moving object
4 Length of stationarobject
5 Area of moving object
6 Area of stationarobject
7 Volume of moving object
8 Volume of stationarobject
9 Speed
10 Force
11 Tension, pressure
12 Shape
13 Stability of object
14 Strength
15 Durability of moving object
16 Durability of stationarobject
17 Temperature
18 Brightness
19 Energy spent by moving object
20 Energy spent by stationarobject
21 Power
22 Waste of energy
23 Waste of substance
24 Loss of information
25 Waste of time
26 Amount of substance
27 Reliability
28 Accuracy of measurement
29 Accuracy of manufacturing
30 Harmful factors acting on object
31 Harmful side effects
32 Manufacturability
33 Convenience of use
34 Repairability
35 Adaptability
36 Complexity of device
37 Complexity of control
38 Level of automation
39 Productivity
1 - Weight of moving object
2 - Weight of stationary object
3 - Length of moving object
4 - Length of stationary object
5 - Area of moving object
6 - Area of stationary object
7 - Volume of moving object
8 - Volume of stationary object
9 - Speed
10 - Force
11 - Tension, pressure
12 - Shape
13 - Stability of object
14 - Strength
15 - Durability of moving object
16 - Durability of stationary object
17 - Temperature
18 - Brightness
19 - Energy spent by moving object
20 - Energy spent by stationary object
21 - Power
22 - Waste of energy
23 - Waste of substance
24 - Loss of information
25 - Waste of time
26 - Amount of substance
27 - Reliability
28 - Accuracy of measurement
29 - Accuracy of manufacturing
30 - Harmful factors acting on object
31 - Harmful side effects
32 - Manufacturability
33 - Convenience of use
34 - Repairability
35 - Adaptability
36 - Complexity of device
37 - Complexity of control
38 - Level of automation
39 - Productivity
 Original matrix from the work of Genrich A 10 20
Improve 14 10
Conflict 18 20
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Table Conflict
Improv 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 90 99 15,8,29 99 29,17,38 99 29,2,40,
2 99 90 99 10,1,29, 99 35,30,13 99
3 8,15,29, 99 90 99 15,17,4 99 7,17,4,3
4 99 35,28,40 99 90 99 17,7,10, 99
5 2,17,29, 99 14,15,1 99 90 99 7,14,17,
6 99 30,2,14,1 99 26,7,9,3 99 90 99
7 2,26,29, 99 1,7,4,3 99 1,7,4,17 99 90
8 99 35,10,1919,14 35,8,2,1 99 99 99
9 2,28,13, 99 13,14,8 99 29,30,34 99 7,29,34
10 8,1,37,1 18,13,1, 17,19,928,10 19,10,151,18,36, 15,9,12,
11 10,36,3713,29,1035,10,335,1,14, 10,15,3610,15,366,35,10
12 8,10,29, 15,10,2629,34,513,14,105,34,4,1 99 14,4,15,
13 21,35,2, 26,39,1, 13,15,1 37 2,11,13 39 28,10,19
14 1,8,40,1 40,26,271,15,8, 15,14,283,34,40, 9,40,28 10,15,14
15 19,5,34, 99 2,19,9 99 3,17,19 99 10,2,19,
16 99 6,27,19, 99 1,40,35 99 99 99
17 36,22,6, 22,35,3215,19,915,19,9 3,35,39, 35,38 34,39,40
18 19,1,32 2,35,32 19,32,1 99 19,32,26 99 2,13,10
19 12,18,28 99 12,28 99 15,19,25 99 35,13,18
20 99 19,9,6,2 99 99 99 99 99
21 8,36,38, 19,26,171,10,35 99 19,38 17,32,1335,6,38
22 15,6,19, 19,6,18, 7,2,6,1 6,38,7 15,26,1717,7,30, 7,18,23
23 35,6,23, 35,6,22, 14,29,110,28,2435,2,10, 10,18,391,29,30,
24 10,24,3510,35,5 1,26 26 30,26 30,16 99
25 10,20,3710,20,2615,2,2930,24,1426,4,5,1 10,35,172,5,34,1
26 35,6,18, 27,26,1829,14,3 99 15,14,292,18,40, 15,20,29
27 3,8,10,4 3,10,8,2 15,9,1415,29,2817,10,1432,35,403,10,14,
28 32,35,2628,35,2528,26,532,28,3, 26,28,3226,28,3232,13,6
29 28,32,1328,35,2710,28,22,32,10 28,33,292,29,18, 32,23,2
30 22,21,272,22,13, 17,1,391,18 22,1,33, 27,2,39, 22,23,37
31 19,22,1535,22,1, 17,15,1 99 17,2,18, 22,1,40 17,2,40
32 28,29,151,27,36, 1,29,1315,17,2713,1,26, 16,40 13,29,1,
33 25,2,13, 6,13,1,2 1,17,13 99 1,17,13, 18,16,151,16,35,
34 2,27,35, 2,27,35, 1,28,103,18,31 15,13,3216,25 25,2,35,
35 1,6,15,8 19,15,2935,1,291,35,16 35,30,2915,16 15,35,29
36 26,30,342,26,35, 1,19,2626 14,1,13, 6,36 34,26,6
37 27,26,286,13,28, 16,17,226 2,13,18, 2,39,30, 29,1,4,1
38 28,26,1828,26,3514,13,123 17,14,13 99 35,13,16
39 35,26,2428,27,1518,4,2830,7,14, 10,26,3410,35,172,6,34,1
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5,35,14, 99 8,10,19, 13,29,1013,10,2926,39,1, 28,2,10, 99
99 13,4,8 17,10,4 1,8,35 1,8,10,2 1,8,15,3 8,35,29, 19
35,8,2,1 99 28,10 1,14,35 13,14,1539,37,3515,14,28 99
99 29,30,4, 19,30,3510,15,365,34,29, 11,2,13, 3,15,40, 6,3
99 99 1,18,35, 10,15,36 99 2,38 40 99
99 29,4,38, 15,35,366,35,36, 1,15,29, 28,10,1, 9,14,15, 6,35,4
90 99 2,18,37 24,35 7,2,35 34,28,359,14,17, 99
99 90 13,28,156,18,38, 35,15,1828,33,1, 8,3,26,1 3,19,35,
2,36,18, 13,28,15 90 18,21,1110,35,4035,10,2135,10,1419,2
35,24 6,35,36 36,35,21 90 35,4,15, 35,33,2, 9,18,3,4 19,3,27
7,2,35 35,15,3435,10,3734,15,10 90 33,1,18, 30,14,1014,26,9,
34,28,3533,15,2810,35,212,35,40 22,1,18, 90 17,9,15 13,27,10
9,14,17, 8,13,26, 10,18,3, 10,3,18, 10,30,3513,17,35 90 27,3,26
99 3,35,5 19,2,16 19,3,27 14,26,2813,3,35 27,3,10 90
35,34,38 99 99 99 99 39,3,35, 99 99
35,6,4 2,28,36, 35,10,3, 35,39,1914,22,191,35,32 10,30,2219,13,39
99 10,13,1926,19,6 99 32,30 32,3,27 35,19 2,19,6
99 8,15,35, 16,26,2123,14,2512,2,29 19,13,175,19,9,3 28,35,6,
99 99 36,37 99 99 27,4,29, 35 99
30,6,25 15,35,2 26,2,36, 22,10,3529,14,2, 35,32,1526,10,2819,35,10
7 16,35,3836,38 99 99 14,2,39, 26 99
3,39,18, 10,13,2814,15,183,36,37, 29,35,3, 2,14,30, 35,28,3128,27,3,
2,22 26,32 99 99 99 99 99 10
35,16,32 99 10,37,3637,36,4 4,10,34, 35,3,22, 29,3,28, 20,10,28
99 35,29,3435,14,3 10,36,1435,14 15,2,17, 14,35,343,35,10,
2,35,24 21,35,118,28,10, 10,24,3535,1,16, 99 11,28 2,35,3,2
 99 28,13,3232,2 6,28,32 6,28,32 32,35,1328,6,32 28,6,32
25,10,3510,28,3228,19,343,35 32,30,4030,18 3,27 3,27,40
34,39,1921,22,3513,35,3922,2,37 22,1,3,3 35,24,3018,35,3722,15,33
30,18,3535,28,3, 35,28,1, 2,33,27, 35,1 35,40,2715,35,2215,22,33
35 35,13,8, 35,12 35,19,1, 1,28,13, 11,13,1 1,3,10,3 27,1,4
4,18,39, 18,13,3428,13,352,32,12 15,34,2932,35,3032,40,3, 29,3,8,2
1 34,9 1,11,10 13 1,13,2,4 2,35 11,1,2,9 11,29,28
99 35,10,1415,17,2035,16 15,37,1, 35,30,1435,3,32, 13,1,35
1,16 34,10,2826,16 19,1,35 29,13,282,22,17, 2,13,28 10,4,28,
2,18,26, 3,4,16,3 30,28,4035,36,3727,13,1, 11,22,3927,3,15, 19,29,39
99 28,10 2,35 13,35 15,32,1, 18,1 25,13 6,9
35,37,10 99 28,15,1010,37,1414,10,3435,3,22, 29,28,1035,10,2,
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99 6,29,4,3 19,1,32 35,12,34 99 12,36,186,2,34,1 5,35,3,3
2,27,19, 28,19,3219,32,35 99 18,19,215,19,1818,19,285,8,13,3
99 10,15,1932 8,35,24 99 1,35 7,2,35,3 4,29,23,
1,10,35 3,35,38, 3,25 99 99 12,8 6,28 10,28,24
99 2,15,16 15,32,1919,32 99 19,10,3215,17,3010,35,2,
2,10,19, 35,39,38 99 99 99 17,32 17,7,30 10,14,18
99 34,39,102,13,10 35 99 35,6,13, 7,15,13, 36,39,34
35,34,3835,6,4 99 99 99 30,6 99 10,39,35
99 28,30,3610,13,198,15,35, 99 19,35,3814,20,1910,13,28
99 35,10,21 99 19,17,101,16,3619,35,1814,15 8,35,40,
99 35,39,19 99 14,24,10 99 10,35,142,36,25 10,36,3,
99 22,14,1913,15,322,6,34,1 99 4,6,2 14 35,29,3,
39,3,35, 35,1,32 32,3,27, 13,19 27,4,2932,35,2714,2,39, 2,14,30,
99 30,10,4035,19 19,35,1035 10,26,3535 35,28,31
99 19,35,392,19,4,3 28,6,35, 99 19,10,35 99 28,27,3,
90 19,18,36 99 99 99 16 99 27,16,18
19,18,36 90 32,30,2119,15,3, 99 2,14,17, 21,17,3521,36,29
99 32,35,19 90 32,1,19 32,35,132 13,16,1, 13,1
99 19,24,3, 2,15,19 90 99 6,19,37, 12,22,1535,24,18
99 99 19,2,35, 99 90 99 99 28,27,18
16 2,14,17, 16,6,19 16,6,19, 99 90 10,35,3828,27,18
99 19,38,7 1,13,32, 99 99 3,38 90 35,27,2,
27,16,1821,36,391,6,13 35,18,2428,27,128,27,1835,27,2, 90
10 99 19 99 99 10,19 19,10 99
28,20,1035,29,211,19,26, 35,38,191 35,20,1010,5,18, 35,18,10
3,35,31 3,17,39 99 34,29,163,35,3135 7,18,25 6,3,10,2
34,27,6, 3,35,10 11,32,1321,11,2736,23 21,11,2610,11,3510,35,29
10,26,246,19,28, 6,1,32 3,6,32 99 3,6,32 26,32,2710,16,31
99 19,26 3,32 32,2 99 32,2 13,32,2 35,31,10
17,1,40, 22,33,351,19,32, 1,24,6,2 10,2,2219,22,3121,22,3533,22,19
21,39,1622,35,2, 19,24,392,35,6 19,22,12,35,18 21,35,2, 10,1,34
35,16 27,26,1828,24,2728,26,271,4 27,1,12, 19,35 15,34,33
1,16,25 26,27,1313,17,1, 1,13,24 99 35,34,2, 2,19,13 28,32,2,
1 4,10 15,1,13 15,1,28, 99 15,10,3215,1,32, 2,35,34,
2,16 27,2,3,3 6,22,26, 19,35,29 99 19,1,29 18,15,1 15,10,2,
99 2,17,13 24,17,1327,2,29, 99 20,19,3010,35,1335,10,28
25,34,6, 3,27,35, 2,24,26 35,38 19,35,118,1,16, 35,3,15, 1,18,10,
99 26,2,19 8,32,19 2,32,13 99 28,2,27 23,28 35,10,18
20,10,1635,21,2826,17,1935,10,381 35,20,1028,10,2928,10,35
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10,24, 10,35,203,26,18, 1,3,11,2 28,27,3528,35,2622,21,18
10,15, 10,20,3519,6,18, 10,28,8, 18,26,2810,1,35, 2,19,22,
1,24 15,2,29 29,35 10,14,2928,32,4 10,28,291,15,17,
24,26 30,29,14 99 15,29,2832,28,3 2,32,10 1,18
30,26 26,4 29,30,6, 29,9 26,28,322,32 22,33,28
30,16 10,35,4, 2,18,40, 32,35,4026,28,322,29,18, 27,2,39,
2,22 2,6,34,1 29,30,7 14,1,40, 25,26,2825,28,2, 22,21,27
99 35,16,3235,3 2,35,16 99 35,10,2534,39,19
13,26 99 10,19,2911,35,2728,32,1, 10,28,321,28,35,
99 10,37,3614,29,183,35,13, 35,10,2328,29,371,35,40,
99 37,36,4 10,14,3610,13,196,28,25 3,35 22,2,37
99 14,10,3436,22 10,40,1628,32,1 32,30,4022,1,2,3
99 35,27 15,32,35 99 13 18 35,24,30
99 29,3,28, 29,10,2711,3 3,27,16 3,27 18,35,37
10 20,10,283,35,10, 11,2,13 3 3,27,16, 22,15,33
10 28,20,103,35,31 34,27,6, 10,26,24 99 17,1,40,
99 35,28,213,17,30, 19,35,3, 32,19,2424 22,33,35
1,6 19,1,26, 1,19 99 11,15,323,32 15,19
99 35,38,1934,23,1619,21,113,1,32 99 1,35,6,2
99 99 3,35,31 10,36,23 99 99 10,2,22,
10,19 35,20,104,34,19 19,24,2632,15,2 32,2 19,22,31
19,10 10,18,327,18,25 11,10,3532 99 21,22,35
99 15,18,356,3,10,2 10,29,3916,34,3135,10,2433,22,30
90 24,26,2824,28,3510,28,23 99 99 22,10,1
24,26,2 90 35,38,1810,30,4 24,34,2824,26,2835,18,34
24,28, 35,38,18 90 18,3,28, 13,2,28 33,30 35,33,29
10,28 10,30,4 21,28,40 90 32,3,11, 11,32,1 27,35,2,
 99 24,34,282,6,32 5,11,1,2 90 99 28,24,22
99 32,26,2832,30 11,32,1 99 90 26,28,10
22,10,235,18,3435,33,2927,24,2, 28,33,2326,28,10 90
10,21, 1,22 3,24,39, 24,2,40, 3,33,26 4,17,34, 99
32,24,135,28,3435,23,1, 99 1,35,12, 99 24,2
4,10,274,28,10, 12,35 17,27,8, 25,13,2, 1,32,35, 2,25,28,
99 32,1,10, 2,28,10, 11,10,1, 10,2,13 25,10 35,10,2,
99 35,28 3,35,15 35,13,8, 35,5,1,1 99 35,11,32
99 6,29 13,3,27, 13,35,1 2,26,10, 26,24,3222,19,29
35,33,218,28,323,27,29, 27,40,2826,24,32 99 22,19,29
35,33 24,28,3535,13 11,27,3228,26,1028,26,182,33
13,15, 99 35,38 1,35,10, 1,10,34, 18,10,3222,35,13
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17,15 1,29,1715,29,31,28,1014,15,1, 1,19,26, 35,1,26,24
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17,2,18,39 13,1,2615,17,115,13,115,30 14,1,13 2,36,26,18
22,1,40 40,16 16,4 16 15,16 1,18,36 2,35,30,18
17,2,40,1 29,1,4015,13,310 15,29 26,1 29,26,4
30,18,35,4 35 99 1 99 1,31 2,17,26
2,24,35,21 35,13,832,28,134,2,2815,10,2610,28,4, 3,34,27,16
13,3,36,24 15,37,11,28,3, 15,1,1115,17,1826,35,1036,37,10,19
2,33,27,18 1,35,1611 2 35 19,1,35 2,36,37
35,1 1,32,1732,15,22,13,1 1,15,29 16,29,1, 15,13,39
35,40,27,3935,19 32,35,32,35,1035,30,342,35,22, 35,22,39,23
15,35,22,2 11,3,1032,40,227,11,315,3,32 2,13,25, 27,3,15,40
21,39,16,2227,1,4 12,27 29,10,21,35,13 10,4,29, 19,29,39,35
22 35,10 1 1 2 99 25,34,6,35
22,35,2,24 26,27 26,27 4,10,162,18,27 2,17,16 3,27,35,31
35,19,32,3919,35,228,26,115,17,115,1,19 6,32,13 32,15
2,35,6 28,26,319,35 1,15,1715,17,132,29,27, 35,38
19,22,18 1,4 99 99 99 99 19,35,16,25
2,35,18 26,10,326,35,135,2,1019,17,3420,19,3019,35,16
21,35,2,22 99 35,32,12,19 99 7,23 35,3,15,23
10,1,34,29 15,34,332,28,22,35,3415,10,2 35,10,2835,18,10,13
10,21,22 32 27,22 99 99 99 35,33
35,22,18,3935,28,34,28,1032,1,1035,28 6,29 18,28,32,10
3,35,40,39 29,1,3535,29,22,32,1015,3,29 3,13,27, 3,27,29,18
35,2,40,26 99 27,17,41,11 13,35,8, 13,35,1 27,40,28
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4,17,34,26 99 1,32,3525,10 99 26,2,18 99
99 24,35,22,25,2835,10,235,11,2222,19,2922,19,29,40
90 99 99 99 99 19,1,31 2,21,27,1
99 90 2,5,13, 35,1,112,13,15 27,26,1 6,28,11,1
99 2,5,12 90 12,26,115,34,1, 32,26,12 99
99 1,35,111,12,26 90 7,1,4,16 35,1,13, 99
99 1,13,3115,34,11,16,7, 90 15,29,371
19,1 27,26,127,9,261,13 29,15,28 90 15,10,37,28
2,21 5,28,112,5 12,26 1,15 15,10,37 90
2 1,26,131,12,341,35,1327,4,1,3 15,24,1034,27,25
35,22,18,3935,28,21,28,7, 1,32,101,35,28, 12,17,2835,18,27,2
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14,30,28,2310,26,34,2
23 10,15,17,7
35,34,16,2410,6,2,34
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10,18 99
2,35 3,28,35,37
35,24 10,14,35,37
15,1,32 17,26,34,10
1,8,35 23,35,40,3
15 29,35,10,14
6,10 35,17,14,19
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26,2,19,16 15,28,35
2,26,10 2,25,16
32,2 12,28,35
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28,2,17 28,35,34
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35,10,18 28,35,10,23
35 13,23,15
24,28,35,30 99
8,35 13,29,3,27
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8,28,1 35,1,10,28
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27,34,35 35,28,6,37
15,1,24 12,17,28
34,21 35,18
90 5,12,35,26
5,12,35,26 90