I suggest you read the book Introduction to Education and Scientific Research, which contains the whole process of scientific research. The correct way of scientific research depends on your research project, and choose the means according to the project.

preliminary survey

In the early stage of investigation, you can refer to and use patent documents, periodicals, newspapers, etc. Avoid duplication of scientific research work and seek help for your own scientific research work.

Research process

In the process of research, once you have any good ideas and ideas, you can search for them yourself, and as long as you have innovation, you can apply for a patent immediately.

Published papers

After the research is completed, the previous patent documents can be sorted out and the patent planning and deployment can be carried out. Be sure to wait until the intellectual property work is handled before publishing the paper.

Acquisition of scientific research topics

For the acquisition of scientific research topics, we can start from the technical problems to be solved, the re-study of problems, the renewal of technology and so on. The research process of the subject can be carried out through new experiments, existing data analysis and theoretical assumptions.