Western Mindanao State University's Fiberboard Utility Model, which was recently granted with an exclusive property right by the Intellectual Property Rights Philippines-Bureau of Patents, won the best poster presentation during the recently conducted Forests and Natural Resources Research Society of the Philippines, Inc.'s (FORESPI) 10th Annual Symposium.
Mrs. Hideliza B. Rabajante-Saipudin, proponent of the "Medium Density Chicken Feather Fiberboard Overlaid with Mangium Veneers" received the award on October 23, 2013 at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños.
The technology that Saipudin created granted WMSU the exclusive right to manufacture, use, sell or import the utility model within a period of seven years throughout the Philippines. Moreover, it was also given the Best Paper Award for the Research Category and First Place for the Poster Category during the Symposium of Research and Development Highlights conducted by WESMARRDEC (Western Mindanao Agricultural and Aquatic Research and Resource Center) on August 22.
Mrs. Hideliza Saipudin (center) receives the award for Best Poster presentation from FORESPI representatives.
About the technology
Unlike commercial Medium Density Fiberboards (MDF) that are created from wood, Saipudin's Medium Density Chicken Feather Fiberboard uses chicken feather fibers for the manufacture of MDF—a conventional way of turning chicken feather wastes into something functional and productive. This also contributes to the preservation of natural resources like wood since it can be substituted for furniture applications, interior furnishings, paneling, insulation, ceilings and other products that require wood.