COMINCO LTD has a total of 664 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1961. It filed its patents most often in Canada, United States and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets materials and metallurgy, surface technology and coating and machines are ASTURIANA DE ZINC SA, BUNKER HILL CO and BETTS ANSON GARDNER.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | Canada | 169 | |
#2 | United States | 143 | |
#3 | Australia | 44 | |
#4 | United Kingdom | 37 | |
#5 | Germany | 33 | |
#6 | Japan | 31 | |
#7 | France | 27 | |
#8 | Spain | 17 | |
#9 | Italy | 15 | |
#10 | Norway | 15 | |
#11 | Sweden | 15 | |
#12 | South Africa | 15 | |
#13 | Belgium | 13 | |
#14 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 13 | |
#15 | Finland | 10 | |
#16 | Netherlands | 10 | |
#17 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 9 | |
#18 | Brazil | 8 | |
#19 | Republic of Korea | 4 | |
#20 | Mexico | 4 | |
#21 | Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) | 4 | |
#22 | Argentina | 2 | |
#23 | Austria | 2 | |
#24 | Bulgaria | 2 | |
#25 | India | 2 | |
#26 | Peru | 2 | |
#27 | Portugal | 2 | |
#28 | Russian Federation | 2 | |
#29 | Zambia | 2 | |
#30 | Switzerland | 1 | |
#31 | China | 1 | |
#32 | Denmark | 1 | |
#33 | Greece | 1 | |
#34 | Hong Kong | 1 | |
#35 | Hungary | 1 | |
#36 | Ireland | 1 | |
#37 | New Zealand | 1 | |
#38 | Philippines | 1 | |
#39 | Poland | 1 | |
#40 | Turkey | 1 | |
#41 | Ukraine | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Materials and metallurgy | |
#2 | Surface technology and coating | |
#3 | Machines | |
#4 | Environmental technology | |
#5 | Chemical engineering | |
#6 | Machine tools |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Krauss Clifford J | 56 |
#2 | Boateng Daniel A D | 38 |
#3 | Kerby Robert C | 30 |
#4 | Swinkels Godefridus M | 25 |
#5 | Marlow John V | 24 |
#6 | Honey Ronald N | 24 |
#7 | Seymour Theodore J | 20 |
#8 | Deane Richard | 20 |
#9 | Ball Donald L | 19 |
#10 | Ybema Douwe | 17 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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WO0014523A2 | Apparatus for monitoring the operability of an electrochemical sensor | |
AU4587099A | Fluidized bed roasting process | |
CA2250605A1 | Drop forming method and sulphur polymer concrete process | |
AU7517198A | Galvanizing of reactive steels | |
US6103204A | Selective bioleaching of zinc | |
CA2219572A1 | Selective bioleaching of zinc | |
US5896635A | Apparatus for forming expanded mesh | |
CA2251954A1 | Method and apparatus for collecting plates | |
AU7272396A | Galvanizing alloy and process for reactive steels | |
US5709731A | Slurry pipeline leaching method | |
AU5993596A | Redox control in the electrodeposition of metals | |
US5976219A | Method and apparatus for recycling of scrap metal | |
US5803949A | Fluidized bed roasting process | |
CA2164910A1 | Method and apparatus for roller cleaning electrodes | |
US5601795A | Calomel (Hg2 Cl2) purification process | |
US5531903A | Fluoride removal from metal sulphate solution and a method of waste utilization | |
US5571303A | Sulfur-based fertilizer and process for production thereof | |
US5584978A | Collection electrode (collectrode) for geo-electrochemical sampling | |
CA2126706A1 | Dual drive for belt conveyor | |
US5449563A | Galvanic protection of rebar by zinc wire |