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De Beers Centenary AG

Overview
  • Total Patents
    67
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    186,656
About

De Beers Centenary AG has a total of 67 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 2002. It filed its patents most often in China, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets measurement, machines and machine tools are GERSAN ETS, TOMRA SORTING NV and STRUBE GMBH & CO KG.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing De Beers Centenary AGs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Smith James Gordon Charters 38
#2 Davies Nicholas Matthew 18
#3 Powell Graham Ralph 15
#4 Rose Peter Stanley 6
#5 Powell Graham 6
#6 Willis Maxwell Ralph 5
#7 Khan Rizwan 5
#8 Willis Maxwell 5
#9 D Gama Siobhan 5
#10 Fisher David 5

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
GB201402579D0 Sampler unit
GB201312886D0 Measuring parameters of a cut gemstone
GB201312888D0 Measuring parameters of a cut gemstone
EP2861965A1 Infra-red analysis of diamonds
AU2013223767A1 Calibration of measuring instruments
GB201204680D0 Gemstone inspection
GB201106878D0 Automatic gemstone orientation apparatus
CA2788068A1 Gemstone sparkle analysis
GB0919235D0 Inclusion detection in polished gemstones
GB0911989D0 Gemstone alignment system