DE BEERS CONS MINES LTD has a total of 187 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1958. It filed its patents most often in South Africa, Australia and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets measurement, machines and chemical engineering are SHIBUYA SEIKI CO LTD, TOMRA SORTING NV and EVK DI KERSCHHAGGL GMBH.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
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#1 | South Africa | 38 | |
#2 | Australia | 31 | |
#3 | Canada | 28 | |
#4 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 12 | |
#5 | United Kingdom | 11 | |
#6 | Israel | 9 | |
#7 | Belgium | 7 | |
#8 | Germany | 7 | |
#9 | Japan | 6 | |
#10 | Switzerland | 5 | |
#11 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 5 | |
#12 | France | 5 | |
#13 | Netherlands | 5 | |
#14 | African Regional Industrial Property Organization | 3 | |
#15 | Brazil | 3 | |
#16 | Ireland | 3 | |
#17 | African Intellectual Property Organization | 2 | |
#18 | United States | 2 | |
#19 | India | 1 | |
#20 | Republic of Korea | 1 | |
#21 | Portugal | 1 | |
#22 | USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics) | 1 | |
#23 | Zambia | 1 |
# | Industry | |
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#1 | Measurement | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Chemical engineering | |
#4 | Control | |
#5 | Materials and metallurgy | |
#6 | Computer technology | |
#7 | Audio-visual technology |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Analysing materials | |
#2 | Postal sorting | |
#3 | Measuring light | |
#4 | Magnetic or electrostatic solid separation | |
#5 | Alarm systems | |
#6 | Chemical or physical processes | |
#7 | Building materials | |
#8 | Unspecified technologies | |
#9 | Image data processing | |
#10 | Television |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Tapper Ulf Anders Staffan | 19 |
#2 | Over George William | 18 |
#3 | Svoboda Jan | 15 |
#4 | Viranna Narendra Balaguru | 10 |
#5 | Langefeld George Mckinley | 9 |
#6 | Vietti Andrew Joseph | 9 |
#7 | Hill Graeme John | 8 |
#8 | Andrew Colin | 8 |
#9 | Cox Gregory | 8 |
#10 | Labotski Alexeii Ucamel | 8 |
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ZA200004311B | Method and apparatus for processing a conglomerate. | |
CA2370900A1 | The magnetic separation of particles | |
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