DE BEERS IND DIAMOND has a total of 1,853 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1970. It filed its patents most often in South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets materials and metallurgy, machine tools and chemical engineering are FRUSHOUR ROBERT H, ELEMENT SIX ABRASIVES SA and DIAMOND INNOVATIONS INC.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
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#1 | South Africa | 461 | |
#2 | United Kingdom | 245 | |
#3 | Australia | 213 | |
#4 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 181 | |
#5 | Japan | 159 | |
#6 | Canada | 118 | |
#7 | Ireland | 62 | |
#8 | Germany | 47 | |
#9 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 40 | |
#10 | Brazil | 37 | |
#11 | France | 36 | |
#12 | Israel | 32 | |
#13 | Sweden | 27 | |
#14 | Switzerland | 26 | |
#15 | Belgium | 25 | |
#16 | Italy | 25 | |
#17 | Netherlands | 20 | |
#18 | Republic of Korea | 16 | |
#19 | Taiwan | 14 | |
#20 | United States | 13 | |
#21 | India | 11 | |
#22 | Austria | 9 | |
#23 | China | 9 | |
#24 | Russian Federation | 6 | |
#25 | Spain | 5 | |
#26 | Argentina | 4 | |
#27 | Finland | 4 | |
#28 | Denmark | 3 | |
#29 | Norway | 3 | |
#30 | Mexico | 1 | |
#31 | Zimbabwe | 1 |
# | Industry | |
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#1 | Materials and metallurgy | |
#2 | Machine tools | |
#3 | Chemical engineering | |
#4 | Civil engineering | |
#5 | Basic materials chemistry | |
#6 | Machines | |
#7 | Measurement |
# | Technology | |
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#1 | Grinding tools | |
#2 | Chemical or physical processes | |
#3 | Earth drilling | |
#4 | Materials for miscellaneous applications | |
#5 | Alloys | |
#6 | Building materials | |
#7 | Working metallic powder | |
#8 | Unspecified technologies | |
#9 | Analysing materials | |
#10 | Turning |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Tank Klaus | 172 |
#2 | Tomlinson Peter Noel | 85 |
#3 | Phaal Cornelius | 80 |
#4 | Jones Barbara Lynn | 75 |
#5 | Davies Geoffrey John | 52 |
#6 | Chapman Raymond Albert | 47 |
#7 | Stewart Aulette | 47 |
#8 | Levitt Charlie Maurice | 43 |
#9 | Burnand Richard Patrick | 42 |
#10 | Burns Robert Charles | 40 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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ZA200205631B | Abrasive material comprising elongate abrasive bodies. | |
ZA200205222B | Crystal growth. | |
ZA200200931B | Production of elongate ultra-hard crystals. | |
AU1941602A | Method of making a cutting tool | |
ZA200110354B | Crystal containing material. | |
ZA200109634B | Doping of crystalline substrates. | |
AU1259402A | A method of producing ultra-hard abrasive particles | |
AU1256702A | A method of making a composite abrasive compact | |
ZA200107995B | Coating of abrasive particles. | |
ZA200106932B | Extracting particles from a particulate mass. | |
WO0212578A2 | Method of producing an abrasive product containing cubic boron nitride | |
AU7436401A | Composite diamond compacts | |
GB0106927D0 | Diamond | |
GB0106930D0 | Diamond | |
GB0106929D0 | Diamond | |
ZA200100475B | Abrasive body. | |
ZA200100477B | Abrasive body. | |
GB0031272D0 | Diamond treatment | |
GB0027172D0 | A method of forming a composite cutting tool insert | |
ZA200005665B | Diamond compact. |