FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES LTD innovation strategy

Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	Canada	47
#2	United States	40
#3	United Kingdom	25
#4	South Africa	22
#5	France	18
#6	Norway	17
#7	Zambia	15
#8	Germany	14
#9	Finland	14
#10	Australia	12
#11	Japan	10
#12	Belgium	8
#13	Sweden	8
#14	African Intellectual Property Organization	5
#15	Italy	4
#16	Philippines	4
#17	Brazil	3
#18	Spain	2
#19	Greece	2
#20	New Zealand	2
#21	Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)	2
#22	Zimbabwe	2
#23	Switzerland	1
#24	Cuba	1
#25	Dominican Republic	1

#	Industry
#1	Materials and metallurgy
#2	Environmental technology
#3	Surface technology and coating
#4	Machines
#5	Electrical machinery and energy

#	Technology
#1	Metal production and refining
#2	Climate change mitigation in goods production
#3	Electrolytic metal production
#4	Compounds containing metals
#5	Inorganic compounds
#6	Unspecified technologies
#7	Non-metallic elements
#8	Electric switches
#9	Iron and steel production
#10	Working metallic powder

#	Name	Total Patents
#1	Hougen Leif Reidar	20
#2	Thornhill Philip G	13
#3	Gronningsaeter Anton Martin	12
#4	Martin Gronningsaeter Anton	12
#5	Parkinson Ronald	12
#6	Hatch William Ronald	10
#7	Fekete Simon Otto	9
#8	Archibald F	9
#9	Thornhill Philip George	8
#10	Sinton Richard Allan	6

Publication	Filing date	Title
GB2086872A	1981-09-28	Acid leaching of lateritic nickel ores
CA1162425A	1981-02-20	Abrasion resistant, machinable white cast iron
ZA8006966B	1980-11-11	Electrodeposition of sulfur-bearing nickel
PH18662A	1980-02-20	Improved electric arc furnace operation
CA1072493A	1979-07-12	Reusable integrated cathode unit
CA1105972A	1979-02-16	Electric arc furnace operation
US4188204A	1979-02-06	Metallurgical process using liquid fuels
FI783017A	1978-10-04	Extension of application of copper sulfid for nickel haltiga loesningar
CA1070578A	1978-05-25	Electronic to pneumatic actuator or transducer
CA1101966A	1978-03-23	Electro-to-pneumatic converter apparatus and system
US4155821A	1977-10-31	Electrowinning metal from chloride solution
US4114954A	1977-05-23	Hydraulic hoisting
GB1573450A	1976-10-22	Cathodically deposited metal product
US4042665A	1976-09-27	Cobalt ion exchange process
GB1573449A	1976-04-01	Reusable electrolysis cathode
AU8177075A	1975-06-02	Copper sulphide precipitation from nickeliferous solution containing dissolved copper
CA977158A	1975-02-28	Hydrometallurgical separation of iron and nickel
US3980752A	1974-12-09	Precipitation of nickel, cobalt, lead sulphides in presence of iron oxides or hydroxides
GB1478502A	1974-11-25	Electrowinning metal from chloride solution
JPS5112384A	1974-07-17	Sanso sannyoru koekichushutsuho