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INCO LTD

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,426
About

INCO LTD has a total of 1,426 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1944. It filed its patents most often in Canada, United States and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets materials and metallurgy, environmental technology and surface technology and coating are NORANDA INC, VALE INCO LTD and SHERRITT GORDON MINES LTD.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing INCO LTDs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Ettel Victor Alexander 107
#2 Babjak Juraj 102
#3 Ettel Victor A 55
#4 Krause Eberhard 43
#5 Bell James Alexander Evert 42
#6 Marcuson Samuel Walton 39
#7 Bell James A E 37
#8 Ambrose John 36
#9 Bell Malcolm Charles Evert 34
#10 Diaz Carlos Manuel 29

Latest patents

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US2004223905A1 Low temperature lithiation of mixed hydroxides
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US2003156739A1 Rock fragmentation analysis system
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US2003044345A1 Method for reducing the crystallinity of nickel hydroxide powders
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US2002167215A1 Method for excavating a tunnel rock face by drilling a pattern of lifter and line holes