MINTEK has a total of 342 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 52.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1989. It filed its patents most often in South Africa, Australia and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets materials and metallurgy, environmental technology and chemical engineering are YUNNAN YUNTONG ZINC CO LTD, ORETEK LTD and DIAZ NOGUEIRA EDUARDO.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
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#1 | South Africa | 98 | |
#2 | Australia | 44 | |
#3 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 35 | |
#4 | Canada | 29 | |
#5 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 23 | |
#6 | United States | 20 | |
#7 | African Regional Industrial Property Organization | 17 | |
#8 | Brazil | 17 | |
#9 | China | 8 | |
#10 | Japan | 6 | |
#11 | Mexico | 5 | |
#12 | Peru | 5 | |
#13 | Russian Federation | 5 | |
#14 | EAPO (Eurasian Patent Organization) | 4 | |
#15 | Chile | 3 | |
#16 | Finland | 3 | |
#17 | Zimbabwe | 3 | |
#18 | Argentina | 2 | |
#19 | Spain | 2 | |
#20 | India | 2 | |
#21 | Norway | 2 | |
#22 | New Zealand | 2 | |
#23 | Colombia | 1 | |
#24 | Germany | 1 | |
#25 | Republic of Korea | 1 | |
#26 | Malaysia | 1 | |
#27 | Turkey | 1 | |
#28 | Taiwan | 1 | |
#29 | Uruguay | 1 |
# | Industry | |
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#1 | Materials and metallurgy | |
#2 | Environmental technology | |
#3 | Chemical engineering | |
#4 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#5 | Measurement |
# | Name | Total Patents |
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#1 | Hulbert David Gordon | 27 |
#2 | Bisaka Kabwika | 24 |
#3 | Kotze Martha Hendriette | 24 |
#4 | Denton Glen Michael | 19 |
#5 | Schoukens Albert Francois Simo | 19 |
#6 | Barker Ian James | 18 |
#7 | Curr Thomas Robert | 17 |
#8 | Pinches Anthony | 17 |
#9 | Cortie Michael Bernard | 16 |
#10 | Barcza Nicholas Adrian | 14 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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WO2021062452A1 | Water balance improvement in an effluent treatment process for sulphate removal | |
WO2021062451A1 | Self-regulating simultaneous control of aluminium replenishment and recovery | |
WO2021062450A1 | Simplified sulphate removal for effluent treatment | |
WO2019227109A1 | Froth flotation apparatus | |
EP3740597A1 | Production of high carbon ferromanganese | |
ZA201808413B | Modification of phosphogypsum and improved recovery of rare earth elements | |
ZA201705324B | Carbon activity analyser | |
AU2017203651A1 | Gold elution from guanidine | |
WO2017197417A1 | Method of recovering a target metal | |
AU2017261416A1 | Separation device | |
CA3022279A1 | Processing of iron-rich rare earth bearing ores | |
CA3015686A1 | Coal gasification | |
WO2017100808A1 | Manganese waste slag treatment | |
CA3005810A1 | Improved ilmenite smelting process | |
ZA201606026B | Carbon concentration meter calibration | |
US2019002312A1 | Effluent treatment process for sulphate removal | |
US2019002311A1 | Effluent treatment process—pH refinement for sulphate removal | |
ZA201601142B | Process for the removal of species from solution by silicate encapsulation | |
CA2917505A1 | Gold recovery from carbon | |
ZA201508349B | Dc self-baking electrode |