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VALE SA

Overview
  • Total Patents
    725
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    4,823
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 106.0%
About

VALE SA has a total of 725 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 106.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1981. It filed its patents most often in Brazil, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and United States. Its main competitors in its focus markets materials and metallurgy, environmental technology and measurement are MINT INNOVATION LTD, JIANGXI YIYUAN RENEWABLE RESOURCES CO LTD and SVENSKA RAYON AB.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing VALE SAs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Pereira Antonio Clareti 63
#2 Berni Tiago Valentim 55
#3 Polzer Benjamin David 42
#4 Stegmiller Leonidio 28
#5 Botelho Marcus Eduardo Emrich 26
#6 West Gordon Fox 24
#7 Dong Jie 22
#8 Walker Peter Whyte 22
#9 Guimaraes Felipe Hilario 21
#10 Hurley Peter Anthony 21

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
BR102020023390A2 method and system for removing iron ore particles adhered by magnetic hysteresis to a magnetic matrix of a vertical magnetic separator
BR102020009786A2 method of prioritizing degraded forest areas for reforestation
WO2020237333A1 Method for arranging in piles the tailings generated by iron ore processing
SE2050434A1 Tracking and spatial location system of magnetic sensors and tracking and location method
CA3065613A1 Device and process for inhibiting particulate emission by cooling of displaceable hot products using a conveyor
WO2020118395A1 Automatic module for determining density and method for determining density
BR102019023195A2 production process of iron ore fines agglomerate and agglomerated product
BR102019018516A2 FILTERED SEPARATOR VASE, SEPARATION SYSTEM AND SEPARATION PROCESS
BR102019018080A2 PROCESS OF OBTAINING SODIUM SILICATE IN POWDER FROM A SANDY WASTE FROM THE IRON ORE CONCENTRATION PROCESS
CA3091590A1 Comminution process of iron ore or iron ore products at natural moisture
BR102019015709A2 process of comminution of iron ore or natural moisture iron ore products
BR102019014138A2 iron ore concentration processes exempt from the sludge step
MX2019005474A Thermo-insulating concrete.
CA3100772A1 Robotic device, and method for inspection of components of a belt conveyor
CA3023876A1 Tubular cradle
BR102018072931A2 Automated device for grinding the surface of a cylindrical piece
CN111295246A Method for concentrating iron ore slurry
BR132018070227E2 iron ore sludge concentration process comprising a high field magnetic concentration step
CA3017079A1 Control system and control method for rotary car dumpers
BR102018016839A2 Stop valve locking device