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Nucor Corporation

246Patents
198Active
246Granted
57Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 28, 1982 → May 9, 2025 · 72 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4575983A Sliding hold-down clip for standing seam metal roof Fixed Constructions 57 Expired
US8096084B2 Balcony structure Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Active
US6669789B1 Method for producing titanium-bearing microalloyed high-strength low-alloy steel Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Expired
US8621806B2 Composite joist floor system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Active
US4615157A Floor joist damper Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US9045693B2 Pyrolyzer furnace apparatus and method for operation thereof Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Active
US8337643B2 Hot rolled dual phase steel sheet Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US4497151A Standing seam metal roof assembly Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US7442268B2 Method of manufacturing cold rolled dual-phase steel sheet Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US7181822B2 Method and apparatus for controlling strip shape in hot rolling mills Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US8444828B2 Pyrolyzer furnace apparatus and method for operation thereof Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US6547849B2 Ladle refining of steel Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US8246013B2 Cable guardrail system and hanger Fixed Constructions 14 Active
US7879160B2 Cold rolled dual-phase steel sheet Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Active
US7878485B2 Roadway guardrail system Fixed Constructions 11 Active
US5322544A Melting a mixture of scrap metal using scrap rubber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6167076A Electrode wrench Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8353499B2 Roadway guardrail system Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US7608155B2 High strength, hot dip coated, dual phase, steel sheet and method of manufacturing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7503375B2 Method and apparatus for continuously casting thin strip Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US8002472B2 Slew bearing system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US10316519B2 Structural panel systems with a nested sidelap and method of securing Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US9845599B2 Structural steel decking system and method of securing Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US7296614B2 Method and apparatus for controlling the formation of crocodile skin surface roughness on thin cast strip Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US8529178B2 Weldless building structures Fixed Constructions 8 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.