Patent assignee · CA · COMPANY

Petro-Canada Exploration, Inc.

22Patents
0Active
22Granted
32Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 15, 1975 → Dec 13, 1983

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4084637A Method of producing viscous materials from subterranean formations Fixed Constructions 351 Expired
US4010799A Method for reducing power loss associated with electrical heating of a subterranean formation Fixed Constructions 295 Expired
US4514305A Azeotropic dehydration process for treating bituminous froth Chemistry; Metallurgy 78 Expired
US4146125A Bitumen-sodium hydroxide-water emulsion release agent for bituminous sands conveyor belt Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4383914A Dilution centrifuging of bitumen froth from the hot water process for tar sand Chemistry; Metallurgy 30 Expired
US4456536A Skimmer apparatus for recovering bitumen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4474616A Blending tar sands to provide feedstocks for hot water process Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US4225433A Filtration of hot water extraction process whole tailings Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US4433239A Method and apparatus for on-line monitoring of bitumen content in tar sand Physics 20 Expired
US4172025A Process for secondary recovery of bitumen in hot water extraction of tar sand Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US4282103A Method for controlling flocculant addition to tar sand tailings Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US4197937A Non-ionic emulsifying release agent for bituminous sands conveyor belt Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4084639A Electrode well for electrically heating a subterranean formation Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US4372174A Method and apparatus for sampling a core of tar sand Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4284360A Homogenizer/subsampler for tar sand process streams Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US4225422A Beneficiation of heavy minerals from bituminous sands residues by dry screening Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US4489828A Device for splicing cable ends Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4172811A Process of treating bituminous sands conveyor belt with release agent Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US4462892A Control of process aid used in hot water process for extraction of bitumen from tar sand Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US4201656A Process aid addition in hot water process based on feed fines content Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4328710A Homogenizer/subsampler for tar sand process streams Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US4082646A Coking of bituminous solids with hot solids recycle Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired

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