Patent assignee · CA · COMPANY

Suncor, Inc.

32Patents
0Active
32Granted
36Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 12, 1977 → May 4, 1995

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4399039A Treatment of tailings pond sludge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US5581864A Coke drum deheading system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US4437998A Method for treating oil sands extraction plant tailings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4414117A Decarbonation of tailings sludge to improve settling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4360981A Lip and tooth combination for bucket wheel excavator Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US4289540A Hydrolyzed starch-containing compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US4616454A Slant service rig Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US4392941A Recovery of bitumen from tar sands sludge using additional water Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US4456533A Recovery of bitumen from bituminous oil-in-water emulsions Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US4961381A Primer centering device for large diameter blastholes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US4401552A Beneficiation of froth obtained from tar sands sludge Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US4337396A Method for bitumen analysis and apparatus therefor Physics 15 Expired
US4330409A Destabilization of sludge with hydrolyzed starch flocculants Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US5377818A Conveyor belt splice cover Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4399038A Method for dewatering the sludge layer of an industrial process tailings pond Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4549935A Conditioning drum for a tar sands hot water extraction process Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US4908257A Simulated stone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4294183A Cutter configuration for efficient ice disaggregation and clearing Fixed Constructions 5 Expired
US4566909A Hydrolyzed yam starch flocculants Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US4839060A Methylated starch compositions and their use as flocculating agents for mineral wastes, such as bauxite residues Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US4355231A Remote analysis using thermal radiation Physics 3 Expired
US4412007A Rapid method for bitumen analysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4422399A Means for increasing the efficiency of an ice disaggregation system Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US4502961A Destabilization of sludge with hydrolyzed cassava starch flocculants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US4452900A Method for determining clay content in tailings and sludge Physics 1 Expired

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