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SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD.

52Patents
52Active
52Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 5, 2006 → Mar 2, 2023 · 10 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8147682B2 Bitumen and thermal recovery from oil sand tailings Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Active
US8550258B2 Feedwell for a gravity separation vessel Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US7947168B2 Segregation of streams for the production of ammonia Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Active
US8726747B2 Sampling vessel for fluidized solids Physics 6 Active
US7610818B2 Flow meter for bitumen froth pipelines Physics 5 Active
US8114274B2 Method for treating bitumen froth with high bitumen recovery and dual quality bitumen production Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US8547096B2 Simultaneous determination of bitumen and water content in oil sand and oil sand extraction process samples using low-field time-domain NMR Physics 4 Active
US9004294B2 Feedwell for a gravity separation vessel Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US9719933B1 Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of oil sands Physics 3 Active
US7638057B2 Method of treating water using petroleum coke Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US9724732B2 Screen cloth for vibrating, rotating or stationary screens Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8535485B2 Apparatus and process for wet crushing oil sand Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US7727385B2 Enhanced bitumen flotation Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10441976B2 Lump segregating slurry feed diffuser Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10712330B2 Controlling bitumen recovery from an oil sands ore body by using a predictive ore processability model in producing a blended ore feedstock Physics 2 Active
US8806774B2 Oil sands fluid fine tailings dewatering using rim ditching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10815066B2 System and method for correcting conveyor belt misalignment Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9400196B2 Method of detecting and controlling E-line loss in a centrifuge Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9574145B1 Upgrading of bitumen Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9068697B2 Subaqueous mining tailings placement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10053632B2 Use of surfactants in water-based bitumen extraction processes Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8535000B2 Centrifugal pump for slurries Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US8919567B2 Screen cloth for vibrating or stationary screens Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8552244B1 Process for recovering solvent from spent oil sand solids Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US10703979B1 Liquid yield from fluid coking reactors Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active

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