VALE S.A.
81Patents
80Active
81Granted
57Portfolio score
Filing activity: Feb 27, 2004 → Jul 13, 2022 · 7 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8456159B2 | Stabilization system for sensors on moving platforms | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US8829899B2 | Pneumatic vibration damping apparatus | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US10543859B2 | Railway wheels monitoring system and method | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9677155B2 | Method for recovering scandium from intermediate products formed in the hydrometallurgical processing of laterite ores | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9587925B2 | Rock blasting method and system for adjusting a blasting plan in real time | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US9284170B2 | Device for removing hoppers from rail cars | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US9073701B2 | Bulk material reclaimer control system | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US10207275B2 | Iron ore concentration process with grinding circuit, dry desliming and dry or mixed (dry and wet) concentration | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US8173086B2 | Process of recovery of base metals from oxide ores | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US11473892B2 | Vehicle for deposition of explosives in blast holes and method of use | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US11119243B2 | Tracking and spatial location system of magnetic sensors and tracking and location method | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8999032B2 | Application of carbon nanotubes on agglomerates of ore fines to increase the mechanical strength thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US9251420B2 | System for mapping and identification of plants using digital image processing and route generation | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US9207185B2 | Automatic classification of the degree of maturation for iron ore pellets | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9586212B2 | Depressor in iron ore flotation comprising sugar cane bagasse, use of sugar cane bagasse as depressor in iron ore flotation and process of preparing depressor comprising sugar cane bagasse | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10401530B2 | Method and system for quality control in gamma-gamma data during mineral exploration | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9440804B2 | System of unloading bulk material | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US9175364B2 | Ore fine agglomerate to be used in sintering process and production process of ore fines agglomerate | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
| US9580769B2 | Device for the improvement of crude pellets and pelletizing process | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9150225B2 | Safety device for railway vehicles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US9759759B2 | Apparatus and method for sensing a leakage current between first and second locations in a single wire earth return circuit | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US8920655B2 | Method for organics removal from mineral processing water using a zeolite | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8714105B2 | Process for application of alcoholic derivative on heat treated pellets for inhibition of particulate emission and system for application of alcoholic derivative on heat treated pellets for inhibition of particulate emission | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
| US11372409B2 | Multi-terrain inspection robotic device and methods for configuring and guiding the same | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9389281B2 | Magnetic compensation circuit and method for compensating the output of a magnetic sensor, responding to changes in a first magnetic field | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.