Inventor · St. Albert, AB, CA

Derek G. E. Kerfoot

13Patents
7h-index
12Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 29, 1974 → Jun 19, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4338168A Hydrometallurgical treatment of copper-bearing hematite residue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US5344479A Upgrading copper sulphide residues containing nickel and arsenic Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4571262A Recovery of platinum group metals from nickel-copper-iron matte Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6428604B1 Hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of nickel and cobalt values from a sulfidic flotation concentrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6569224B2 Hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of nickel and cobalt values from a sulfidic flotation concentrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US3988418A Hydrometallurgical production of technical grade molybdic oxide from molybdenite concentrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4330508A Removal of selenium (IV) and (VI) from acidic copper sulphate solutions Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US4115512A Method for removing arsenic from copper and/or nickel bearing aqueous acidic solutions by solvent extraction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4374808A Removal of selenium from acidic copper/nickel solutions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4132667A Corrosion inhibiting molybdate pigment and preparation thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US4006269A Photodeposition of metals on a non-conductive substrate Electricity 4 Expired
US5468281A Process for the separation of cobalt from nickel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5993514A Process for upgrading copper sulphide residues containing nickel and iron Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.