Inventor · Vancouver, BC, CA

Ralph Peter Hackl

18Patents
10h-index
17Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 3, 1983 → Feb 17, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4571387A Biological-acid leach process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US6660059B2 Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US4987081A Chemical/biological process to oxidize multimetallic sulphide ores Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4888293A Adapting bacteria to low pH and high arsenic concentration for use in oxidizing sulfide ores Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US7066983B2 Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7722840B2 Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7544232B2 Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US7559974B2 Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US7704298B2 Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US8097227B2 Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8821613B2 Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8597399B2 Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US5089412A Bacteria for oxidizing multimetallic sulphide ores Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US10563287B2 Leaching copper-containing ores Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10563284B2 Leaching copper-containing ores Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11236407B1 Metal recovery by leaching agglomerates of metal-containing material/pyrite Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10526685B2 Heap leaching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
USRE50227E1 Leaching copper-containing ores General 0 Active

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