VALE S.A. Active Patents
45 granted patents the USPTO still lists as patented, newest filing first, as the USPTO Open Data Portal records them; the company is the first-named applicant. The application number opens the full record at Patent Center.
- 2023-12-22: Application 18573734; Invention DECOUPLING WRENCH FOR UNLOCKING DRILL BITS, SYSTEM FOR REPLACING DRILL BITS, AND METHOD FOR REPLACING DRILL BITS; Applicant Vale S.A.; Status Patented Case.
- 2023-09-20: Application 18370709; Invention APPARATUS FOR STABILIZATION OF AN INSTRUMENTATION PLATFORM; Applicant Vale S.A.; Status Patented Case.
- 2022-01-26: Application 17630436; Invention PROCESS OF OBTAINING POWDERED SODIUM SILICATE FROM SAND TAILINGS ORIGINATED FROM THE IRON ORE CONCENTRATION PROCESS; Applicant Vale S.A.; Status Patented Case.
- 2021-11-18: Application 17595541; Invention PROCESS OF DISPOSAL IN PILES OF TAILINGS STEMMING FROM THE IRON ORE PROCESSING METHOD; Applicant Vale S.A.; Status Patented Case.
| Filed | Application | Invention | Applicant | Status | Granted | Patent | Published as | Inventor name | Inventor country | Examiner |
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| 2023-12-22 | 18573734 | DECOUPLING WRENCH FOR UNLOCKING DRILL BITS, SYSTEM FOR REPLACING DRILL BITS, AND METHOD FOR REPLACING DRILL BITS | Vale S.A. | Patented Case | 2025-03-11 | 12247447 | US20240328264A1 | Enilton Edson FRADE Bruno Fonseca VAZ Arlem Flávio DE SENA | Brazil Brazil Brazil | LEMBO, AARON LLOYD |
| 2023-09-20 | 18370709 | APPARATUS FOR STABILIZATION OF AN INSTRUMENTATION PLATFORM | Vale S.A. | Patented Case | 2026-01-27 | 12535121 | US20240093757A1 | Benjamin David POLZER Richard Curtis BAILEY | Canada Canada | YABUT, DANIEL D |
| 2022-01-26 | 17630436 | PROCESS OF OBTAINING POWDERED SODIUM SILICATE FROM SAND TAILINGS ORIGINATED FROM THE IRON ORE CONCENTRATION PROCESS | Vale S.A. | Patented Case | 2025-04-29 | 12286357 | US20220250923A1 | Jordanna Chamon VOGT Fernando Soares LAMEIRAS | Brazil Brazil | SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT |
| 2021-11-18 | 17595541 | PROCESS OF DISPOSAL IN PILES OF TAILINGS STEMMING FROM THE IRON ORE PROCESSING METHOD | Vale S.A. | Patented Case | 2024-12-10 | 12162025 | US20220258180A1 | Nilton Carlos TORQUATO Washington Pirete DA SILVA | Brazil Brazil | PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY |
| 2021-06-28 | 17419170 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF IRON ORE FINES AGGLOMERATE AND THE AGGLOMERATED PRODUCT | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2025-01-21 | 12203150 | US20220106664A1 | Flávio de Castro DUTRA Valdirene Gonzaga DE RESENDE Fabricio Vilela PARREIRA | Brazil Brazil Brazil | WYSZOMIERSKI, GEORGE P |
| 2020-07-14 | 16962199 | FLEXIBLE SHOE FOR ENDLESS TRACK OF HEAVY MACHINERY AND FLEXIBLE SHOE MANUFACTURING METHOD | Vale S.A. | Patented Case | 2023-11-07 | 11807319 | US20210094635A1 | Carlos Adriano DE LIMA Bruno Sena E SILVA Cíntia NUNES BRAGA REGATTIERI | Brazil Brazil Brazil | KOTTER, KIP T |
| 2020-06-10 | 16771637 | COMMINUTION PROCESS OF IRON ORE OR IRON ORE PRODUCTS AT NATURAL MOISTURE | Vale S.A. | Patented Case | 2023-08-08 | 11717834 | US20210213461A1 | Michelle Lacerda Sales MARQUES Joaquim Donizetti DONDA | Brazil Brazil | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK |
| 2020-04-02 | 16753276 | CONCENTRATION PROCESS OF IRON ORE SLIMES | Vale S.A. | Patented Case | 2022-09-27 | 11453014 | US20210069729A1 | Neymayer PEREIRA LIMA Klaydison CARLAILE SILVA Maurício CURI SEGATO | Brazil Brazil Brazil | MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY |
| 2019-12-23 | 16725977 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR INHIBITING PARTICULATE EMISSION BY COOLING OF DISPLACEABLE HOT PRODUCTS USING A CONVEYOR | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2023-10-17 | 11788169 | US20200270720A1 | Lucílio Bertoldi RIBEIRO Francisco Magalhães FAZOLLO | Brazil Brazil | HERZFELD, NATHANIEL |
| 2018-09-21 | 16138712 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA ACQUISITION | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2020-11-17 | 10838100 | US20190094406A1 | Benjamin David POLZER Peter Whyte WALKER Gordon Fox WEST Peter Anthony HURLEY Robert Leslie Scott HOGG | Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada | WALSH, RYAN D |
| 2018-09-10 | 16083800 | WHEELS FOR DISPLACEMENT TRUCKS | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2020-08-18 | 10744819 | US20190084348A1 | José Siqueira CESTARI Marcelo Rocha GAVA André Luiz Capua DE LIMA | Brazil Brazil Brazil | BELLINGER, JASON R |
| 2018-07-02 | 16025775 | DEVICE FOR LOADING OF BULK CARRIERS AND LOADING METHOD | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2020-08-11 | 10737748 | US20190002059A1 | Adriano Cirino SALLES | Brazil | SCHWENNING, LYNN E |
| 2018-02-02 | 15887500 | RECLAIMER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2019-06-18 | 10322884 | US20180222685A1 | Bruno Eduardo LOPES | Brazil | BIDWELL, JAMES R |
| 2018-02-01 | 15886545 | RAILWAY WHEELS MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2020-01-28 | 10543859 | US20180222499A1 | Ana Claudia Da Silva GOMES Cleidson Ronald BOTELHO DE SOUZA Adan Salazar GARIBAY Andres Hernandez GUTIERREZ | Brazil Brazil Mexico Mexico | AZARIAN, SEYED H |
| 2017-10-16 | 15784838 | VEHICLE FOR DEPOSITION OF EXPLOSIVES IN BLAST HOLES AND METHOD OF USE | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2022-10-18 | 11473892 | US20180106584A1 | Reginaldo de Andrade SANTOS Emerson Sena BALBINO André Luiz da Costa VIEIRA Marcelo Ribeiro CARLOS Lucas Sales Van MELIS Adriano Nogueira de ASSIS | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | BERGIN, JAMES S |
| 2017-06-02 | 15612133 | SHIELDING INSTALLATION DEVICE IN LARGE TIRES AND SHIELDING INSTALLATION METHOD | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2021-03-02 | 10933724 | US20170354987A1 | Frederico Quint¿o de S¿ | Brazil | HONG, SEAHEE |
| 2016-01-05 | 14988525 | PROCESS FOR ORE MOISTURE REDUCTION IN CONVEYOR BELTS AND TRANSFER CHUTES | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2018-01-09 | 9863702 | US20170115059A1 | Thiago Cesar de Souza Pinto Márcio de Alcântara Costa Laurindo de Salles Leal Filho Danilo da Fonseca Silva e Silva | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL |
| 2015-09-28 | 14867987 | SOIL CONDITIONER, AND SOIL CONDITIONER MANUFACTURING PROCESS | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2018-02-27 | 9902657 | US20160107944A1 | Sérgio Leite RODRIGUES Luiz Roberto GUIMARÃES GUILHERME Silvio Júnio RAMOS Lucas Alberth RIBEIRO DO VALLE Hamilton Seron PEREIRA Enio TARSO DE SOUZA COSTA José Oswaldo SIQUEIRA | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | LANGEL, WAYNE A |
| 2015-05-08 | 14708131 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE RARE EARTH EXTRACTION WITH SULPHUR RECOVERY | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2020-03-24 | 10597754 | US20150329940A1 | Leandro Augusto Viana TEIXEIRA Ruberlan Gomes Silva | Brazil Brazil | SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER |
| 2015-04-30 | 14701210 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION OF GAMMA-GAMMA WELL LOGGING DATA IN MINERAL EXPLORATION | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2017-01-10 | 9541671 | US20150316681A1 | Wanderson Roberto PEREIRA Dionisio Uendro Carlos Marco Antônio de Silva Braga Henry Francisco Galbiatti | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | TANINGCO, MARCUS H |
| 2015-04-30 | 14701180 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUALITY CONTROL IN GAMMA-GAMMA DATA DURING MINERAL EXPLORATION | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2019-09-03 | 10401530 | US20150316678A1 | Wanderson Roberto PEREIRA Dionisio Uendro Carlos | Brazil Brazil | SUN, YU-HSI DAVID |
| 2015-04-16 | 14688869 | BOUSSINGAULTITE PRODUCTION PROCESS FROM LIQUID EFFLUENTS CONTAINING MAGNESIUM SULPHATE | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2017-03-07 | 9586835 | US20150298985A1 | Angela Nair AVELAR Ruberlan Gomes Da Silva | Brazil Brazil | VANOY, TIMOTHY C |
| 2015-02-23 | 14629427 | ROCK BLASTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A BLASTING PLAN IN REAL TIME | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2017-03-07 | 9587925 | US20150241191A1 | Luis Guilherme Uzeda GARCIA Rodrigo Duque ARAKI | Brazil Brazil | DAVID, MICHAEL D |
| 2014-12-16 | 14572698 | AGING (WEATHERING) INHIBITION METHOD OF IRON ORE PELLETS DURING STOCKPILING | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2017-04-25 | 9631253 | US20150197825A1 | Maria Beatriz Harmendani VIEIRA Marcus Eduardo Emrich BOTELHO | Brazil Brazil | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE |
| 2014-12-05 | 14406116 | METHOD OF EXPLOITING POTASSIUM SALTS FROM AN UNDERGROUND DEPOSIT | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2017-01-17 | 9546542 | US20150137578A1 | Jaime Daniel COLOMÉ | Argentina | GOODWIN, MICHAEL ALAN |
| 2014-10-21 | 14520062 | DEVICE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CRUDE PELLETS AND PELLETIZING PROCESS | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2017-02-28 | 9580769 | US20150128766A1 | José Antonino Alves e Silva Reis Reinaldo Walmir De Jesus Aldo Gamberini Júnior Leonidio Stegmiller | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE |
| 2014-10-17 | 14517628 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING A BYPRODUCT OF THE PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY, SOIL CONDITIONER, AND SOIL CONDITIONER MANUFACTURING PROCESS | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2016-05-24 | 9346718 | US20160107942A1 | Sérgio Leite RODRIGUES Luiz Roberto GUIMARÃES Silvio Júnio RAMOS Lucas Alberth RIBEIRO DO VALLE Hamilton Seron PEREIRA Enio TARSO DE SOUZA COSTA José Oswaldo SIQUEIRA | Brazil Brazil Brazil Madagascar Brazil Brazil Brazil | LANGEL, WAYNE A |
| 2014-09-10 | 14482972 | METHODS FOR RECOVERING BIS(2,4,4-TRIMETHYLPENTYL) DITHIOPHOSPHINIC ACID | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2015-10-13 | 9156866 | Marc DETOURNAY Arnaud Jacques De Sainte Marie Jean-Paul Raymond Duterque Indje Ognianov Mihaylov | New Caledonia New Caledonia New Caledonia Canada | PUTTLITZ, KARL J | |
| 2014-05-16 | 14280357 | ORE REMOVAL PRODUCTION LINE, TWIN RAMPS AND GROUND SUPPORT INSTALLATION METHOD | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2018-12-11 | 10151200 | US20140339880A1 | Daniel MAC INTYRE Peter GOLDE Michael VAN DER HOOFT | Canada Brazil Canada | GOODWIN, MICHAEL ALAN |
| 2014-02-04 | 14172672 | PROCESS FOR CONCENTRATING MANGANESE ORES VIA REVERSE CATIONIC FLOTATION OF SILICATES | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2015-04-14 | 9004286 | US20140216987A1 | Laurindo de Salles LEAL FILHO Helder Silva SOUZA André Soares BRAGA | Brazil Brazil Brazil | LITHGOW, THOMAS M |
| 2014-01-30 | 14169040 | PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION AND VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING LOW FRICTION CABLE ISOLATORS | Vale S.A. | Patented Case | 2016-05-10 | 9334915 | US20150034795A1 | Benjamin David POLZER | Canada | MARSH, STEVEN M |
| 2014-01-23 | 14162421 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING UHMWPE AND IRON ORE TAILING AND USE OF IRON ORE TAILING IN PREPARATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2016-05-31 | 9353242 | US20140206808A1 | Fabio Arielo GUASTALA Jael Moutinho DOS SANTOS | Brazil Brazil | JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R |
| 2014-01-22 | 14161504 | SYSTEM FOR MAPPING AND IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS USING DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND ROUTE GENERATION | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2016-02-02 | 9251420 | US20140205154A1 | Cleidson Ronald Botelho DE SOUZA Schubert Ribeiro De Carvalho Pedro Walfir Martins e Souza Filho Nelson Monte de Carvalho Filho Jean Marcel dos Reis Costa | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | JOHNS, ANDREW W |
| 2013-12-19 | 14134969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING COMPLEXITY OF COLLABORATIVE EFFORT | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2016-10-04 | 9460234 | US20140172920A1 | Cleidson Ronald Botelho De Souza | Brazil | ROBINSON, GRETA LEE |
| 2013-10-25 | 14063478 | IRON ORE CONCENTRATION PROCESS WITH GRINDING CIRCUIT, DRY DESLIMING AND DRY OR MIXED (DRY AND WET) CONCENTRATION | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2019-02-19 | 10207275 | US20140117125A1 | Joaquim Donizetti DONDA | Brazil | IANNUZZI, PETER J |
| 2013-09-04 | 14017964 | 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 | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2017-03-07 | 9586212 | US20140061101A1 | Marcílio do Carmo Silva Cezar Gonçalves da Silva Flávia Alice Monteiro da Silva Oliveira Elismar Miquelanti | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | LITHGOW, THOMAS M |
| 2013-08-08 | 13962734 | EQUIPMENT FOR UNLOADING BULK FREIGHTER AND BULK CARRIER | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2015-12-22 | 9216865 | US20140086708A1 | Tertuliano Francisco De Freitas Warlley Soares Santos | Brazil Brazil | ADAMS, GREGORY W |
| 2013-07-25 | 13951267 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING HOPPERS FROM RAIL CARS | VALE S/A | Patented Case | 2016-03-15 | 9284170 | US20140027692A1 | Célio Antonio GUIMARÃES | Brazil | GALLION, MICHAEL E |
| 2013-07-23 | 13948933 | PROCESS FOR THE OPTIMIZED PRODUCTION OF IRON ORE PELLETS | VALE S/A | Patented Case | 2015-08-04 | 9096914 | US20140020511A1 | Hamilton Porto PIMENTA Marcus Eduardo Emrich BOTELHO | Brazil Brazil | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE |
| 2013-06-03 | 13908832 | SYSTEM OF UNLOADING BULK MATERIAL | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2016-09-13 | 9440804 | US20130322995A1 | Bruno Eduardo LOPES | Brazil | JOERGER, KAITLIN S |
| 2013-06-03 | 13908532 | BULK MATERIAL RECLAIMER CONTROL SYSTEM | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2015-07-07 | 9073701 | US20130341159A1 | Bruno Eduardo LOPES | Brazil | HESS, DOUGLAS A |
| 2013-05-21 | 13899137 | PROCESS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF REDUCIBILITY OF ORE PELLETS | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2015-10-27 | 9169532 | US20140096650A1 | Marcus Eduardo Emrich BOTELHO Paulo Freitas NOGUEIRA Stephen Michael POTTER | Brazil Brazil Brazil | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE |
| 2013-05-03 | 13887027 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RARE EARTHS EXTRACTION | VALE S/A | Patented Case | 2017-05-30 | 9663842 | US20130336856A1 | Tiago Valentim BERNI Antonio Clareti PEREIRA Flávia Dutra MENDES João Alberto Lessa TUDE | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER |
| 2013-04-23 | 13868803 | BUCKING CIRCUIT FOR ANNULLING A MAGNETIC FIELD | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2016-03-29 | 9297922 | US20140285206A1 | Gordon Fox WEST Peter Whyte Walker Benjamin David Polzer | Canada Canada Canada | MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P |
| 2013-04-23 | 13868721 | MAGNETIC COMPENSATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING THE OUTPUT OF A MAGNETIC SENSOR, RESPONDING TO CHANGES IN A FIRST MAGNETIC FIELD | VALE S.A. | Patented Case | 2016-07-12 | 9389281 | US20140288862A1 | Gordon Fox WEST Peter Whyte Walker Benjamin David Polzer | United States Canada United States | NGUYEN, LAM S |