VALE S.A. Expired Patents
12 granted patents the USPTO lists as expired; the status gives the reason, 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.
- 2020-04-16: Application 16850742; Invention TRACKING AND SPATIAL LOCATION SYSTEM OF MAGNETIC SENSORS AND TRACKING AND LOCATION METHOD; Applicant VALE S.A.; Status Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362.
- 2018-09-26: Application 16142993; Invention CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROTARY CAR DUMPERS; Applicant VALE S.A.; Status Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362.
- 2016-04-08: Application 15094910; Invention EARTH AUGER AND POLE MACHINE, AND POLE INSTALLATION METHOD; Applicant VALE S.A.; Status Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362.
- 2015-11-02: Application 14930335; Invention SEMI-RIGID AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMITTER ANTENNA SYSTEM; Applicant VALE S.A.; Status Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362.
| Filed | Application | Invention | Applicant | Status | Granted | Patent | Published as | Inventor name | Inventor country | Examiner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-16 | 16850742 | TRACKING AND SPATIAL LOCATION SYSTEM OF MAGNETIC SENSORS AND TRACKING AND LOCATION METHOD | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2021-09-14 | 11119243 | US20200371265A1 | Adoniran Judson DE BARROS BRAGA Leonardo AGUAYO Andrè NOLL BARRETO Wilson MIOLA Luis Guilherme UZEDA GARCIA | Brazil Brazil Germany Brazil France | RIOS RUSSO, RAUL J |
| 2018-09-26 | 16142993 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROTARY CAR DUMPERS | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2021-07-20 | 11066258 | US20190092586A1 | Bruno Eduardo LOPES Celson José DE RESENDE NETO Waldinir Lima CASTRO SILVA | Brazil Brazil Brazil | HAGEMAN, MARK C |
| 2016-04-08 | 15094910 | EARTH AUGER AND POLE MACHINE, AND POLE INSTALLATION METHOD | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2017-12-05 | 9834950 | US20160298355A1 | Sebastião CARLOS DE ALVARENGA Magno Papa VITALINO Airton DE SOUZA Áquila Capele CALDEIRA PEREIRA | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | BEAUCHAINE, MARK J |
| 2015-11-02 | 14930335 | SEMI-RIGID AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMITTER ANTENNA SYSTEM | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2018-02-27 | 9903976 | US20170123093A1 | Gordon Fox WEST Peter Whyte WALKER Benjamin David POLZER | Canada Canada Canada | RIOS RUSSO, RAUL J |
| 2015-07-15 | 14800403 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING A LEAKAGE CURRENT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND LOCATIONS IN A SINGLE WIRE EARTH RETURN CIRCUIT | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2017-09-12 | 9759759 | US20170016947A1 | Benjamin David POLZER | Canada | NGUYEN, VINH P |
| 2015-04-30 | 14701223 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DENSITY CORRECTION FOR GEOPHYSICAL WELL LOGGING INSIDE DRILLING RODS | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2017-10-03 | 9778393 | US20150316679A1 | Wanderson Roberto PEREIRA Dionisio Uendro CARLOS Marco Antônio da Silva BRAGA | Brazil Brazil Brazil | RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER |
| 2014-04-21 | 14257647 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING SCANDIUM FROM INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS FORMED IN THE HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING OF LATERITE ORES | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2017-06-13 | 9677155 | US20140314639A1 | Indje MIHAYLOV Ryan PETERSON Avinash SINGHAL Christopher MASSEY | Canada Canada Canada Canada | SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER |
| 2013-11-06 | 14073674 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING URANIUM IN COPPER CONCENTRATE VIA MAGNETIC SEPARATION | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2017-10-17 | 9790571 | US20140137703A1 | Antonio Euclides Jaques MARQUES Wesley José Da Silva Mauricio Guimarães Bergerman Wendel Johnson Rodrigues Keila Lane de Carvalho Gonçalves | Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil | BOS, STEVEN J |
| 2013-07-23 | 13948929 | RECOVERY OF BASE METALS FROM SULPHIDE ORES AND CONCENTRATES | VALE S/A | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2015-10-27 | 9169534 | US20140020510A1 | Tiago Valentim BERNI Antonio Clareti PEREIRA Felipe Hilario GUIMARÃES | Brazil Brazil Brazil | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE |
| 2013-07-08 | 13936855 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2015-10-06 | 9150225 | US20140007790A1 | Caue Stocchi SOMENSI | Brazil | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER |
| 2013-05-03 | 13886989 | SULFIDE ORE LEACHING PROCESS | VALE S/A | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2015-07-21 | 9085812 | US20130291686A1 | Chris Andre DU PLESSIS Nelson Eduardo MORA-HUERTAS Felipe Hilario GUIMARAES Keith Graham BOWES | Australia Australia Australia Australia | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE |
| 2013-04-12 | 13862117 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING SELECTIVITY AND RECOVERY IN THE FLOTATION OF NICKEL SULPHIDE ORES THAT CONTAIN PYRRHOTITE BY EXPLOITING THE SYNERGY OF MULTIPLE DEPRESSANTS | VALE S.A. | Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362 | 2016-07-12 | 9387490 | US20140305848A1 | Jie DONG Manqiu Xu | Canada Canada | LITHGOW, THOMAS M |