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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Freeport-Mcmoran Corporation

USPTO Granted Patents = 60

% Expired Patents = 31.7

CIPO Patents = 3

EPO Patents = 17

Trademarks = 3

Forward Citations = 279

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73 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Mary Amelia Walker (17 out of 18 patents)

Robert Catron (15 out of 15 patents)

Scot Philip Sandoval (14 out of 25 patents)

4. Brian Vaughan (12 out of 12 patents)

5. Wayne Werneke Hazen (12 out of 48 patents)

6. John O Marsden (11 out of 33 patents)

7. Timothy George Robinson (11 out of 18 patents)

8. Hung Jung Lu (10 out of 10 patents)

9. Nicholas Hickson (8 out of 8 patents)

10. David R Baughman (7 out of 35 patents)

11. Casey J Clayton (5 out of 7 patents)

12. John C Wilmot (5 out of 6 patents)

13. Antonioni C Stevens (5 out of 9 patents)

14. Stanley R Gilbert (5 out of 9 patents)

15. David G Meadows (4 out of 16 patents)

Core Competencies:

Vehicle Speed Analytics

Real-Time Correlation

Terrestrial Features

Copper Electrowinning

Metal Recovery

Pressure Leaching

Satellite Position Data

Ground Support Design

60 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12437633 - Methods and systems for operating vehicles to reduce bunching (2025-10-07),

2. 12065151 - Methods and systems for operating a vehicle subject to a travel restriction (2024-08-20),

3. 11847595 - Methods and systems for deploying equipment required to meet defined production targets (2023-12-19),

4. 11836659 - Methods and systems for deploying equipment required to meet defined production targets (2023-12-05),

5. 11656364 - Real-time correlation of sensed position data with terrestrial features (2023-05-23),

6. 11244262 - Methods and systems for deploying equipment required to meet defined production targets (2022-02-08),

7. 11237567 - Methods and systems for determining and controlling vehicle speed (2022-02-01),

8. 10769237 - Systems and methods of correlating satellite position data with terrestrial features (2020-09-08),

9. 10712448 - Real-time correlation of sensed position data with terrestrial features (2020-07-14),

10. 10586408 - Vehicle speed-based analytics (2020-03-10),

11. 10474731 - Systems and methods of correlating satellite position data with terrestrial features (2019-11-12),

12. 10445443 - Ground support design tool (2019-10-15),

13. 10378160 - Systems and methods of determining road quality (2019-08-13),

14. 10210677 - Systems and methods of determining causes of performance deficiencies of vehicles (2019-02-19),

15. 10169929 - Systems of using vehicle system data to improve the operation of off-road vehicles (2019-01-01),

Freeport-McMoRan Corporation, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is a leading international mining company specializing in the extraction and production of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The organization is at the forefront of vehicle operations technology, focusing on vehicle speed analytics and real-time correlation with terrestrial features. Its innovative approaches include advanced methods for copper electrowinning, metal recovery, and pressure leaching, leveraging satellite position data and ground support design to enhance operational efficiency and safety.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 29 2026

Freeport-Mcmoran Corporation

60 Patents

#18 in Phoenix, AZ

#74 in Arizona

#5,991 in US

#12,071 in the World

Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Freeport-Mcmoran Corporation

Forward Citations = 279

73 inventors:

Mary Amelia Walker (17 out of 18 patents)

Robert Catron (15 out of 15 patents)

Scot Philip Sandoval (14 out of 25 patents)

4. Brian Vaughan (12 out of 12 patents)

5. Wayne Werneke Hazen (12 out of 48 patents)

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