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Calgary, Canada

Suncor Energy Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 99

% Expired Patents = 36.4

CIPO Patents = 40

EPO Patents = 14

Trademarks = 54

Forward Citations = 496

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125 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Michael Fefer (14 out of 19 patents)

William Nicholas Garner (13 out of 13 patents)

Adrian Revington (12 out of 13 patents)

4. Jun Liu (11 out of 19 patents)

5. Thomas C Hann (11 out of 16 patents)

6. Bradford E Bjornson (9 out of 9 patents)

7. William Lester Strand (8 out of 15 patents)

8. Donald Norman Madge (8 out of 8 patents)

9. Marvin Weiss (7 out of 9 patents)

10. Trevor Bugg (7 out of 7 patents)

11. Iftikhar Huq (6 out of 6 patents)

12. Ana Cristina Sanchez (6 out of 6 patents)

13. Garth Booker (6 out of 6 patents)

14. Patrick Sean Wells (5 out of 5 patents)

15. Paul Fredrick MacDougall (5 out of 5 patents)

Core Competencies:

Bitumen Extraction

Thick Fine Tailings

Hydrocarbon Production

Non-Aqueous Extraction

Dewatering Techniques

Oil Sands Processing

Steam Generation

Chemical Flocculation

Velocity Profile Measurements

Wastewater Treatment

Herbicidal Compositions

Turfgrass Pests Control

99 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12676211 - System, method, and medium for end to end NMR based crude plant optimization (2026-07-07),

2. 12305940 - Tube and tubesheet assembly with damage resistance and method for protecting tube and tubesheet assemblies from damage (2025-05-20),

3. D1060235 - Electric vehicle charger canopy (2025-02-04),

4. 11910795 - Natural indole auxin and aminopolycarboxylic acid herbicidal compositions (2024-02-27),

5. D1004542 - Electric vehicle charger canopy (2023-11-14),

6. 11731878 - Production of carbon fiber from asphaltenes (2023-08-22),

7. 11725147 - Volatile content measurement in process streams such as froth treatment tailings (2023-08-15),

8. 11668536 - Systems and methods for predicting tube fouling in a fired apparatus, and for utilizing tube fouling predictions (2023-06-06),

9. 11649404 - Ablation process for oil sands subjected to non-aqueous extraction (2023-05-16),

10. 11643603 - Non-aqueous extraction and separation of bitumen from oil sands ore using paraffinic solvent and deasphalted bitumen (2023-05-09),

11. 11566184 - Non-aqueous extraction and separation of bitumen from oil sands ore with rotating elements (2023-01-31),

12. 11512256 - Non-aqueous extraction of bitumen from oil sands (2022-11-29),

13. 11492562 - Integrated thermal process for heavy oil and gas to liquids conversion (2022-11-08),

14. 11459508 - Method for operating a coker unit (2022-10-04),

15. 11378224 - Liner for insulating high temperature process piping against thermal fatigue failure (2022-07-05),

Suncor Energy Inc., headquartered in Calgary, Canada, is a leading integrated energy company specializing in the extraction and production of bitumen from oil sands. The organization focuses on innovative technologies for bitumen extraction, including non-aqueous extraction methods and advanced dewatering techniques. Suncor is committed to sustainable practices in hydrocarbon production, emphasizing the development of thick fine tailings management and steam generation processes to enhance oil sands processing efficiency.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 29 2026

Suncor Energy Inc.

99 Patents

#9 in Calgary

#120 in Canada

#7,841 in the World

Calgary, Canada

Suncor Energy Inc.

Forward Citations = 496

125 inventors:

Michael Fefer (14 out of 19 patents)

William Nicholas Garner (13 out of 13 patents)

Adrian Revington (12 out of 13 patents)

4. Jun Liu (11 out of 19 patents)

5. Thomas C Hann (11 out of 16 patents)

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