% Expired Patents = 80.0

CIPO Patents = 7

EPO Patents = 3

Trademarks = 1

Forward Citations = 5

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15 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Flavia Dutra Mendes (2 out of 4 patents)

Mohamed Buarzaiga (2 out of 2 patents)

Indje Mihaylov (1 out of 4 patents)

4. Salomão Solino Evelin (1 out of 4 patents)

5. Ahmed Vahed (1 out of 3 patents)

6. Geoffrey Edwin Osborne (1 out of 2 patents)

7. Wanda Agnieszka Baczkowska (1 out of 1 patent)

8. Emmanuel Nii Tackie (1 out of 1 patent)

9. Marc Murray Rishea (1 out of 1 patent)

10. Roberto Mattioli Silva (1 out of 1 patent)

11. Eric Devuyst (1 out of 1 patent)

12. Joe Paventi (1 out of 1 patent)

13. Julian Edwards (1 out of 1 patent)

14. Samuel W Marcuson (1 out of 9 patents)

15. Jerzy W Jurewicz (33 patents)

5 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 8557019 - Process for production of nickel and cobalt using metal hydroxide, metal oxide and/or metal carbonate (2013-10-15),

2. 8147782 - Producing nickel hydroxide suitable for pelletization with iron-containing ore and for stainless steel manufacture (2012-04-03),

3. 8043585 - Liquid and solid effluent treatment process (2011-10-25),

4. 7901484 - Resin-in-leach process to recover nickel and/or cobalt in ore leaching pulps (2011-03-08),

5. 7641801 - Method for removing manganese from nickel laterite waste liquors (2010-01-05),

Company Overview

Vale Inco Limited is a Canadian mining company based in Ontario. It is a subsidiary of Vale, a global mining company. Vale Inco Limited primarily focuses on the production of nickel, copper, cobalt, and precious metals. The company has operations in Sudbury, Ontario and Thompson, Manitoba, among others. Vale Inco is committed to sustainable mining practices and environmental conservation.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 6 2026

5 Patents

#282 in Toronto

#2,849 in Canada

Toronto, Canada

Vale Inco Limited

Forward Citations = 5

15 inventors:

Flavia Dutra Mendes (2 out of 4 patents)

Mohamed Buarzaiga (2 out of 2 patents)

Indje Mihaylov (1 out of 4 patents)

4. Salomão Solino Evelin (1 out of 4 patents)

5. Ahmed Vahed (1 out of 3 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Vale Inco Limited. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/vale-inco

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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7 patents (CIPO):

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3 patents (EPO):

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