African Rainbow Minerals has a total of 42 patents globally, out of which 19 have been granted. Of these 42 patents, more than 95% patents are active. South Africa is where African Rainbow Minerals has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Africa. Parallelly, South Africa seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of African Rainbow Minerals.
African Rainbow Minerals was founded in 1994. African Rainbow Minerals is a diverse South African mining firm with high-yield, low-cost properties. The company mines and processes iron ore, manganese ore and alloys, platinum group metals, copper, nickel, and coal. ARM also has gold. As of May 2023, the market cap African Rainbow Minerals is $2.47 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of African Rainbow Minerals which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find African Rainbow Minerals patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over African Rainbow Minerals patent portfolio.
How many patents do the Founder and CEO of African Rainbow Minerals have?
The Founder Patrice Motsepe have 0 patents and CEO Phillip Tobias have 0 patents.
How many patents does African Rainbow Minerals have?
African Rainbow Minerals has a total of 42 patents globally. These patents belong to 13 unique patent families. Out of 42 patents, 40 patents are active.
How Many Patents did African Rainbow Minerals File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | African Rainbow Minerals Applications Filed | African Rainbow Minerals Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019 | 18 | – |
How many African Rainbow Minerals patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents
How Many Patents did African Rainbow Minerals File in Different Countries?
Countries in which African Rainbow Minerals Filed Patents
| Country | Patent |
| South Africa | 5 |
| Africa | 4 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| India | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| United States Of America | 2 |
| Europe | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of African Rainbow Minerals Patents Located?
What Percentage of African Rainbow Minerals US Patent Applications were Granted?
African Rainbow Minerals (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 1 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 1 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 100%.
Below are the key stats of African Rainbow Minerals patent prosecution at the USPTO.
Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for African Rainbow Minerals?
| Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
| Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt | 1 | 100% |
List of African Rainbow Minerals patents
| African Rainbow Minerals Patent | Title |
| US11453830B2 | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| US20220220572A1 | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| EP3887485B1 | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| EP3966353A1 | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| WO2023021460A1 | Reef Cutting Machine |
| WO2022208429A1 | Treatment Of Hydrous Ore Materials |
| WO2022208428A1 | Recovery Of Metals From Metallic Or Metal-Bearing Materials |
| ZA202103085B | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| ZA202108155A | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| ZA202102177A | Purification Of Vanadium |
| ZA202102178A | Recovery Of Metals From Metallic Or Metal-Bearing Materials |
| ZA202102176A | Recovery Of Vanadium |
| IDP000085168B | Reactors And Processes For Gasification And/Or Smelting Of Feed Materials |
| AU2020276694B2 | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| JP7161051B2 | Reactors And Processes For Gasification And/Or Melting Of Feedstocks |
| IN406588B | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| OA20401A | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material. |
| OA20314A | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials. |
| AU2019387395B9 | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| JP2022531896A | Methods For Smelting Metal-Containing Raw Materials |
| ID202202429A | Process For Smelting Raw Materials Containing Metal |
| MX2021013379A | Casting Process Of A Metallic Feed Material. |
| IN202117050540A | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| BR112021022357A2 | Process For Foundry Of A Metallic Raw Material |
| APP2021013578A0 | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| BR112021010385A2 | Method To Gasify A Carbonaceous Raw Material |
| MX2021006085A | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials. |
| APP2021013172A0 | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| CA3138055A1 | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| CA3119320A1 | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| HUE060912T2 | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| PL3887485T3 | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| ES2934490T3 | Reactor And Process For The Gasification And/Or Fusion Of Raw Materials |
| PT3887485T | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| DK3887485T3 | Reactor And Procedure For Gasification And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| DE602019021532T2 | Reactor And Process For Gasification And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| IT202300001806T2 | Reactor And Process For Gasification And/Or Melting Of Raw Materials. |
| NO3887485B1 | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |
| NL2023109B1 | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| HK40061661A | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| WO2020229994A1 | Process For The Smelting Of A Metalliferous Feedstock Material |
| WO2020110061A1 | Reactor And Process For Gasifying And/Or Melting Of Feed Materials |