Anglo American has a total of 4422 patents globally, out of which 2492 have been granted. Of these 4422 patents, more than 46% patents are active. The UK is where Anglo American has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and European Countries. Parallelly, the UK seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Anglo American.
Anglo American was founded in the year 1917 by Ernest Oppenheimer. Anglo American is a British listed multinational mining company with headquarters in London, England. As of March 2023, Anglo American has a market cap of $43.91 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Anglo American which have been covered by us in this report and also you can find Anglo American patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Anglo American patent portfolio.
How many patents does Anglo American have?
Anglo American has a total of 4422 patents globally. These patents belong to 1375 unique patent families. Out of 4422 patents, 2068 patents are active.
How many patent applications did Anglo American 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 | Anglo American Applications Filed | Anglo American Patents Granted |
| 2022 | 101 | 102 |
| 2021 | 123 | 121 |
| 2020 | 248 | 127 |
| 2019 | 150 | 95 |
| 2018 | 166 | 81 |
| 2017 | 145 | 116 |
| 2016 | 231 | 124 |
| 2015 | 146 | 109 |
| 2014 | 153 | 147 |
| 2013 | 274 | 189 |
| 2012 | 341 | 296 |
| 2011 | 509 | 291 |
How many Anglo American Patents are Alive/Dead?
What is the Count of Anglo American Patents in Different Countries?
Countries in which Anglo American Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United Kingdom | 608 |
| United States Of America | 451 |
| Europe | 344 |
| China | 309 |
| Japan | 264 |
| India | 188 |
| South Africa | 160 |
| Germany | 154 |
| Australia | 142 |
| Canada | 139 |
| Macao | 133 |
| Korea (South) | 132 |
| Taiwan | 121 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 94 |
| Malaysia | 85 |
| Russia | 77 |
| Singapore | 60 |
| Austria | 57 |
| Brazil | 56 |
| Mexico | 40 |
| Africa | 37 |
| Poland | 36 |
| Spain | 31 |
| Israel | 28 |
| Norway | 24 |
| Chile | 23 |
| Peru | 22 |
| Indonesia | 19 |
| Argentina | 15 |
| Honduras | 14 |
What Technologies are covered by Anglo American Patents?
Anglo American creates and adopts a wide range of technological innovations, the one thing that continually sets them apart and ensures they are always innovative is their approach towards mining and their efforts towards environment protection.
Using connected technology in the mining industry is referred to as “Smart Mining”. It includes patents related to real-time monitoring during precision mining, monitoring the concentration of a gas, atmospheric detection system for an automated mining system among many.
“Sustainable mining” is the practise of extracting vital resources while enhancing social, economic, and environmental results. The patents related to the same include fertiliser composition, apparatus for the treatment of air, Method for removing pollutants from effluents with electrolytic treatment etc.
Among the patents which were filed in 2022, the areas of technology that have been covered by Anglo American are mostly related to Manufacturing & Composition and Cutting & Grinding.
Patents filed in the Manufacturing & Composition category mainly consists of polycrystalline superhard material composition, and manufacturing of catalysts among many other such patents.
Patents related to Cutting & Grinding include Cutter Tool & its assembly.
The chart below distributes patents filed by Anglo American in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Anglo American thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Anglo American’s Research Focus Changed Over the Years?
10 Best Anglo American Patents
US6354771B1 is the most popular patent in the Anglo American portfolio. It has received 172 citations so far from companies like Boart Longyear, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, and The Sollami.
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US6354771B1 | 172 |
| WO2004106004A1 | 122 |
| WO2004106003A1 | 89 |
| WO2006032982A1 | 85 |
| USD602799S1 | 64 |
| USD601913S1 | 60 |
| WO2004040095A1 | 60 |
| WO2007020518A1 | 53 |
| US6391215B1 | 51 |
| US7575805B2 | 50 |
Which Companies are using Anglo American’s Patents to Advance their Research?
If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies
The top-cited technologies in the Anglo American patent portfolio are Media Streaming, Content Recommendation, and Distributed Computing. Smith International, Baker Hughes, and Bank Of America as the top forward citing assignees.
| Company | Number of Patents |
| Smith International | 8 |
| Baker Hughes | 8 |
| Bank Of America | 6 |
| Diamond Innovations | 6 |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries | 7 |
| Halliburton Energy Services Inc | 4 |
| The Sollami Company | 4 |
| Carrier Corporation | 3 |
| Procter & Gamble | 3 |
| Chase Bank | 3 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Anglo American Patents
Top Anglo American Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US8490721B2 | 14 |
| US8590643B2 | 13 |
| US9624135B2 | 6 |
| US7943485B2 | 6 |
| US7867438B2 | 6 |
| US20060093859A1 | 4 |
| US6350973B2 | 4 |
| US7575805B2 | 4 |
| US9188542B2 | 3 |
| US9671140B2 | 3 |
| US9457543B2 | 3 |
| US20130199693A1 | 3 |
| US8757299B2 | 3 |
| US20090324440A1 | 3 |
| US9250193B2 | 3 |
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