Freeport-McMoRan Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Freeport-McMoRan has a total of 883 patents globally, out of which 527 have been granted. Of these 883 patents, more than 35% patents are active. USA is where Freeport-McMoRan has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Japan, it has generated an annual revenue of $22.84 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, USA seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of Freeport-McMoRan.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. was formed in 1981 when Freeport Minerals, formerly Texas Freeport Sulphur Company, and McMoRan Oil & Gas Company merged to establish Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Company is an American mining company based in Arizona, USA. As of March 2022, Freeport-McMoRan has a market cap of $68.27 Billion.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Freeport-McMoRan which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Freeport-McMoRan’ patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Freeport-McMoRan’ patent portfolio.

How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Freeport-McMoRan have?

The founder, Eric Pierson Swenson, has 0 patents. The CEO, Richard Adkerson, has 0 patents.

How many patents does Freeport-McMoRan have?

Freeport-McMoRan has a total of 883 patents globally. These patents belong to 203 unique patent families. Out of 883 patents, 312 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Freeport-McMoRan File Every Year?

Freeport-McMoRan filing trend

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 GrantFreeport-McMoRan Applications FiledFreeport-McMoRan Patents Granted
20115143
20125131
20133430
20141821
20152622
20162322
20172212
20183134
2019923
2020829
2021234
20224

How many Freeport-McMoRan patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

Freeport-McMoRan Worldwide Legal Trends

Patent Families

Freeport-McMoRan patent families

How Many Patents did Freeport-McMoRan File in Different Countries?

Freeport-McMoRan Worldwide Filing in Top 10 Countries

Countries in which Freeport-McMoRan Filed Patents

CountryPatents
United States Of America225
Europe73
Japan59
Canada47
Australia43
Germany43
Chile41
Peru32
Brazil24
South Africa23
Indonesia21
Mexico19
Austria16
Africa15
Spain13
Mongolia11
United Kingdom11
Philippines11
Taiwan9
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)7
Poland7
China6
Singapore6
Korea (South)6
Malaysia5
Denmark5
Portugal4
Hungary3
Slovenia2
Serbia2
India2
Croatia2
Lithuania2
France1
Argentina1

 Where are Research Centres of Freeport-McMoRan Patents Located?

Freeport-McMoRan R&D Centres

10 Best Freeport-McMoRan Patents

US6468497B1 is the most popular patent in the Freeport-McMoRan portfolio. It has received 59 citations so far from companies like Honda Motor, Samsung, and Cyprus Amax Minerals Company.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Freeport-McMoRan:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US6468497B159
US6561107B152
US20100127853A151
USD572024S145
US7191603B243
USD535842S139
US6398939B138
US7470307B234
US6451088B131
US6676909B229

Which Companies are using Freeport-McMoRan 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 citing companies in the Freeport-McMoRan patent portfolio are Quantumsphere, Hitachi Chemical Company, and Outotec.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Quantumsphere4
Hitachi Chemical Company4
Outotec3
Basf3
Elemetal Holding BV2
Glas Trust Corporation Limited2
Datalase2
General Electric2
Plansee Group1
Clean Resources Pte Ltd1

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Freeport-McMoRan Patents

Freeport-McMoRan patent portfolio

Top Freeport-McMoRan Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US7186653B26
US7378010B25
US7470307B25
US7656311B25
US20090224200A14
US8389129B24
US20060021880A13
US7494580B23
US20040022698A13
US20100127853A13
US7393438B23
US20050022456A12
US8273237B22
US7736475B22
US6398939B12

Machine learning, business process workflow, ERP, networking, and the internet of things are among the platforms that the company has invested in and developed. They analyse their milling and crushing processes, as well as downstream byproducts, with AI. The analysis also aids in the recovery process’ optimization.

Drones have been used in business by Freeport-McMoRan, with safety in mind. Instead of sending people into dangerous places to assess mine sites, Freeport-McMoRan employs a drone to get a bird’s eye view. The drone inspects highwalls, tailings, huge mill buildings, power lines, traffic flows, and other areas of their operations, as well as giving an additional airborne safety check prior to blasting and documenting blast sequencing.

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What are Freeport-McMoRan’s key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Freeport-McMoRan?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Freeport-McMoRan in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Freeport-McMoRan thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How Freeport-McMoRan‘s search focus changed over the years?

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