Patent map and technology intelligence report. Production Or Refining Of Metals; Pretreatment Of Raw Materials

3i Analytics, January 2010, Pages: 15

Preliminary treatment of ores or scrap; Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes; General processes of reducing to metals; Working-up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals or compounds thereof; General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals; Obtaining noble metals; Obtaining lead; Obtaining copper; Obtaining cadmium; Obtaining zinc or zinc oxide; Obtaining aluminum; Obtaining nickel or cobalt; Obtaining tin; Obtaining alkali, alkaline earth metals or magnesium; Obtaining antimony, arsenic or bismuth; Obtaining refractory metals; Obtaining beryllium; Obtaining germanium; Obtaining mercury; Obtaining manganese; Obtaining gallium or indium; Obtaining rare earth metals; Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals.

1. Pace of Invention.
Recent trends and patenting growth patterns.

2. Technology Overview.
Organization of patented inventions into broad and specific technology fields, based on the International Patent Classification system

3. Competitive Intelligence
Major patenting players.
Top inventors .
Key attorneys agents or attorney firms representing innovators.

4. Appendix A
Tabulation of all data used in the report.
Patenting activity for the last 20 years timeframe.
Listing of top 100 players, inventors and agents.

5. References
List of references.

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