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South and Central America: Top Patents Holders in the Mining Sector (2002 - 2022)

  • With 85 patents published between 2002 and 2022, Sandvik AB holds the most number of patents in the Mining sector in the South and Central America region.

  • The second largest number of patents were published by Komatsu Ltd with 45 related patents, of which 66.7% was contributed by its subsidiary Joy Global Underground Mining, LLC. The third largest number of patents were published by Rio Tinto with 32 related patents. The fourth largest number of patents were published by Kennametal Inc with 27 related patents. The fifth largest number of patents were published by Caterpillar Inc with 27 related patents, of which 74.1% was contributed by its subsidiary Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH.

  • The top five patent holders, i.e., Sandvik AB, Komatsu Ltd, Rio Tinto, Kennametal Inc, and Caterpillar Inc, together held 216 patents during the period.

South and Central America: Top Patents Holders in the Mining Sector (2002 - 2022)

Note: The number of patents includes patents published by the holding company and its subsidiaries (data till October 2022)
Published: November 2022
Source: GlobalData

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