Intellectual Property
As is typical for a technology company, Metalysis spends a considerable proportion of its annual budget on IP, be it through filing new patents, identifying know-how and trade secrets or defending its IPR position.
The Company currently has 26 patent families, the main patent being filed in over 80 countries. These patents cover all aspects of the process from feedstock, preparation of the oxide, reduction parameters, cell design, post processing and bespoke ancillary services.
| Patent Number | Name | Nature of invention |
|---|---|---|
| WO99/64638 | Original FFC Patent | Removal of oxygen from metal oxides and solid solutions by electrolysis in a fused salt |
| WO01/62995 | Metal Foam | Metal foams e.g. for orthopaedic implants |
| WO01/62996 | Electrolytic reduction of metal oxides and process applications | Applications of the FFC process including near net shaping and production of metal foams |
| WO02/40748 | Intermetallic compounds | A method for the formation of intermetallic compounds e.g., borides, carbides, silicides etc |
| WO03/02785 | Reduction of metal oxide | A method for reducing titanium dioxide |
| WO03016594 | Method of manufacturing Titanium | A method for the direct formation of semi-finished or ready to use titanium mill product |
| WO03048399 | FFC & Reactive Metal Process | A method of combining the FFC & reactive metal electro-reduction processes |
| WO03076690 | The BHP | Coverage for high voltage operation - Ca metal reduction |
| WO2004029332 | Process Patent | Purification of Titanium powder |
| WO2004053201 | Continuous Production Process | Generic coverage of horizontal continuous processes |
| WO2004113593 | Continuous Production System | A specific embodiment of a horizontal cathode system |
| WO2005038092 | Reduction of metal oxide | Salt management |
| WO2005090640 | Continuous Production | Reduction of powders |
| WO2005123986 | Feedstock | Granular feedstock |
| WO2006000025 | Titanium Production | Weldable high Chlorine Titanium |
| WO2006010228 | Process improvement | A process to minimise re-oxidation |
| WO2006010229 | Reduction Process | Control of morphology |
| WO2006092615 | FFC in NaOH | A low temp variant of the FFC process |
| WO2007014422 | Process control | A method for process control |
| WO2008007126 | Electrolytic capacitor fabrication | Process for near net shaping of tantalum capacitor anodes |
| WO2008101283 | Continuous Production Process | Continuous process based on flat vertical cathode plates |
| WO2008101290 | Honeycomb feedstock | Feed stock design for the polar process |
