Innovation and Intellectual Property
Ore-Max engineering is protected by issued and pending intellectual property covering emitter geometry, drip-line construction, and filtration systems built specifically for heap leach mining.
Effective: May 11, 2026
This page summarizes the categories of intellectual property covering Ore-Max products. For specific patent numbers, claim language, licensing inquiries, or notices required for product packaging and technical literature, contact the Ore-Max engineering team.
Patents
Each Ore-Max product line builds on a focused set of inventions developed for heap leach service. The categories below summarize the technology áreas currently protected by issued or pending patents.
Max-Emitterline
Internal turbulent-flow channel geometry that maintains predictable discharge while reducing the suspended-solid plugging modes that limit conventional agricultural emitters in heap leach service.
Max-Emitterline
Drip-line wall, weld pattern, and emitter-spacing methodology engineered for the temperature, UV exposure, and chemistry profile of long-duration heap leach pads.
Ore-Max Filters
Cyclonic pre-filtration architecture for heap leach distribution systems that drops suspended solids upstream of emitter manifolds and extends emitter service life in high-particulate service.
Engineered Systems
Trade-dress and proprietary design conventions for laying out Ore-Max emitterline, lay-flat, pressure regulators, and headers across heap leach pads to deliver uniform application under realistic mine-site operating envelopes.
Specific patent numbers, expiration dates, and claim language are provided on request to customers, partners, and parties with a legitimate licensing or compliance need.
Brand
The marks below are used to identify Ore-Max products and services. Improper use of these marks in product literature, sales materials, or third-party packaging is not authorized.
Company name and master brand covering all Ore-Max heap leach irrigation products and engineering services.
Drip-line and emitter technology engineered specifically for heap leach mining service.
Integrated drip-line product family built around the Max-Emitter geometry.
Sprinkler product family for heap leach and ore-pad coverage applications.
Cyclonic pre-filtration product for heap leach distribution systems.
Context
Heap leach irrigation looks like agricultural drip from a distance, but the duty cycle, chemistry, and consequences of plugging are fundamentally different. A clogged emitter on a row crop drops a tomato yield. A clogged emitter on a copper or gold pad strands metal in ore.
The technology protected by these patents is what lets Ore-Max emitters keep flowing predictably under the worst of those conditions — saturated solutions, fine suspended solids, long unattended runtimes, and aggressive UV exposure. The IP exists because the engineering does.
Engineering inquiry
Our engineering team can provide the issued patent numbers, claim language, and product-specific compliance details you need for spec packages, RFQs, and bid documents.
For specific patent numbers, licensing discussions, marking and notice requirements, or alleged infringement notices, contact Ore-Max directly at the address below and we will route your request to the appropriate engineering or legal contact.
Email Ore-Max
sales@ore-max.com