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Degussa AG

1,766Patents
48Active
1,766Granted
47Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 26, 1976 → Aug 24, 2009 · 48 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5658873A Coated sodium percarbonate particles, a process for their production and detergent, cleaning and bleaching compositions containing them Chemistry; Metallurgy 243 Expired
US6486366B1 Method for producing alcohols by hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 147 Expired
US5159009A Carbon blacks modified with organosilicon compounds, method of their production and their use in rubber mixtures Chemistry; Metallurgy 134 Expired
US5157007A Catalyst for purification of exhaust gases of diesel engines and method of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US4435216A Process for the accelerated solidification of hydraulic cement mixture Chemistry; Metallurgy 107 Expired
US6766091B2 Polymeric optical conductors Physics 91 Expired
US6294140A Layered noble metal-containing exhaust gas catalyst and its preparation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US6849754B2 Organosilicon compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 84 Expired
US5460643A Method of regenerating mercury adsorption means Performing Operations; Transporting 83 Expired
US5116886A Method for the production of fillers modified with organosilicon compounds, the fillers produced in this manner and their use Chemistry; Metallurgy 81 Expired
US4515758A Process and catalyst for the reduction of the ignition temperature of diesel soot filtered out of the exhaust gas of diesel engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US5779480A Prosthetic abutment for dental implants Human Necessities 76 Expired
US4963332A Method for the catalytic removal of nitrogen oxides from exhaust gases by means of a reducing agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US5534149A Method of separating catalyst-free working solution from the hydrogenation cycle of the anthraquinone method for the production of hydrogen peroxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US5817870A Process for the production of malonic acid or a salt thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 72 Expired
US6348430B1 Exhaust gas treatment catalyst for internal combustion engines with two catalytically active layers on a carrier structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US4541986A Process for deodorizing sludge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US6007934A Co-tolerant anode catalyst for PEM fuel cells and a process for its preparation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US6720462B2 Method for producing aromatic alcohols, especially phenol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US5334778A Process for the production of 1,3-propanediol Chemistry; Metallurgy 66 Expired
US6022404A Surface-modified, pyrogenically produced mixed oxides, method of their production and use Chemistry; Metallurgy 64 Expired
US5776240A Granules based on pyrogenically prepared silicon dioxide, methods for their preparation and use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 64 Expired
US6361871B1 Composition of organofluorine-functional silanes and/or siloxanes, process for preparing it and its use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US4297145A Silane/filler preparations, process for their production and their use Chemistry; Metallurgy 64 Expired
US5387720A Process for the production of acrolein Chemistry; Metallurgy 63 Expired

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