Inventor · Bad Dürkheim, DE

Alfred Oftring

99Patents
13h-index
136Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 3, 1985 → Sep 5, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5786313A Use of glycine-N,N-diacetic acid derivatives as biodegradable complexing agents for alkaline earth metal ions and heavy metal ions and process for the preparation thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 58 Expired
US4816553A Polyacetals, preparation thereof from dialdehydes and polyolcarboxylic acids, and use of same Chemistry; Metallurgy 51 Expired
US5741947A Preparation of alkoxylation products in the presence of mixed hydroxides modified with additives Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US5849950A Preparation of glycine-N,N-diacetic acid derivatives Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US5009805A Liquid detergent with copolymer additive Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US5179201A Alkyl mono-and polyglucoside ether carboxylates, and their preparation and use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US5019296A Serine-N,N-diacetic acid and derivatives as complexing agents and detergents containing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US6204238A Fatty acid derivatives and their use as surfactants in detergents and cleaners Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US6380410B1 Fatty acid derivatives and their use as surfactants in detergents and cleaners Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US6004923A Fatty acid derivatives and their use as surfactants in detergents and cleaners Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US5508394A Citric esters of polyhydroxy compounds and use thereof in detergents Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US6034257A Method for separating glycerin from reaction mixtures containing glycerin and fatty acid amides, alkoxylated amides obtained therefrom and the use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US4973730A Preparation of serine-N,N-diacetic acid and derivatives as complexing agents and detergents containing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US6005141A Use of glycine-N,N-diacetic acid derivatives as biodegradable complexing agents for alkaline earth metal ions and heavy metal ions and process for the preparation thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US4814505A Purification of n-vinylformamide Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US6057283A Fatty acid derivatives and their use as surfactants in detergents and cleaners Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US5972237A Use of heterocyclic compounds as activators for inorganic peroxy compounds Textiles; Paper 12 Expired
US6320064A Fatty acid derivatives and their use as surfactants in detergents and cleaners Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US7671234B2 Method for producing methylglycine-N,N-diethanoic acid-trialkali metal salts with a low by-product content Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US5856538A Preparation of N-acylamino carboxylic acids and N-acylamino sulfonic acids and their alkali metal salts Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US4670591A Preparation of N-.alpha.-alkoxyethylformamides Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US6008176A Use of glycine-N, N-diacetic acid derivatives as biodegradable complexing agents for alkaline earth metal ions and heavy metal ions Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US4827014A 2-Hydroxy-3-aminopropionic-n,n-diacetic acid and derivatives thereof, preparation thereof, and detergents containing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US4997587A Washing and cleaning agents containing .beta.-alanine-N,N-diacetic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US5445724A Phosphonium salts and use thereof as brighteners for aqueous acidic electronickelization baths Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.