Donald L. Bunning
26Patents
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60Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 26, 1979 → May 3, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4593127A | Hydroformylation process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 47 | Expired |
| US8445703B2 | Process for beta-lactone production | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Active |
| US9493391B2 | Process for beta-lactone production | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Active |
| US4283562A | Hydroformylation process using stable rhodium catalyst | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US9206144B2 | Process for beta-lactone production | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Active |
| US8796475B2 | Process for beta-lactone production | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Active |
| US5728893A | Process using multistaged reactors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5001274A | Hydroformylation process | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US7615658B2 | Aldehyde and alcohol compositions derived from seed oils | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US5731473A | Metal-ligand complex catalyzed processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US4999452A | Process for producing acrylic ester | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US7663002B2 | Hydroformylation process and product separation with improved recovery of rhodium | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US10544072B2 | Continuous processes for the highly selective conversion of aldohexose-yielding carbohydrate to ethylene glycol | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US7872149B2 | Biodiesel processes in the presence of free fatty acids and biodiesel producer compositions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8124812B2 | Aldehyde compositions derived from seed oils | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US11319269B2 | Continuous processes for the selective conversion of aldohexose-yielding carbohydrate to ethylene glycol using low concentrations of retro-aldol catalyst | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10472310B2 | Continuous processes for the highly selective conversion of sugars to propylene glycol or mixtures of propylene glycol and ethylene glycol | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US11919840B2 | Methods for operating continuous, unmodulated, multiple catalytic step processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11680031B2 | Continuous processes for the selective conversion of aldohexose-yielding carbohydrate to ethylene glycol using low concentrations of retro-aldol catalyst | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US12077489B2 | Continuous, carbohydrate to ethylene glycol processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10975010B2 | Continuous processes for the highly selective conversion of aldohexose-yielding carbohydrate to ethylene glycol | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11655200B2 | Continuous processes for the selective conversion of aldohexose-yielding carbohydrate to ethylene glycol using low concentrations of retro-aldol catalyst | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10988426B2 | Continuous processes for the highly selective conversion of aldohexose-yielding carbohydrate to ethylene glycol | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10618864B2 | Process to prepare levulinic acid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Active |
| US11319268B2 | Continuous, carbohydrate to ethylene glycol processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.