Inventor · Charleston, WV, US

Ernst Billig

33Patents
16h-index
22Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 26, 1979 → Jul 6, 1998

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4769498A Transition metal complex catalyzed processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 120 Expired
US4668651A Transition metal complex catalyzed processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US5288918A Hydroformylation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 96 Expired
US4599206A Transition metal complex catalyzed reactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US4885401A Bis-phosphite compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US4748261A Bis-phosphite compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US4717775A Transition metal complex catalyzed reactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US5364950A Process for stabilizing phosphite ligands in hydroformylation reaction mixtures Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US4835299A Process for purifying tertiary organophosphites Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Expired
US4283562A Hydroformylation process using stable rhodium catalyst Performing Operations; Transporting 44 Expired
US4400548A Hydroformylation process using bisphosphine monooxide ligands Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US6090987A Metal-ligand complex catalyzed processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US4277627A Hydroformylation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5728893A Process using multistaged reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5741944A Hydroformaylation processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5874640A Metal-ligand complex catalyzed processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5767321A Metal-ligand complex catalyzed processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4737588A Transition metal complex catalyzed reactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5741942A Metal-ligand complex catalyzed processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5892119A Metal-ligand complex catalyzed processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4789753A Phosphite ligands Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4605780A Reactivation of rhodium complex hydroformylation catalysts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4363764A Preparation of rhodium complex compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4861918A Reactivation of hydroformylation catalysts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4288380A Heteronuclear-bridged rhodium clusters Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired

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