Inventor · Wilmington, DE, US

Frank E. Herkes

28Patents
9h-index
17Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 25, 1975 → Mar 24, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4283306A Crystalline silica and use in alkylation of aromatics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Expired
US5700934A Process for the preparation of epsilon-caprolactam and epsilon-caprolactam precursors Chemistry; Metallurgy 54 Expired
US5814508A Preparation of lactams from aliphatic .alpha.,.omega.-dinitriles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5858736A Preparation of lactams from aliphatic .alpha.,.omega.-dinitriles Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US4444989A Methylation of toluene to para-xylene catalyzed by crystalline silica Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6900337B2 Production of 5-methyl-1-hydrocarbyl-2-pyrrolidone by reductive amination of levulinic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US5070202A Cyanobutylation of amines with 2-pentenitrile Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US5922589A Preparation of lactams from aliphatic .alpha.,.omega.-Dinitiles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4885391A Production of C.sub.4 to C.sub.12 amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US5717089A Process for the preparation of E-caprolactam Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US5877314A Process to continuously prepare an aqueous mixture of episilon caprolactum and episilon caprolactum precursors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6066490A Nitrilase-producing acidovorax facilis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6077955A Preparation of lactams from aliphatic .alpha..omega.-dinitriles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6562603B2 3-hydroxycarboxylic acid production and use in branched polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US4020051A Control of nitrogen oxide reactions in off-gases from the diazotization/coupling of aromatic amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US5898085A Production of 1,3-diaminopentane by hydrogenation of 3-aminopentanenitrile Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US5902883A Cyanobutylation of ammonia, alkylamines and hydrazine with 3-pentenenitrile, 4-pentenenitrile or mixtures thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US5491264A Preparation of isophorone diamine Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US5072044A Preparation of ortho-phenylenediamine Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6384263B1 Process for making 3-hydroxyalkanelnitriles and conversion of the 3-hydroxyalkanelnitrile to an hydroxyaminoalkane Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US5936114A Preparation of lactams from aliphatic .alpha., .omega.-dinitriles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US5908954A Preparation of lactams from aliphatic .alpha., .omega.-dinitriles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US4279815A Production of high-quality aromatic amino azo compounds by the rearrangement of 1,3-diaryl triazenes Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US5834617A Selective dimerization of pentenenitrile Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US7138480B2 3-Hydroxycarboxylic acid production and use in branched polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired

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