Inventor · Bischofswerda, DE

Frank Funke

36Patents
10h-index
69Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 23, 1998 → Feb 26, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6057442A Preparation of amines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6525222B2 Process for preparing amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US6576796B1 Process for the preparation of alkylamines Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US7183438B2 Catalysts and method for the production of amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US6187957A Preparation of amines Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6469211B2 Hydrogenation of nitriles over Raney catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US7053246B2 Preparation of a symmetrical secondary amine Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US7034186B2 Preparation of an amine Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6417353B1 Preparing amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US6462236B2 Preparation of amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US6916964B2 Selective hydrogenation of olefinically unsaturated carbonyl compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US6790995B2 Preparation of primary and secondary amines from nitriles Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US6049007A Racemization of optically active amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US7101824B2 Preparation of ruthenium/iron catalysts supported on carbon Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US6160178A Racemization of optically active amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US7060857B2 Method for the production of isophorondiamine (ipda,3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine) Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US6677486B2 Hydrogenation of nitriles over Raney catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6743956B1 Selective liquid phase hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds to give the corresponding alcohols in the presence of a Pt/ZnO catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US7256313B2 Method for the production of isophorondiamine (ipda, 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethyl- cyclohexylamine) having a high cis/tran-isomer ratio Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6153797A Racemizing of optically active amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US7497931B2 Distillative preparation of IPDA having a high cis/trans isomer ratio Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6563004B2 Process for preparing monoisopropylamine Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US6689914B2 Preparation of amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US6548704B2 Racemization of optically active amines Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US7161039B2 Method and device for producing ethylamine and butylamine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired

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