Inventor · Speyer, DE

Hansgeorg Ernst

39Patents
6h-index
54Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1982 → Oct 12, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4645845A Novel optically active chroman derivatives, their preparation and novel intermediates Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US5455362A Preparation of astaxanthin novel intermediates therefor and the preparation thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4705553A Method of reducing plant growth height using phenylalkylmorpholines Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US9493385B2 Process for the preparation of (3E, 7E)-homofarnesol Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Active
US5654488A Preparation of astaxanthin Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US5625099A Preparation of astaxanthin, novel intermediates therefor and the preparation thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4937308A Preparation of alkyl O,O-dialkyl-.gamma.-phosphonotiglates Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US5210314A Preparation of canthaxanthin and astaxanthin Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US4778531A Epimerization of sugars, in particular of D-arabinose to D-ribose Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US8673598B2 Microbial succinic acid producers and purification of succinic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US6747177B2 Process for the preparation of meso-zeaxanthin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6743954B2 Process for the preparation of meso-zeaxanthin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6699911B2 Catalytic reduction of alkyne compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4567261A Preparation of riboflavin Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US4716243A .alpha.-(o-chlorophenyl)-aminomethylene-.beta.-formylaminopropionitrile Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US4550182A Preparation of .alpha.-tocopherol Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US5053223A Process and agents for control of white coffee-leaf miners, especially Perileucoptera coffeella Human Necessities 2 Expired
US9023632B2 Microbial succinic acid producers and purification of succinic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US4518813A Optically active units for the synthesis of the side chain of (R,R,R)-.alpha.-tocopherol and their preparation Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US7271296B2 Method for the production of phytofluene Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US6673971B2 Preparation of 1,1,4,4-tetramethoxy-2-butene Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US6610892B2 Process for preparing 2,7-dimethyl-2,4,6-octatrienal monoacetals Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US9061982B2 Process for the preparation of oxovinylionol and its O-protected derivatives Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US4656275A Preparation of riboflavin, and 4,5-dimethyl-N-(D)-ribityl-2-(O-alkoxyphenylazo)-aniline intermediates Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US7378558B2 Method for producing carotenoids Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired

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