Inventor · Espoo, FI

Heikki Heikkila

75Patents
26h-index
76Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 15, 1976 → Oct 28, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7109005B2 Process for the simultaneous production of xylitol and ethanol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US5084104A Method for recovering xylose Chemistry; Metallurgy 57 Expired
US5730877A Method for fractionating a solution Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US4631129A Production of pure sugars and lignosulfonates from sulfite spent liquor Performing Operations; Transporting 55 Expired
US6224776A Method for fractionating a solution Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Expired
US5081026A Method for the production of xylitol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US6093326A Method for the fractionation of molasses Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US7008485B2 Separation process Chemistry; Metallurgy 49 Expired
US5637225A Method for fractionating sulphite cooking liquor Textiles; Paper 49 Expired
US5127957A Method for the recovery of betaine from molasses Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Expired
US4359430A Betaine recovery process Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US6896811B2 Chromatographic separation method Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US6846657B2 Process for the simultaneous production of xylitol and ethanol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US6086681A Method for recovery of xylose from solutions Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US6572775B2 Method for fractionating a solution Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US6872316B2 Recovery of xylose Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US5932452A Process for the production of xylose by hydrolysis of hemicellulose by immobilized enzymes Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Expired
US6239274A Method of producing xylose Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US6875349B2 Method for fractionating a solution Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US4066711A Method for recovering xylitol Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US6752902B2 Preparation of chemical pulp and xylose, utilizing a direct acid hydrolysis on the pulp Textiles; Paper 31 Expired
US7229558B2 Chromatographic separation method Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US7022239B2 Method for fractionating liquid mixtures Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US7361273B2 Separation of sugars, sugar alcohols, carbohydrates and mixtures thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US7959811B2 Separation process Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Active

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