Inventor · Darmstadt, DE

Michael Benje

21Patents
5h-index
18Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 29, 1999 → Apr 22, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6841708B1 Method of producing ethylene (di)chloride (EDC) Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US7671244B2 Method for producing 1,2-dichloroethane by means of direct chlorination Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Expired
US7579509B2 Method and device for producing 1,2-dichlorethane by means of direct chlorination Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US7309471B2 Method for producing unsaturated halogenic hydrocarbons and device suitable for use with said method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6191329A Process for specific energy saving, especially in the oxychlorination of ethylene Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7009084B2 Method for producing 1, 2-dichloroethane by direct chlorination Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US7959768B2 Partial load enabled falling film evaporator and method for operating a partial load Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7182840B1 Method and device for exploiting heat resulting from the production of 1,2-dichloroethane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6437204B1 Process for the VCM production Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7671243B2 Method and device for using reaction heat during the production of 1,2-dichloroethane Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8742182B2 Method of operating a distillation column for purifying 1,2-dichloroethane and for coupled sodium hydroxide solution evaporative concentration Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9481620B2 Process and apparatus for heat recovery in vinyl chloride monomer plants or in integrated vinyl chloride monomer or polyvinyl chloride plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9803919B2 Method for drying a humid polymer powder and device suitable for said method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9981890B2 Method and a device for synthesizing 1.2-dichloroethane Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US6956143B2 Process for dissolving salts in 1,2-dichloroethane using ultrasound and a device for carrying out said process Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US9849400B2 Method for concentrating aqueous lye and apparatus suitable therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8552229B2 Method for utilization of the reaction heat that occurs in the production process of 1,2-dichloroethane from ethylene in a fluidized bed reactor Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US7001573B1 Process for removing fine dust from a fluidized-bed reactor, in particular for the oxychlorination of ethylene Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired
US7435983B2 Device for injecting electromagnetic radiation into a reactor Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired
US7504077B2 Method of producing ethylene (di) chloride (EDC) Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11820722B2 Method and plant for preparing vinyl chloride from 1,2-dichloroethane Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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