Inventor · Charlotte, NC, US

Norbert Herfert

46Patents
13h-index
72Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 19, 1995 → Apr 9, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6414214B1 Mechanically stable hydrogel-forming polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 166 Expired
US5973014A Process for the preparation of porous, hydrophilic, highly swellable hydrogels Chemistry; Metallurgy 71 Expired
US5731365A Hydrophilic, highly swellable hydrogels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US6565768B1 Method for producing water-swellable hydorphilic polymers, said polymers and use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6849665B2 Absorbent compositions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US6297335A Crosslinked, hydrophilic, highly swellable hydrogels, production thereof and use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Expired
US6641064B1 Complete drying method for hydrogels Chemistry; Metallurgy 37 Expired
US5840321A Hydrophilic, highly swellable hydrogels Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Expired
US6602950B1 Hydrophilic hydrogels with a high swelling capacity and method for producing and using them Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US7396584B2 Crosslinked polyamine coating on superabsorbent hydrogels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6800666B2 Hydrophilic, open-cell, elastic foams with a melamine/formaldehyde resin base, production thereof and use thereof in hygiene products Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US5945495A Use of surfactants in the drying of hydrophilic highly swellable hydrogels Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US7504551B2 Color-stable superabsorbent polymer composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7144957B2 Polymer mixture of hydrogels with different pH value Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6107432A Water-swellable, hydrophilic polymer compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US7662460B2 Plasticized superabsorbent polymer sheets and use thereof in hygienic articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7329701B2 Superabsorbent polymers and method of manufacturing the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US7528291B2 Color-stable superabsorbent polymer composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US9073040B2 Water-absorbent polymer particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8017549B2 Superabsorbents having superior permeability and conveying properties Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8865828B2 Method for producing permeable water-absorbing polymer particles through polymerization of drops of a monomer solution Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US6828354B2 Hydrophilic open-cell, elastic foams with a melamine/formaldehyde resin base, production thereof and use thereof in hygiene products Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US7915363B2 Acidic superabsorbent hydrogels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8552071B1 Hydrogels absorbing aqueous fluids Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US7790823B2 Acidic superabsorbent hydrogels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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