Inventor · Kennett Square, PA, US

Richard E. Ernst

13Patents
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13Co-inventors
57Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 23, 1975 → Jul 18, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4590285A Process for preparing a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and 3-alkyl tetrahydrofuran and copolymers thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Expired
US4879420A Preparation of mixtures of butanediols Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US4383895A Purification of 1,4-butanediol Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US4590312A Process for preparing 2-alkyl-1,4-butanediols Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US3998936A Process for regenerating hydrogenation catalyst activity in hydrogen peroxide synthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4859801A Synthesis of mixtures of butanediols Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US6225477A Process for regeneration of carbon-supported, rhenium-containing catalysts Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US4413136A Purification of tetrahydrofuran Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6566539B1 Catalyst regeneration by treatment with an oxidizing agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6355846B1 Narrowing of poly (tetramethylene ether) glycol Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US5596074A Method for controlling color formation during polytetramethylene ether glycol production Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US4954658A Process for reducing fluoride levels in poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US4499291A Process for simultaneous hydrogenation of 2-butyne-1,4-diol and furan Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired

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