Inventor · Kingsport, TN, US

Stephen N. Falling

46Patents
9h-index
41Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 31, 1983 → Jul 17, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6455620B1 Polyether containing polymers for oxygen scavenging Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US5315019A Continuous process for the manufacture of 2,5-dihydrofurans from .gamma., .delta.-epoxybutenes Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6451926B1 Coating compositions based on polyether alcohols prepared from 3,4-epoxy-1-butene Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US5238889A Process for the separation of oligomeric materials from a catalyst mixture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5406007A Process for the production of unsaturated alcohols Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US5623086A Process for the production of 1,2-bis (acyloxylates) Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US5117013A Process for the selective hydrogenation .gamma., .delta.-epoxyalkenes to epoxyalkanes Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US5608034A Polyether polymers derived from 3,4-epoxy-1-butene Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US5434314A Polyether glycols and alcohols derived from 3,4-epoxy-1-butene Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US5254701A Process for the production of mixtures of 2-hydroxytetrahydrofuran and 4-hydroxybutanal Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US5663422A Process for the production of 1,2-diacetoxy esters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5077418A Process for the selective hydrogenation .gamma.,.delta.-epoxyalkenes to epoxyalkanes Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US5536882A Preparation of polyether glycols and alcohols by the polymerization 3,4-epoxy-1-butene Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US5466759A Polyether glycols and alcohols derived from 3,4-epoxy-1-butene Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6444096B1 Process for the recovery and purification of cyclobutanone Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US9040748B2 Hydrocarboxylation of aqueous formaldehyde using a dehydrating recycle stream to decrease water concentration Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active
US8251228B2 Process and apparatus for adsorptive bubble separation Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US5103028A Process for the preparation of 3,4-dihalo-1,2-epoxybutanes Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US4962210A Process for the preparation of high-purity tetrahydrofuran Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US6555595B1 Photopolymerizable compositions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US5681969A Continuous process for the conversion of 2,5-dihydrofuran to 2,3-dihydrofuran Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US5652328A Polyether polymers derived from 3,4-epoxy-1-butene and hydroxyl initiator Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6184394A Process for the preparation of 3-furoate esters and novel intermediate compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US8703999B2 Hydrocarboxylation of methylene dipropionate in the presence of propionic acid and a heterogeneous catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US4885384A Process for the carbonylation of iodoaromatic compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired

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