Thomas Merz
27Patents
12h-index
50Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 17, 1992 → May 7, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6693069B2 | Disinfecting compositions and processes for disinfecting surfaces | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 211 | Expired |
| US8729296B2 | Generation of peroxycarboxylic acids at alkaline pH, and their use as textile bleaching and antimicrobial agents | Performing Operations; Transporting | 41 | Active |
| US6329333A | Pastelike detergent and cleaning agent | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 39 | Expired |
| US5929014A | Paste-form detergent | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 28 | Expired |
| US6248708A | Paste-form detergent containing a mixture of ethoxylated alcohols | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US7470655B2 | Method of inactivating prions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US5364552A | Liquid nonionic surfactant combination having improved low-temperaturestability | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US7636885B2 | Method of determining Unicode values corresponding to the text in digital documents | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US6200351A | Institutional washing process using soil-release polymer | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US6627592B1 | Pasty washing agent | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US8871807B2 | Detergents capable of cleaning, bleaching, sanitizing and/or disinfecting textiles including sulfoperoxycarboxylic acids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Active |
| US6187739A | Paste-form washing and cleaning agents | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Expired |
| US5861371A | Laundry aftertreatment compositions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Expired |
| US8062381B2 | Liquid membrane compatible detergent formulation comprising branched alkoxylated fatty alcohols as non-ionic surfactants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Active |
| US8278259B2 | Liquid membrane-compatible detergent composition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Active |
| US6892739B2 | Microbicidally active tensides | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US8114827B2 | Paste-like detergent formulation comprising branched alkoxylated fatty alcohols as non-ionic surfactants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Active |
| US6398820B1 | Method for washing clothes, in particular working clothes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US5273674A | 2,5-diacyloxy-2,5-dihydrofuran activators for inorganic per compounds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US9890350B2 | Methods of using a soil release polymer in a neutral or low alkaline prewash | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Active |
| US6287347A | Method for washing clothes | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Expired |
| US5767057A | Spray-dried granules of high apparent density | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
| US10077415B2 | Detergents capable of cleaning, bleaching, sanitizing and/or disinfecting textiles including sulfoperoxycarboxylic acids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Active |
| US9540598B2 | Detergents capable of cleaning, bleaching, sanitizing and/or disinfecting textiles including sulfoperoxycarboxylic acids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US11332819B2 | Holding devices for receiving a plurality of substrates for the treatment thereof, treatment systems, and treatment methods | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.