Patents by Inventor Benjamin Schäffner

Benjamin Schäffner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160130208
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acids or salts thereof, comprising a step in which a metallalactone is reacted in a solvent in the presence of a halide; to a composition that comprises ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acids or salts thereof and halide ions; and to the use of said composition for the production of superabsorbent materials or as a monomer composition for producing polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GMBH
    Inventors: Benjamin Schäffner, Matthias Blug, Dieter Vogt, Coen Hendriksen, Evgeny Pidko