Patents by Inventor Bernd Ellenberg

Bernd Ellenberg 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).

  • Catalytic hydrogenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids or derivatives using a palladium/carbonic acid catalytic complex
    Patent number: 5354877
    Abstract: Mono-unsaturated fatty acids or their derivates are produced by hydrogenating poly-unaturated fatty acids or their derivates at 0.degree. to 150.degree. C., in a pressure range from 800 to 1500 hPa, with hydrogen and in the presence of a catalyst system that contains: a) a palladium salt and b) a carbonic acid ester, as well as, if necessary, c) a base for neutralizing the acids formed during the reduction of the palladium salt, d) water and/or a water-immiscible, inert solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Arno Behr, Christoph Lohr, Bernd Ellenberg