Patents by Inventor Elke Westermann

Elke Westermann 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).

  • Method for producing olefins
    Patent number: 6392111
    Abstract: Olefins containing aromatic substituents are synthesized without the addition of phosphonium salts or phosphanes with the aid of a PdII compound as a catalyst in the presence of nitrogen-containing additives such as N,N-dimethylglycine and a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Studiengesellschaft Kohle mbH
    Inventors: Manfred T. Reetz, Gunther Lohmer, Renate Lohmer, Elke Westermann