Patents by Inventor Inge Mussler

Inge Mussler 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).

  • Non-corrosive catalytic hydrolysis of fatty acid esters to fatty acids
    Patent number: 6646146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid phase process for the direct hydrolysis of a fatty acid ester to the corresponding fatty acid and alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the fatty acid in the liquid phase is contacted with steam in the presence of a compound of a metal that is capable of forming a soap with a large hydration shell as a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: HaltermannAscot GmbH
    Inventors: Jacobus Sinnema, Luc De Graef, Thomas Meisel, Inge Mussler