Patents by Inventor Thomas Hupperich

Thomas Hupperich 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).

  • Process for preparing neopentyl glycol by cracking high boilers occurring in the production process
    Patent number: 8357824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for obtaining neopentyl glycol by hydrogenating cracking of high-boilers occurring in the production process in the presence of copper-chromite catalysts. The hydrogenating cracking proceeds in the absence of solvent at a temperature of 140 to 220° C. and at pressures of 7 to 28 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Oxea GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf-Peter Schulz, Horst Scholz, Thomas Hupperich, Peter Heymanns, Tonia Weber, Alexander Kaufmann, Kurt Schalapski, Heinz Strutz
  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING NEOPENTYL GLYCOL BY CRACKING HIGH BOILERS OCCURING IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20110184212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for obtaining neopentyl glycol by hydrogenating cracking of high-boilers occurring in the production process in the presence of copper-chromite catalysts. The hydrogenating cracking proceeds in the absence of solvent at a temperature of 140 to 220° C. and at pressures of 7 to 28 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: OXEA GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf-Peter Schulz, Horst Scholz, Thomas Hupperich, Peter Heymanns, Tonia Weber, Alexander Kaufmann, Kurt Schalapski, Heinz Strutz