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Werner Schwertfeger — 58 Patents

3M: 37 patents #249 of 11,543Top 3%
Hoechst Gmbh: 20 patents #128 of 4,020Top 4%
DGDyneon Gmbh: 4 patents #7 of 53Top 15%
Rockenberg, DE: #1 of 78 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #41,319 of 4,157,543Top 1%
58 Patents All Time
Werner Schwertfeger has been granted 58 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in November 2017. Werner Schwertfeger ranks #41,319 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.99%). Patent records list Werner Schwertfeger in Rockenberg, DE.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 2017Bar chart with a peak of 8 patents in 2010.peak 81982: 2 patents19821983: 1 patents1984: 5 patents1985: 2 patents19851986: 2 patents1989: 3 patents1990: 3 patents19901991: 2 patents2001: 2 patents2002: 2 patents20022003: 2 patents2004: 5 patents2005: 2 patents20052006: 4 patents2007: 2 patents2008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents2010: 8 patents2012: 2 patents20122013: 4 patents2014: 2 patents2017: 1 patents2017

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 58 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9828320 Methods of making halogenated fluorinated ether-containing compounds Klaus Hintzer, Markus E. Hirschberg, Kai H. Lochhaas, Oleg Shyshkov, Arne Thaler 2017-11-28 $22,669,000
8633288 Fluorinated ether compounds and methods of using the same Rudolf J. Dams, Michael S. Terrazas, Klaus Hintzer, Zai-Ming Qiu, Miguel A. Guerra +5 more 2014-01-21 $32,319,000
8623957 Method of preparing fluoropolymers by aqueous emulsion polymerization Klaus Hintzer, Michael Juergens, Harald Kaspar, Kai H. Lochhaas, André Streiter +1 more 2014-01-07 $24,263,000
8614265 Method of making fluoropolymer dispersion Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Kai H. Lochhaas +7 more 2013-12-24 $35,818,000
8476385 Fluorinated ether compositions and methods of using the same Rudolf J. Dams, Miguel A. Guerra, Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar +5 more 2013-07-02 $23,810,000
8404790 Aqueous emulsion polymerization process for producing fluoropolymers Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Kai H. Lochhaas, Andreas Maurer +1 more 2013-03-26 $11,213,000
8394989 Fluorinated oxy-carboxylic acids, derivatives, and methods of preparation Klaus Hintzer, Egon Obermaier 2013-03-12 $36,283,000
8222322 Method of making fluoropolymer dispersion Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Kai H. Lochhaas +7 more 2012-07-17 $23,923,000
8119750 Explosion taming surfactants for the production of perfluoropolymers Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Andreas Maurer, Tilman C. Zipplies 2012-02-21 $17,160,000
7838608 Fluorinated surfactants for making fluoropolymers Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Königsmann, Andreas Maurer +1 more 2010-11-23 $21,260,000
7807726 Recovery of fluorinated surfactants from a basic anion exchange resin having quaternary ammonium groups Andreas Maurer, Klaus Hintzer, Egon Obermaier, Astrid Weber 2010-10-05 $16,879,000
7795332 Method of removing fluorinated carboxylic acid from aqueous liquid Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Kai H. Lochhaas +5 more 2010-09-14 $29,353,000
7776946 Aqueous emulsion polymerization of fluorinated monomers using a fluorinated surfactant Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar, Andreas Maurer, Tilman C. Zipplies 2010-08-17 $18,610,000
7754795 Coating composition Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Kai H. Lochhaas +7 more 2010-07-13 $27,015,000
7754914 Method of recovering fluorinated acid surfactants from adsorbent particles loaded therewith Stephan Führer, Klaus Hintzer, Gernot Lohr, Egon Obermaier 2010-07-13 $27,015,000
7678859 Preparation and stabilization of fluoropolymer dispersions Peter Bissinger, Michael C. Dadalas, Klaus Hintzer, Ludwig Mayer, Tilman C. Zipplies 2010-03-16 $16,632,000
7671112 Method of making fluoropolymer dispersion Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Kai H. Lochhaas +7 more 2010-03-02 $12,957,000
7560517 Fluoropolymer for making a fluoroelastomer Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Kai H. Lochhaas 2009-07-14 $67,380,000
7358296 Aqueous dispersions of fluoropolymers Hermann Bladel, Klaus Hintzer, Gernot Lohr, Reinhard A. Sulzbach 2008-04-15 $33,356,000
7250540 Process for manufacturing fluoroolefins Gerald L. Bauer, Jeffrey D. Weigelt, Klaus Hintzer, Gernot Loehr, Arthur A. Ponelis 2007-07-31 $31,907,000
7166198 Treatment of fluorocarbon feedstocks Izak Jacobus Van Der Walt, Klaus Hintzer, Gerald L. Bauer 2007-01-23 $22,702,000
7094839 Process for making a fluoroelastomer Werner M. A. Grootaert, Klaus Hintzer, Bernhard Hirsch, Harald Kaspar, Robert E. Kolb +1 more 2006-08-22 $16,436,000
7074862 Emulsifier free aqueous emulsion polymerization process for making fluoropolymers Harald Kaspar, Klaus Hintzer, Greta Dewitte 2006-07-11 $30,169,000
7060772 Fluoropolymers from tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoro(alkoxyalkyl vinyl) ether Klaus Hintzer, Ralph Kaulbach, Friedrich Kloos 2006-06-13 $29,089,000
7018541 Removal of fluorinated surfactants from waste water Klaus Hintzer, Egon Obermaier 2006-03-28 $18,963,000