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Thomas Krug — 42 Patents

Basf Se: 32 patents #318 of 13,826Top 3%
LGLeybold Gmbh: 10 patents #12 of 430Top 3%
TCToppan Printing Co.: 3 patents #268 of 1,467Top 20%
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE: #13 of 261 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #72,062 of 4,157,543Top 2%
42 Patents All Time
Thomas Krug has been granted 42 US patents while listed as an inventor at Basf Se. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in September 2025. Thomas Krug ranks #72,062 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.7%). Patent records list Thomas Krug in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 1995.peak 41990: 1 patents19901991: 3 patents1993: 1 patents1994: 2 patents19941995: 4 patents2000: 1 patents2001: 2 patents20012004: 1 patents2006: 1 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 4 patents2009: 2 patents2010: 3 patents20102011: 1 patents2012: 3 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 1 patents2017: 1 patents20172018: 2 patents2019: 1 patents2021: 1 patents20212023: 1 patents2024: 1 patents2025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 42 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12428383 Gas-phase process for the conversion of glycolaldehyde with an aminating agent Tatjana HUBER, Martin Ernst, Johann-Peter Melder, Stephanie Jaegli 2025-09-30
12162842 Conversion of glycolaldehyde with an aminating agent Martin Ernst, Tatjana HUBER, Johann-Peter Melder, Stephanie Jaegli 2024-12-10
11753364 Method for producing C2-C4 mono alkanol amines using an acid cation exchanger as a catalyst Christian Gruenanger, Gabriele Iffland, Zeljko Kotanjac, Hermann Luyken, Jian Yi +1 more 2023-09-12
10995057 Method for hydrogenating nitriles in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst carried on ZrO2 Christian Eidamshaus, Johann-Peter Melder, Joerg Pastre, Regine Helga Bebensee, Stephanie Jaegli 2021-05-04
10414716 Process for preparing a polyetheramine Christof Wilhelm Wigbers, Wolfgang Mägerlein, Johann-Peter Melder 2019-09-17
9981904 Process for preparing primary amines using an unsupported cobalt catalyst Christof Wilhelm Wigbers, Wolfgang Maegerlein, Johann-Peter Melder, Thomas Heidemann, Bernd Stein 2018-05-29
9914693 Process for preparing EDA using SO2-free hydrocyanic acid Hermann Luyken, Stephanie Jaegli, Michael Lorenz, Gordon Brasche, Markus Jegelka +4 more 2018-03-13
9828329 Method for the distillative purification of EDA Hermann Luyken, Stephanie Jaegli, Michael Lorenz, Gordon Brasche, Markus Jegelka +4 more 2017-11-28
9139511 Process for hydrogenating nitriles Christof Wilhelm Wigbers, Christoph Müller, Wolfgang Mägerlein, Petr Kubanek, Thomas Heidemann +2 more 2015-09-22
8772548 Reaction of glycolaldehyde with an aminating agent Wolfgang Mägerlein, Johann-Peter Melder, Jörg Pastre, Jan Eberhardt, Mirko Kreitschmann 2014-07-08
8742174 Method for preparing higher ethanolamines Wolfgang Mägerlein, Johann-Peter Melder, Jörg Pastre, Jan Eberhardt, Mirko Kreitschmann 2014-06-03
8476463 Process for separating off fumaric acid and other minor components during the production of maleic anhydride Gunther Windecker, Jens Weiguny, Alexander Weck, Ellen Dahlhoff, Wolf-Steffen Weiβker +2 more 2013-07-02
8247580 Process for preparing ε-caprolactone Rolf Pinkos, Gerd-Dieter Tebben, Tilman Sirch, Todd C. Spengeman, Stephanie A. Bejune +2 more 2012-08-21
8217186 Process for preparing epsilon-caprolactone Rolf Pinkos, Gerd-Dieter Tebben, Daniel Breuninger, Tilman Sirch, Christophe Bauduin +1 more 2012-07-10
8163139 Process for the distillative separation of mixtures comprising monoethylene glycol and diethylentriamine Karin Pickenäcker, Johann-Peter Melder, Bram Willem Hoffer, Gunther van Cauwenberge, Frank-Friedrich Pape 2012-04-24
7951974 Continuous methods and reacator used for the production of alkylamines Marco Bosch, Roderich Röttger, Bernd Stein, Johann-Peter Melder, Theodor Weber 2011-05-31
7754921 Shaped body comprising an aluminosilicate and aluminium oxide and process for the continuous preparation of methylamines Marco Bosch, Roderich Röttger, Jan Eberhardt, Manfred Julius, Karl-Heinz Roβ +1 more 2010-07-13
7714169 Continuous preparation of alkylamines Marco Bosch, Roderich Röttger, Bernd Stein, Johann-Peter Melder, Theodor Weber 2010-05-11
7700806 Method for producing ethylene amines ethanol amines from monoethylene glycol (MEG) Gunther van Cauwenberge, Johann-Peter Melder, Bram Willem Hoffer, Karin Pickenäcker, Frank-Friedrich Pape +1 more 2010-04-20
7635790 Method for producing ethylene amines and ethanol amines by the hydrogenating amination of monoethylene glycol and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst Gunther van Cauwenberge, Johann-Peter Melder, Bram Willem Hoffer, Karin Pickenäcker, Frank-Friedrich Pape +1 more 2009-12-22
7601875 Method for producing ethyleneamines Matthias Frauenkron, Holger Evers, Johann-Peter Melder, Roderich Röttger, Markus Siegert +2 more 2009-10-13
7449609 Method for production of 1,6-hexanediol with a purity in excess of 99.5% Andrea Haunert, Rolf Pinkos, Tilman Sirch, Michael Koch, Gerd-Dieter Tebben 2008-11-11
7435855 Process for the continuous synthesis of methylamines Marco Bosch, Jan Eberhardt, Roderich Röttger, Johann-Peter Melder 2008-10-14
7393978 Method for producing ethylene-amines Matthias Frauenkron, Holger Evers, Johann-Peter Melder, Roderich Röttger, Markus Siegert +4 more 2008-07-01
7329330 Method and device for the distillative processing of 1,6-hexanediol, 1,5-pentanediol and caprolactone Martin Gall, Gerd Kaibel, Harald Rust, Frank Stein 2008-02-12