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US2515232A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Water-detecting paper and a water-detecting coating composition therefor

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1946-12-31
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Granted: 1950-07-18
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Expires: 1966-12-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Morris S Kantrowitz
  • 👤 Earl J Gosnell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 13:43
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N31/00; G01N31/22; G01N31/222

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
A COATING COMPOSITION ADAPTED TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF WATER THEREON CONSISTING OF AN ORGANIC DYESTUFF WHICH IS RELATIVELY COLORLESS IN THIN LAYERS BUT WHICH DEVELOPS STRONG COLORATION IN CONTACT WITH MOISTURE, HAVING INCORPORATED THEREWITH A DRYING OIL, A CELLULOSE PLASTIC OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF CELLULOSE LOWER ALKYL ETHERS AND CELLULOSE LOWER ALKANOATES, AND AN ORGANIC MUTUAL SOLVENT FOR SAID DRYING OIL AND SAID PLASTIC, SAID SOLVENT BEING INCAPABLE OF SUBSTANTIALLY DEVELOPING THE TINCTORIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID DYESTUFF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
A COATING COMPOSITION ADAPTED TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF WATER THEREON CONSISTING OF AN ORGANIC DYESTUFF WHICH IS RELATIVELY COLORLESS IN THIN LAYERS BUT WHICH DEVELOPS STRONG COLORATION IN CONTACT WITH MOISTURE, HAVING INCORPORATED THEREWITH A DRYING OIL, A CELLULOSE PLASTIC OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF CELLULOSE LOWER ALKYL ETHERS AND CELLULOSE LOWER ALKANOATES, AND AN ORGANIC MUTUAL SOLVENT FOR SAID DRYING OIL AND SAID PLASTIC, SAID SOLVENT BEING INCAPABLE OF SUBSTANTIALLY DEVELOPING THE TINCTORIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID DYESTUFF.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1953-07-17 1954-01-16 1954-07-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1957-07-17 1958-01-16 1958-07-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1961-07-17 1962-01-16 1962-07-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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