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US2544308A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Refining of organic compounds

Assignee: Cities Service Oil Co
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Filing: 1946-07-03
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Granted: 1951-03-06
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Expires: 1966-07-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Louis D Friedman
  • 👤 William B Hughes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 15:23
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C7/00; C07C7/148; C07C7/14875; C07C29/00; C07C29/74; C07C29/88; C07C67/00; C07C67/48; C07C67/60

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 111 words
THE PROCESS OF REMOVING CARBONYL IMPURITIES OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALDEHYDES AND KETONES FROM ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS WHICH ARE NOT ESSENTIALLY REACTIVE WITH BASIC CONDENSING AGENTS, WHICH COMPRISES TREATING ANB ORGANIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING CARBONYL IMPURITIES IN PROPORTIONS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 1 MOL TO ABOUT 9 MOLS OF ALDEHYDE TO 1 MOL OF KETONE, WITH AN ADDED CARBONYL COMPOUND OF SUCH A NATURE AS TO BALANCE THE PROPORTION OF ALDEHYDE TO KETONE WITHIN THE SAID RANGE, CONDENSING THE CARBONYLS IN THE PRESENCE OF A BASIC CONDENSING AGENT INTO AN ALDEHYDE-KETONE CONDENSATION PRODUCT WHICH IS LESS VOLATILE THAN THE PRINCIPAL COMPOUND, AND SEPARATING THE PRINCIPAL COMPOUND FROM SUCH CONDENSATION PRODUCT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 111 words
THE PROCESS OF REMOVING CARBONYL IMPURITIES OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALDEHYDES AND KETONES FROM ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS WHICH ARE NOT ESSENTIALLY REACTIVE WITH BASIC CONDENSING AGENTS, WHICH COMPRISES TREATING ANB ORGANIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING CARBONYL IMPURITIES IN PROPORTIONS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 1 MOL TO ABOUT 9 MOLS OF ALDEHYDE TO 1 MOL OF KETONE, WITH AN ADDED CARBONYL COMPOUND OF SUCH A NATURE AS TO BALANCE THE PROPORTION OF ALDEHYDE TO KETONE WITHIN THE SAID RANGE, CONDENSING THE CARBONYLS IN THE PRESENCE OF A BASIC CONDENSING AGENT INTO AN ALDEHYDE-KETONE CONDENSATION PRODUCT WHICH IS LESS VOLATILE THAN THE PRINCIPAL COMPOUND, AND SEPARATING THE PRINCIPAL COMPOUND FROM SUCH CONDENSATION PRODUCT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1954-03-05 1954-09-04 1955-03-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1958-03-05 1958-09-04 1959-03-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1962-03-05 1962-09-04 1963-03-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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