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US2552412A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Purification of aliphatic alcohols by extractive distillation

Assignee: Standard Oil Development Co
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Filing: 1949-07-16
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Granted: 1951-05-08
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Expires: 1969-07-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr William M Drout
  • 👤 Joseph W Dowling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 09:13
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C29/00; C07C29/74; C07C29/76; C07C29/80; C07C29/84

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 103 words
THE METHOD OF REFINING A CRUDE ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL CONTAINING 2 TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE PRODUCED BY REACTION OF A MONO-OLEFIN, SAID CRUDE ALCOHOL CONTAINING CONTAMINANTS LOWER BOILING AND HIGHER BOILING THAN THE ALCOHOL, WHICH COMPRISES CONTINUOULSY FREDING THE CRUDE ALCOHOL TO A FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION ZONE AT AN INTERMEDIATE POINT THEREOF, CONTINUOUSLY ADDING A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF A SOLVENT CONSISTING OF A 20-80 VOL. PER CENT AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A SUBSTANCE SELECTED FORM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A ALIPHATIC GLYCOLS, GLYCOL-ETHERS AND GLYCOL-ESTERS, TO THE FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION ZONE AT A POINT SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE CRUDE ALCOHOL FEED POINT TO MAINTAIN AN IN-
Claim 2
Independent Claim 103 words
THE METHOD OF REFINING A CRUDE ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL CONTAINING 2 TO 6 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE PRODUCED BY REACTION OF A MONO-OLEFIN, SAID CRUDE ALCOHOL CONTAINING CONTAMINANTS LOWER BOILING AND HIGHER BOILING THAN THE ALCOHOL, WHICH COMPRISES CONTINUOULSY FREDING THE CRUDE ALCOHOL TO A FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION ZONE AT AN INTERMEDIATE POINT THEREOF, CONTINUOUSLY ADDING A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF A SOLVENT CONSISTING OF A 20-80 VOL. PER CENT AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A SUBSTANCE SELECTED FORM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A ALIPHATIC GLYCOLS, GLYCOL-ETHERS AND GLYCOL-ESTERS, TO THE FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION ZONE AT A POINT SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE CRUDE ALCOHOL FEED POINT TO MAINTAIN AN IN-

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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) 1954-05-07 1954-11-06 1955-05-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1958-05-07 1958-11-06 1959-05-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1962-05-07 1962-11-06 1963-05-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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