← Back to Patent Explorer
US2562715A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Extraction of penicillin

Assignee: Wyeth LLC
•
Filing: 1944-02-26
•
Granted: 1951-07-31
•
Expires: 1964-02-26
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Charles W Heathcote
  • 👤 Granville R Rettew

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 15:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/33; A61K31/395; A61K31/41; A61K31/425; A61K31/429; A61K31/43

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 65 words
IN THE PROCESS OF EXTRACTING PENICILLIN FROM A CRUDE ACIDIC AQUEOUS CULTURE LIQUID WITH A WATER-IMMISCIBLE ORGANIC SOLVENT, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES CARRYING OUT THE EXTRACTION IN THE PRESENCE OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF A LONGCHAIN-ALKYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE, AS A DEMULSIFIER, THUS ACCELERATING SEPARATION OF THE ORGANIC SOLVENT EXTRACT FROM THE AQUEOUS PHASE, AND SEPARATING THE RESULTNG ORGANIC SOLVENT EXTRACT FROM THE AQUEOUS PHASE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 65 words
IN THE PROCESS OF EXTRACTING PENICILLIN FROM A CRUDE ACIDIC AQUEOUS CULTURE LIQUID WITH A WATER-IMMISCIBLE ORGANIC SOLVENT, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES CARRYING OUT THE EXTRACTION IN THE PRESENCE OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF A LONGCHAIN-ALKYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE, AS A DEMULSIFIER, THUS ACCELERATING SEPARATION OF THE ORGANIC SOLVENT EXTRACT FROM THE AQUEOUS PHASE, AND SEPARATING THE RESULTNG ORGANIC SOLVENT EXTRACT FROM THE AQUEOUS PHASE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1938322A Cited
US1938323A Cited
US1943815A Cited
US2262238A Cited
US2281419A Cited
US2262741A Cited
US2338384A Cited
US2448790A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1954-07-30 1955-01-29 1955-07-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1958-07-30 1959-01-29 1959-07-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1962-07-30 1963-01-29 1963-07-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag