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US2578326A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Purification of benzene polycarboxylic acids by an oil sublimation process

Assignee: California Research LLC
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Filing: 1949-09-06
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Granted: 1951-12-11
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Expires: 1969-09-06
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr William G Toland

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 18:40
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/54; C07C51/573; C07C51/42; C07C51/43

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 97 words
AN IMPROVED SUBLIMATION PROCESS FOR SEPARATING BENZENE POLYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS IN SUBSTANSTIALLY PURE FORM FROM SOLID MIXTURE CONTAINING THEM, WHICH COMPRISES SUSPENDING THE SOLID MIXTURE IN A HYDROCARBON OIL WHICH BOILS SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 400 TO ABOUT 750* F., HEATING THE SUSPENSION IN AN EVAPORATING ZONE TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 415* F. AND ABOUT 750* F WHICH IS BELOW THE MELTING POINT OF THE SOLID MIXTURE, MAINTAINING A REDUCED PRESSURE IN THE EVAPORATING ZONE AND WITHDRAWING A VAPOR PHASE COMPRISING VAPORIZED HYDROCARBON OIL AND THE SUBLIMED BENZENE POLYCHARBOXYLIC ACIDS FROM SAID EVAPORATING ZONE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 97 words
AN IMPROVED SUBLIMATION PROCESS FOR SEPARATING BENZENE POLYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS IN SUBSTANSTIALLY PURE FORM FROM SOLID MIXTURE CONTAINING THEM, WHICH COMPRISES SUSPENDING THE SOLID MIXTURE IN A HYDROCARBON OIL WHICH BOILS SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 400 TO ABOUT 750* F., HEATING THE SUSPENSION IN AN EVAPORATING ZONE TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 415* F. AND ABOUT 750* F WHICH IS BELOW THE MELTING POINT OF THE SOLID MIXTURE, MAINTAINING A REDUCED PRESSURE IN THE EVAPORATING ZONE AND WITHDRAWING A VAPOR PHASE COMPRISING VAPORIZED HYDROCARBON OIL AND THE SUBLIMED BENZENE POLYCHARBOXYLIC ACIDS FROM SAID EVAPORATING ZONE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1954-12-10 1955-06-11 1955-12-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1958-12-10 1959-06-11 1959-12-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1962-12-10 1963-06-11 1963-12-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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