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Process for polymerizing large bodies of resins

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1948-07-14
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Granted: 1951-12-25
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Expires: 1968-07-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Herbert F Minter
  • 👤 Milton M Leven

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 23:42
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F2/00; C08F2/46

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
IN THE PROCESS OF POLYMERIZING A RELATIVELY LARGE BODY OF A COMPLETELY POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID COMPOSITION COMPOSED OF A SOLUTION OF AN UNSATURATED POLYESTER OF AT LEAST ONE DICARBOXYLIC ACID AND A LIQUID POLYMERIZABLE MONOMER HAVING THE GROUP H2C=C<, INTO A HOMOGENEOUS SOLID, THE STEPS OF COMPRISING DISSOLVING A PEROXIDE CATALYST IN THE COMPOSITION, THE PEROXIDE CATALYST BEING THE ONLY CATALYST FOR THE REACTION, PLACING THE CATALYZED COMPOSITION IN AN OPEN CONTAINER OF AN INERT, NON-REACTIVE MATERIAL, THE CONTAINER BEING OF CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION, COVERING THE COMPOSITION IN THE CONTAINER WITH A LAYER OF 1,5PENTANEDIOL TO SEAL THE COMPOSITION AGAINST THE ENTRY OF ATMOSPHERIC GASES AND MOISTURE, REDUCING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COMPOSITION TO BETWEEN 5* C. AND 18* C. IN THE ABSENCE OF PHOTOCATALYTIC LIGHT, THE TEMPERATURE BEING RELATED TO THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE CONTAINER BY THE EMPIRICAL EQUATION
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
IN THE PROCESS OF POLYMERIZING A RELATIVELY LARGE BODY OF A COMPLETELY POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID COMPOSITION COMPOSED OF A SOLUTION OF AN UNSATURATED POLYESTER OF AT LEAST ONE DICARBOXYLIC ACID AND A LIQUID POLYMERIZABLE MONOMER HAVING THE GROUP H2C=C<, INTO A HOMOGENEOUS SOLID, THE STEPS OF COMPRISING DISSOLVING A PEROXIDE CATALYST IN THE COMPOSITION, THE PEROXIDE CATALYST BEING THE ONLY CATALYST FOR THE REACTION, PLACING THE CATALYZED COMPOSITION IN AN OPEN CONTAINER OF AN INERT, NON-REACTIVE MATERIAL, THE CONTAINER BEING OF CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION, COVERING THE COMPOSITION IN THE CONTAINER WITH A LAYER OF 1,5PENTANEDIOL TO SEAL THE COMPOSITION AGAINST THE ENTRY OF ATMOSPHERIC GASES AND MOISTURE, REDUCING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COMPOSITION TO BETWEEN 5* C. AND 18* C. IN THE ABSENCE OF PHOTOCATALYTIC LIGHT, THE TEMPERATURE BEING RELATED TO THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE CONTAINER BY THE EMPIRICAL EQUATION

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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) 1954-12-24 1955-06-25 1955-12-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1958-12-24 1959-06-25 1959-12-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1962-12-24 1963-06-25 1963-12-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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