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Production of lignin, cellulose, and pentosans

Assignee: IOWA STATE COLLEGE RES FOUND
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Filing: 1947-09-19
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Granted: 1952-10-28
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Expires: 1967-09-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Orland R Sweeney
  • 👤 Melvin H Brown
  • 👤 Lionel K Arnold

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 11:45
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21C; D21C5/00; C; C08; C08B; C08B1/00; C08B37/00; C08B37/0006; C08B37/0057; C08H; C08H6/00; D21C3/00; D21C3/22; D21C3/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
IN A PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CROP BYPRODUCTS CONTAINING CELLULOSE, LIGNINS AND PENTOSANS TO RECOVER ALL OF SAID CONSTITUENTS FROM A SINGLE BATCH OF RAW MATERIAL, THE STEPS OF ACIDTREATING SUCH A PRODUCT BY CONTACTING IT WITH AN ACID SOLUTION TO EXTRACT THE PENTOSANS INTO THE ACID SOLUTION, WITHDRAWING THE PENTOSAN-CONTAINING ACID SOLUTION FROM THE SOLIDS, SEPARATING THE PENTOSANS FROM THE WITHDRAWN SOLUTION, DIGESTING SAID SOLIDS IN AN ALKALINE SOLUTION TO REMOVE THE LIGNINS, WITHDRAWING THE SOLUTION FROM THE CELLULOSE, AND SEPARATING THE LIGNINS FROM THE LATTER SOLUTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 89 words
IN A PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CROP BYPRODUCTS CONTAINING CELLULOSE, LIGNINS AND PENTOSANS TO RECOVER ALL OF SAID CONSTITUENTS FROM A SINGLE BATCH OF RAW MATERIAL, THE STEPS OF ACIDTREATING SUCH A PRODUCT BY CONTACTING IT WITH AN ACID SOLUTION TO EXTRACT THE PENTOSANS INTO THE ACID SOLUTION, WITHDRAWING THE PENTOSAN-CONTAINING ACID SOLUTION FROM THE SOLIDS, SEPARATING THE PENTOSANS FROM THE WITHDRAWN SOLUTION, DIGESTING SAID SOLIDS IN AN ALKALINE SOLUTION TO REMOVE THE LIGNINS, WITHDRAWING THE SOLUTION FROM THE CELLULOSE, AND SEPARATING THE LIGNINS FROM THE LATTER SOLUTION.

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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) 1955-10-28 1956-04-28 1956-10-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1959-10-28 1960-04-28 1960-10-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1963-10-28 1964-04-28 1964-10-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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