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US2657243A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Isopropyl alcohol process

Assignee: Standard Oil Development Co
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Filing: 1948-09-15
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Granted: 1953-10-27
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Expires: 1968-09-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Albert P Giraitis
  • 👤 Mack C Fuqua

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 08:27
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C7/00; C07C7/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
IN THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL BY HYDRATION OF PROPYLENE IN THE PRESENCE OF SULFURIC ACID, THE STEPS OF SEPARATING BY DISTILLATION A PROPYLENE-RICH FRACTION CONTAINING BETWEEN 0.1 AND 1% BY WEIGHT OF C4 HYDROCARBONS AND FROM 0.05 TO 0.15% C3 ACETYLENES FROM A COMMERCIAL PROPYLENE FRACTION, PARTIALLY CONDENSING UNDER INCREASED PRESSURE FROM SAID PROPYLENE-RICH FRACTION A CONDENSATE CONTAINING 10 TO 60 WEIGHT PER CENT OF C3 HYDROCARBONS WITH A PORTION OF THE C4 HYDROCARBONS AND C3 ACETYLENES SO AS TO LEAVE THE REMAINING PROPYLENE-RICH VAPOR FRACTION WITH A C4 HYDROCARBON CONTENT OF LESS THAN 0.1 WEIGHT PER CENT AND A C3 ACETYLENE CONTENT OF LESS THAN 0.05 WEIGHT PER CENT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1956-10-26 1957-04-27 1957-10-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1960-10-26 1961-04-27 1961-10-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1964-10-26 1965-04-27 1965-10-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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