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US2658856A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process of refining and stabilizing waxes

Assignee: Standard Oil Development Co
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Filing: 1951-07-27
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Granted: 1953-11-10
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Expires: 1971-07-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Stephen F Perry
  • 👤 Randolph M Bailly

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 20:25
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G73/00; C10G73/42; C10G73/44

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY PETROLEUM WAXES WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING A WAX FRACTON CONTAINING LESS THAN ABOUT 3% OF OIL TO CONTACT WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING 5 TO 13% BY WEIGHT OF MOLYBDENUM OXIDE ON ALUMINA AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 400700* F., AND AT A PRESSURE IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 0-400 LBS. PER SQ. IN. WHEREIN A QUANTITY OF HYDROGEN IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 100-500 CU. FT. PER BARREL OF WAX IS UTILIZED, SAID CATALYST BEING CHARACTERIZED BY CONTAINING LESS THAN ABOUT 0.5% VOLATILE MATTER AND WHICH IS FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY HAVING A PORE DIAMETER GREATER THAN 100 ANGSTROM UNITS, SAID CATALYST BEING PREPARED BY RECALCINATION AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 1200* F. OF A CATALYST COMPRISING MOLYBDENUM OXIDE ON ALUMINA.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY PETROLEUM WAXES WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING A WAX FRACTON CONTAINING LESS THAN ABOUT 3% OF OIL TO CONTACT WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING 5 TO 13% BY WEIGHT OF MOLYBDENUM OXIDE ON ALUMINA AT A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 400700* F., AND AT A PRESSURE IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 0-400 LBS. PER SQ. IN. WHEREIN A QUANTITY OF HYDROGEN IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 100-500 CU. FT. PER BARREL OF WAX IS UTILIZED, SAID CATALYST BEING CHARACTERIZED BY CONTAINING LESS THAN ABOUT 0.5% VOLATILE MATTER AND WHICH IS FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY HAVING A PORE DIAMETER GREATER THAN 100 ANGSTROM UNITS, SAID CATALYST BEING PREPARED BY RECALCINATION AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 1200* F. OF A CATALYST COMPRISING MOLYBDENUM OXIDE ON ALUMINA.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1956-11-09 1957-05-11 1957-11-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1964-11-09 1965-05-11 1965-11-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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