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US2678950A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process of producing acrolein

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Granted: 1954-05-18
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Expires: 1971-05-18
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 09:38
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C41/00; C07C41/48; C07C41/50; C07C41/56; C07C43/00; C07C43/30; C07C43/303; C07C45/00; C07C45/51; C07C45/52; C07C47/00; C07C47/20; C07C47/21; C07C47/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 101 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ACETAL OF ACROLEIN WHICH COMPRISES HEATING ACROLEIN AND A LOWER ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYTIC AMOUNT OF A SULFO ACID, SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SULFURIC ACID, SULFAMIC ACID, ALIPHATIC SULFONIC ACIDS AND AROMATIC SULFONIC ACIDS, THE CATALYST BEING PRESENT IN AMOUNT BETWEEN ABOUT 0.001 AND ABOUT 0.01 MOLE PER 100 MOLES OF ACROLEIN, AT A TEMPERATURE ETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 25 AND APPROXIMATELY FIFTY DEGREES CENTIGRADE, WHILE REMOVING THE WATER FORMED DURING THE CONDENSATION FROM THE REACTION MIXTURE CONTINUOUSLY AS FORMED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERING THE ACROLEIN ACETAL FROM THE REACTION MIXTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 101 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ACETAL OF ACROLEIN WHICH COMPRISES HEATING ACROLEIN AND A LOWER ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYTIC AMOUNT OF A SULFO ACID, SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SULFURIC ACID, SULFAMIC ACID, ALIPHATIC SULFONIC ACIDS AND AROMATIC SULFONIC ACIDS, THE CATALYST BEING PRESENT IN AMOUNT BETWEEN ABOUT 0.001 AND ABOUT 0.01 MOLE PER 100 MOLES OF ACROLEIN, AT A TEMPERATURE ETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 25 AND APPROXIMATELY FIFTY DEGREES CENTIGRADE, WHILE REMOVING THE WATER FORMED DURING THE CONDENSATION FROM THE REACTION MIXTURE CONTINUOUSLY AS FORMED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERING THE ACROLEIN ACETAL FROM THE REACTION MIXTURE.

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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) 1957-05-17 1957-11-16 1958-05-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1961-05-17 1961-11-16 1962-05-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1965-05-17 1965-11-16 1966-05-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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