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US2746909A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hydroforming

Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1955-01-31
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Granted: 1956-05-22
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Expires: 1975-01-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles E Hemminger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 10:42
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G35/00; C10G35/04; C10G35/10; C10G35/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S502/00; Y10S502/515; Y10S502/517

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
A CONTINUOUS METHOD FOR HYDROFORMING NAPHTHAS WHICH COMPRISES PROVIDING A FLUIDIZED BED OF A PLATINUMCONTAINING CATALYST IN A HYDROFORMING ZONE, CONTACTING THE SAID CATALYST IN THE SAID ZONE WITH NAPHTHAS AND ADDED DRY SUBSTANTIALLY SULFUR-FREE HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GAS, MAINTAINING HYDROFORMING CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE AND CONTACT TIME IN SAID HYDROFORMING ZONE, MAINTAINING A PRESSURE OF FROM 150-325 P. S. I. IN SAID HYDROFORMING ZONE, REMOVING CATALYST CONTAMINATED WITH CARBONACEOUS AND OTHER DEPOSITS FROM SAID HYDROFORMING ZONE AND CONDUCTING IT TO A REGENERATION ZONE, FORMING THE CATALYST INTO A FLUIDIZED BED IN SAID LAST-NAMED ZONE AND TREATING IT WITH AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS AT REGENERATION CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE, WITHDRAWING CATALYST FROM THE REGENERATION
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
A CONTINUOUS METHOD FOR HYDROFORMING NAPHTHAS WHICH COMPRISES PROVIDING A FLUIDIZED BED OF A PLATINUMCONTAINING CATALYST IN A HYDROFORMING ZONE, CONTACTING THE SAID CATALYST IN THE SAID ZONE WITH NAPHTHAS AND ADDED DRY SUBSTANTIALLY SULFUR-FREE HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GAS, MAINTAINING HYDROFORMING CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE AND CONTACT TIME IN SAID HYDROFORMING ZONE, MAINTAINING A PRESSURE OF FROM 150-325 P. S. I. IN SAID HYDROFORMING ZONE, REMOVING CATALYST CONTAMINATED WITH CARBONACEOUS AND OTHER DEPOSITS FROM SAID HYDROFORMING ZONE AND CONDUCTING IT TO A REGENERATION ZONE, FORMING THE CATALYST INTO A FLUIDIZED BED IN SAID LAST-NAMED ZONE AND TREATING IT WITH AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS AT REGENERATION CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE, WITHDRAWING CATALYST FROM THE REGENERATION

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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) 1959-05-22 1959-11-21 1960-05-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1963-05-22 1963-11-21 1964-05-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1967-05-22 1967-11-21 1968-05-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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