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US2780532A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Uranium separation process

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1948-08-13
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Granted: 1957-02-05
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Expires: 1968-08-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond M Hainer
  • 👤 Evers Ernest Charles

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 13:33
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22B; C22B60/00; C22B60/02; C22B60/0204; C22B60/0217; C22B60/0252; C22B60/026

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
A PROCESS OF SEPARATING URANYL NITRATE FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION ALSO CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE OTHER METAL IN SOLUTION AND IN WHICH THE PREDOMINANT ANION AFTER THE INCLUSION OF THE SALTING OUT AGENT IS THE NITRATE ION WHICH COMPRISES INCLUDING IN SAID SOLUTION A SALTING OUT AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AMMONIUM NITRATE AND NITRATES OF DIVALENT AND TRIVALENT METALS, EXTRACTING SAID SOLUTIONS WITH A DIALKYL ETHER OF A POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, AND THEN WASHING SAID DIALKYL ETHER WITH A LIQUID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF WATER, WATER CONTAINING A DISSOLVED BASE, AND AN AQUEOUS AMMONIUM SULFATE SOLUTION TO RECOVER THE URANYL NITRATE FROM SAID DIALKYL ETHER OF A POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
A PROCESS OF SEPARATING URANYL NITRATE FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION ALSO CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE OTHER METAL IN SOLUTION AND IN WHICH THE PREDOMINANT ANION AFTER THE INCLUSION OF THE SALTING OUT AGENT IS THE NITRATE ION WHICH COMPRISES INCLUDING IN SAID SOLUTION A SALTING OUT AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AMMONIUM NITRATE AND NITRATES OF DIVALENT AND TRIVALENT METALS, EXTRACTING SAID SOLUTIONS WITH A DIALKYL ETHER OF A POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, AND THEN WASHING SAID DIALKYL ETHER WITH A LIQUID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF WATER, WATER CONTAINING A DISSOLVED BASE, AND AN AQUEOUS AMMONIUM SULFATE SOLUTION TO RECOVER THE URANYL NITRATE FROM SAID DIALKYL ETHER OF A POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1960-02-05 1960-08-06 1961-02-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1964-02-05 1964-08-06 1965-02-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1968-02-05 1968-08-06 1969-02-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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