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US2837504A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fractionation and recovery of polymers

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1955-05-23
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Granted: 1958-06-03
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Expires: 1975-05-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 George E Hanson
  • 👤 Leo B Croley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 10:45
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 92 words
A PROCESS FOR FRACTIONATING A NORMALLY SOLID POLYMER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF POLYMERS AND COPOLYMERS OF 1-OLEFINS HAVING A MAXIMUM CHAIN LENGTH OF 8 CARBON ATOMS AND NO BRANCHING NEARER THE DOUBLE BOND THAN THE 4 POSITION, TO OBTAIN AT LEAST TWO FRACTIONS WHICH DIFER FROM EACH OTHER IN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, WHICH COMPRISES HEATING A SOLUTION OF SAID POLYMER IN A SOLVENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NORMALLY LIQUID PARAFFINS AND NAPHTHENES TO A TEMPERATURE AT WHICH A POLYMER-RICH PHASE SEPARATES FROM A SOLVENT-RICH PHASE AND SEPARATING SAID PHASES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 92 words
A PROCESS FOR FRACTIONATING A NORMALLY SOLID POLYMER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF POLYMERS AND COPOLYMERS OF 1-OLEFINS HAVING A MAXIMUM CHAIN LENGTH OF 8 CARBON ATOMS AND NO BRANCHING NEARER THE DOUBLE BOND THAN THE 4 POSITION, TO OBTAIN AT LEAST TWO FRACTIONS WHICH DIFER FROM EACH OTHER IN PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, WHICH COMPRISES HEATING A SOLUTION OF SAID POLYMER IN A SOLVENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NORMALLY LIQUID PARAFFINS AND NAPHTHENES TO A TEMPERATURE AT WHICH A POLYMER-RICH PHASE SEPARATES FROM A SOLVENT-RICH PHASE AND SEPARATING SAID PHASES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1961-06-02 1961-12-02 1962-06-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1965-06-02 1965-12-02 1966-06-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1969-06-02 1969-12-02 1970-06-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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