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US2862831A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Quick-breaking bituminous emulsions having increased adhesion to mineral aggregate

Assignee: California Research LLC
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Filing: 1953-07-01
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Granted: 1958-12-02
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Expires: 1973-07-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edward W Mertens

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 09:44
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L95/00; C08L95/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 90 words
A QUICK-BREAKIN, OIL-IN-WATER TYPE EMULSION HAVING IMPROVED BONDING CHARACTERISTICS TO HYDROPHILIC AGGREGATE, CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF BITUMINOUS MATERIAL EMULSIFIED THEREIN AND IN COMBINATION 0.02 TO 3.5% BY WEIGHT OF AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF AN ORGANO-SUBSTITUTED OXYPHOSPHOROUS ACID HAVING AT LEAST 8 CARBON ATOMS AND A WATER-SOLUBLE ALKALI IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO GIVE THE AQUEOUS PHASE OF THE EMULSION AN ALKALINE PH IN THE RANGE 11.0-11.8, SAID AMOUNT BEING LESS THAN THAT WHICH, TOGETHER WITH THE PHOSPHOROUS SALT, REDUCES THE DEMULSIBILITY BELOW 55% AS MEASURED IN THE ASTM D244-42 (DEMULSIBILITY) TEST.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 90 words
A QUICK-BREAKIN, OIL-IN-WATER TYPE EMULSION HAVING IMPROVED BONDING CHARACTERISTICS TO HYDROPHILIC AGGREGATE, CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF BITUMINOUS MATERIAL EMULSIFIED THEREIN AND IN COMBINATION 0.02 TO 3.5% BY WEIGHT OF AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF AN ORGANO-SUBSTITUTED OXYPHOSPHOROUS ACID HAVING AT LEAST 8 CARBON ATOMS AND A WATER-SOLUBLE ALKALI IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO GIVE THE AQUEOUS PHASE OF THE EMULSION AN ALKALINE PH IN THE RANGE 11.0-11.8, SAID AMOUNT BEING LESS THAN THAT WHICH, TOGETHER WITH THE PHOSPHOROUS SALT, REDUCES THE DEMULSIBILITY BELOW 55% AS MEASURED IN THE ASTM D244-42 (DEMULSIBILITY) TEST.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1961-12-01 1962-06-02 1962-12-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1965-12-01 1966-06-02 1966-12-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1969-12-01 1970-06-02 1970-12-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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