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US2863914A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for converting phthalic acid into terephthalic acid

Assignee: Henkel AG and Co KGaA
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Filing: 1957-01-24
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Granted: 1958-12-09
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Expires: 1977-01-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Raecke Bernhard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 04:01
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/41; C07C51/416

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
IN A PROCESS OF CONVERTING COMPOUNDS OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PHTHALIC ACID AND ISOPHTHALIC ACID INTO TEREPHTHALIC ACID, THE STEP OF HEATING A DIALKALI METAL SALT OF A COMPOUND OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PHTHALIC ACID AND ISOPHTHALIC ACID TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 340*C. AND 500*C., IN A SUBSTANTIALLY OXYGEN-FREE INERT ATMOSPHERE, THEREBY CAUSING REARRANGEMENT OF A PORTION OF THE PHTHALIC ACID RADICALS OF SAID SALTS INTO TEREPHTHALIC ACID RADICALS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 71 words
IN A PROCESS OF CONVERTING COMPOUNDS OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PHTHALIC ACID AND ISOPHTHALIC ACID INTO TEREPHTHALIC ACID, THE STEP OF HEATING A DIALKALI METAL SALT OF A COMPOUND OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PHTHALIC ACID AND ISOPHTHALIC ACID TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 340*C. AND 500*C., IN A SUBSTANTIALLY OXYGEN-FREE INERT ATMOSPHERE, THEREBY CAUSING REARRANGEMENT OF A PORTION OF THE PHTHALIC ACID RADICALS OF SAID SALTS INTO TEREPHTHALIC ACID RADICALS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1937477A Cited
BE522829A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1961-12-08 1962-06-09 1962-12-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1965-12-08 1966-06-09 1966-12-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1969-12-08 1970-06-09 1970-12-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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