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US2864718A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Workability of clay soils

Assignee: MONSAUTO CHEMICAL Co
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Filing: 1957-04-15
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Granted: 1958-12-16
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Expires: 1977-04-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John W Lyons

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 06:49
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B33/00; C04B33/02; C04B33/13; C04B33/1305; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S106/00; Y10S106/90

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 72 words
A METHOD FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WORKABILITY OF CLAY-CONTAINING SOILS COMPRISING THE DISTRIBUTION IN CLAY SOILS IN INTIMATE ADMIXTURE THEREWITH OF FROM ABOUT 0.05 TO ABOUT 2 WEIGHT PERCENT, BASED ON THE DRY WEIGHT OF THE SOIL, OF A TERTIARY-ALKYLMERCAPTAN-ETHYLENE OXIDE CONDENSATION PRODUCT DEFINED BY THE STRUCTURAL FORMULA RS(CH2CH2O)NH, WHEREIN R IS A TERTIARY-ALKYL RADICAL CONTAINING FROM 8 TO 16 CARBON ATOMS AND N IS A NUMBER FROM 2 TO 20.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 72 words
A METHOD FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WORKABILITY OF CLAY-CONTAINING SOILS COMPRISING THE DISTRIBUTION IN CLAY SOILS IN INTIMATE ADMIXTURE THEREWITH OF FROM ABOUT 0.05 TO ABOUT 2 WEIGHT PERCENT, BASED ON THE DRY WEIGHT OF THE SOIL, OF A TERTIARY-ALKYLMERCAPTAN-ETHYLENE OXIDE CONDENSATION PRODUCT DEFINED BY THE STRUCTURAL FORMULA RS(CH2CH2O)NH, WHEREIN R IS A TERTIARY-ALKYL RADICAL CONTAINING FROM 8 TO 16 CARBON ATOMS AND N IS A NUMBER FROM 2 TO 20.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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