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US2884371A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hydrocracking shale oil

Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1954-12-30
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Granted: 1959-04-28
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Expires: 1974-12-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kirshenbaum Isidor
  • 👤 Kenneth K Kearby
  • 👤 Henry J Ogorzaly

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 15:30
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G47/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 97 words
A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING SHALE OIL CONTAINING SULFUR AND NITROGEN COMPOUNDS AS IMQURITIES TO MOTOR FUEL OF HIGH OCTANE NUMBER IN THE REGION OF 90 WITH LOW CARBON PRODUCTION WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SHALE OIL WITH A SINGLE SOLID CATALYST CONSISTING OF SILICA-ALUMINA CRACKING CATALYST CONTAINING ABOUT 8-1L% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL CATALYST OF MOLYBDENUM OXIDE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 950*F. AND 1100*F., UNDER A PRESSURE BETWEEN ABOUT 100 AND 700 P.S.I.G. AND IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROGEN RICH GAS IN AN AMOUNT BETWEEN ABOUT 2000 AND 10,000 CUBIC FEET PER BARREL OF SHALE OIL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 97 words
A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING SHALE OIL CONTAINING SULFUR AND NITROGEN COMPOUNDS AS IMQURITIES TO MOTOR FUEL OF HIGH OCTANE NUMBER IN THE REGION OF 90 WITH LOW CARBON PRODUCTION WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SHALE OIL WITH A SINGLE SOLID CATALYST CONSISTING OF SILICA-ALUMINA CRACKING CATALYST CONTAINING ABOUT 8-1L% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL CATALYST OF MOLYBDENUM OXIDE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 950*F. AND 1100*F., UNDER A PRESSURE BETWEEN ABOUT 100 AND 700 P.S.I.G. AND IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROGEN RICH GAS IN AN AMOUNT BETWEEN ABOUT 2000 AND 10,000 CUBIC FEET PER BARREL OF SHALE OIL.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1962-04-27 1962-10-27 1963-04-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-04-27 1966-10-27 1967-04-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-04-27 1970-10-27 1971-04-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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