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US2900284A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for the saccharification of cellulose-containing material

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1955-09-30
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Granted: 1959-08-18
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Expires: 1975-09-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Oshima Motoyoshi
  • 👤 Jun Kusama
  • 👤 Ishii Tadao

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 03:25
CPC Classifications
C; C13; C13K; C13K1/00; C13K1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 117 words
IN THE PROCESS OF SACCHARIFYING CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIAL BY PRETREATING THE SAID MATERIAL WITH DILUTE ACID TO REMOVE HEMI-CELLULOSE THEREFROM AND TREATING THE RESULTING RESIDUE WITH HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS, THE STEPS OF DRYING THE PRETREATED MATERIAL, ADDING AN AMOUNT OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID TO SAID DRIED MATERIAL SUCH THAT 45-70 PARTS OF WATER WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE SAID MIXTURE PER 100 PARTS OF SAID DRY MATERIAL, SUSPENDING SAID MIXTURE IN A HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS STREAM AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW 75* F., AND THEREBY CAUSING SAID MATERIAL TO ABSORB SAID HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS, AND SUBJECTING THE RESULTING PRODUCT TO COMPLETE HYDROLYSIS BY SUSPENDING THE SAME IN A HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS STREAM AT A TEMPERATURE OF THE ORDER OF 100*F.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 117 words
IN THE PROCESS OF SACCHARIFYING CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIAL BY PRETREATING THE SAID MATERIAL WITH DILUTE ACID TO REMOVE HEMI-CELLULOSE THEREFROM AND TREATING THE RESULTING RESIDUE WITH HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS, THE STEPS OF DRYING THE PRETREATED MATERIAL, ADDING AN AMOUNT OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID TO SAID DRIED MATERIAL SUCH THAT 45-70 PARTS OF WATER WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE SAID MIXTURE PER 100 PARTS OF SAID DRY MATERIAL, SUSPENDING SAID MIXTURE IN A HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS STREAM AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW 75* F., AND THEREBY CAUSING SAID MATERIAL TO ABSORB SAID HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS, AND SUBJECTING THE RESULTING PRODUCT TO COMPLETE HYDROLYSIS BY SUSPENDING THE SAME IN A HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS STREAM AT A TEMPERATURE OF THE ORDER OF 100*F.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1962-08-17 1963-02-16 1963-08-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-08-17 1967-02-16 1967-08-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-08-17 1971-02-16 1971-08-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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