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US2904486A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical reduction process

Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1957-07-19
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Granted: 1959-09-15
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Expires: 1977-07-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Delos E Bown
  • 👤 James P Keller
  • 👤 Albert T Watson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 02:08
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G23/00; C01G23/02; C01G23/026; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S526/00; Y10S526/907

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 58 words
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A STABLE FROM OF BROWN TITANIUM TRICHLORIDE WHICH COMPRISES REDUCING VAPORIZED TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ELECTRIC ARC HAVING A VOLTAGE WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 35,000 TO 500,000 VOLTS AT A TEMPERATURE OF LESS THAN ABOUT 120* C., SAID TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE BEING REDUCED IN THE ABSENCE OF COMPOUNDS HAVING SUBSTANTIAL POLARITY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 58 words
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A STABLE FROM OF BROWN TITANIUM TRICHLORIDE WHICH COMPRISES REDUCING VAPORIZED TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ELECTRIC ARC HAVING A VOLTAGE WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 35,000 TO 500,000 VOLTS AT A TEMPERATURE OF LESS THAN ABOUT 120* C., SAID TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE BEING REDUCED IN THE ABSENCE OF COMPOUNDS HAVING SUBSTANTIAL POLARITY.

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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) 1962-09-14 1963-03-16 1963-09-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-09-14 1967-03-16 1967-09-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-09-14 1971-03-16 1971-09-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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