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US2920940A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Manufacture of hydrocyanic acid

Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
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Filing: 1955-07-12
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Granted: 1960-01-12
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Expires: 1975-07-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kronacher Hermann
  • 👤 Dichtl Walter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 09:29
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01C; C01C3/00; C01C3/02; C01C3/0208; C01C3/0237; C01C3/0229; C01C3/0233

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 95 words
IN A METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROCYANIC ACID BY CATALYTIC REACTION OF AMMONIA WITH CARBON MONOXIDE THE STEPS OF PASSING THE REACTING GASES IN A REACTOR UPWARDLY THROUGH A REACTION ZONE CONTAINING FINELY DIVIDED CATALYST, MAINTAINING A RATE OF FLOW SUFFICIENT TO KEEP SAID CATALYST FLOATING IN TURBULENT MOTION CONFINED WITHIN SAID REACTION ZONE, HEATING THE REACTION ZONE AT REACTION TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF HEATING ELEMENTS, CONTAINING THE UPWARD FLOW OF THE GASES IN THE REACTOR BEYOND THE FLOATING CATALYST CONTAINING REACTION ZONE INTO A ZONE FREE OF CATALYST, AND WITHDRAWING THE GASES, SAID CATALYST CON-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 95 words
IN A METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROCYANIC ACID BY CATALYTIC REACTION OF AMMONIA WITH CARBON MONOXIDE THE STEPS OF PASSING THE REACTING GASES IN A REACTOR UPWARDLY THROUGH A REACTION ZONE CONTAINING FINELY DIVIDED CATALYST, MAINTAINING A RATE OF FLOW SUFFICIENT TO KEEP SAID CATALYST FLOATING IN TURBULENT MOTION CONFINED WITHIN SAID REACTION ZONE, HEATING THE REACTION ZONE AT REACTION TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF HEATING ELEMENTS, CONTAINING THE UPWARD FLOW OF THE GASES IN THE REACTOR BEYOND THE FLOATING CATALYST CONTAINING REACTION ZONE INTO A ZONE FREE OF CATALYST, AND WITHDRAWING THE GASES, SAID CATALYST CON-

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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) 1963-01-11 1963-07-13 1964-01-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-01-11 1967-07-13 1968-01-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-01-11 1971-07-13 1972-01-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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