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US2940946A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Allyl alcohol-vinyl aromatic copolymers

Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1957-07-22
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Granted: 1960-06-14
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Expires: 1977-07-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edward C Shokal
  • 👤 Paul A Devlin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 03:47
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D129/00; C08; C08F; C08F16/00; C08F212/00; C08F212/02; C08F212/04; C08F8/00; C08F8/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
A SYNTHETIC DRYING FATTY ESTER HAVING AN ACID NUMBER LESS THAN 20 WHICH COMPRISES THE REACTION PRODUCT OF A FATTY ACID OF 12 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS AND AN ALLYL ALCOHOL-MONO-VINYL AROMATIC COPOLYMER, THE MONO-VINYL AROMATIC BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF STYRENE, PARA-METHYL STYRENE, ORTHO-METHYL STYRENE, METAMETHYL STYRENE, 2,4-DIMETHYL STYRENE, PARA-CHLOROSTYRENE, PARA-ETHYL STYRENE AND BETA-VINYL NAPHTHYLENE, THE COPOLYMER CONTTAINING FROM ABOUT 15% TO ABOUT 85% BY WEIGHT, OF COMBINED VINYL AROMATIC, THE COPOLYMER HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT RANGING FROM ABOUT 300 TO ABOUT 4000, BEING ESSENTIALLY FREE OF CARBONYL VALUES, HAVING A COLOR RANGING FROM ESSENTIALLY COLORLESS TO A LIGHT YELLOW AND BEING FREE OF GEL AFTER HEATING FOR FOUR HOURS AT 250*C., THE COPOLYMER BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED AS BEING INSOLUBLE IN WATER AND MINERAL ACID AND BEING SOLUBLE IN A SOLVENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF METHANOL, ACETONE, CHLOROFORM, BENZENE AND TOLUENE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 146 words
A SYNTHETIC DRYING FATTY ESTER HAVING AN ACID NUMBER LESS THAN 20 WHICH COMPRISES THE REACTION PRODUCT OF A FATTY ACID OF 12 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS AND AN ALLYL ALCOHOL-MONO-VINYL AROMATIC COPOLYMER, THE MONO-VINYL AROMATIC BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF STYRENE, PARA-METHYL STYRENE, ORTHO-METHYL STYRENE, METAMETHYL STYRENE, 2,4-DIMETHYL STYRENE, PARA-CHLOROSTYRENE, PARA-ETHYL STYRENE AND BETA-VINYL NAPHTHYLENE, THE COPOLYMER CONTTAINING FROM ABOUT 15% TO ABOUT 85% BY WEIGHT, OF COMBINED VINYL AROMATIC, THE COPOLYMER HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT RANGING FROM ABOUT 300 TO ABOUT 4000, BEING ESSENTIALLY FREE OF CARBONYL VALUES, HAVING A COLOR RANGING FROM ESSENTIALLY COLORLESS TO A LIGHT YELLOW AND BEING FREE OF GEL AFTER HEATING FOR FOUR HOURS AT 250*C., THE COPOLYMER BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED AS BEING INSOLUBLE IN WATER AND MINERAL ACID AND BEING SOLUBLE IN A SOLVENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF METHANOL, ACETONE, CHLOROFORM, BENZENE AND TOLUENE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1963-06-14 1963-12-14 1964-06-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-06-14 1967-12-14 1968-06-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-06-14 1971-12-14 1972-06-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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