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US2943077A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Copolymers of ethylene and sulfur dioxide

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1956-11-01
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Granted: 1960-06-28
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Expires: 1976-11-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jong Rudolf Bauke De
  • 👤 Robinson Ivan Maxwell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 11:02
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G75/00; C08G75/20; C08G75/205; C08G75/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ETHYLENE SULFUR DIOXIDE COPOLYMERS WHICH COMPRISES POLYMERIZING ETHYLENE IN A REACTOR IN THE PRESENCE OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF BISULFITE IONS MAINTAINED AT A PH OF 5 TO 8 WITH A WATERINSOLUBLE, FREE-RADICAL FORMING POLYMERIZATION CATALYST, SAID AQUEOUS SOLUTION COMPRISING AT LEAST 25% OF THE REACTOR VOLUME, SAID CATALYST BEING EMPLOYED IN A QUANTITY OF 0.001 TO 10 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF MONOMER, AT A TEMPERATURE OF 40 TO 250*C. AND A PRESSURE ABOVE 200 ATMOSPHERES, SAID BISULFITE ION BEING OBTAINED FROM BISULFITE-FORMING SALTS, SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF SULFITES AND BISULFITES OF ALKALI AN ALKALINE EARTH METALS, SAID BISULFITE-FORMING SALTS BEING EMPLOYED IN A CONCENTRATION OF 20 TO 64% BY WEIGHT OF THE AQUEOUS MEDIUM, AND RECOVERING A SOLID COPOLYMER OF ETHYLENE AND SULFUR DIOXIDE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ETHYLENE SULFUR DIOXIDE COPOLYMERS WHICH COMPRISES POLYMERIZING ETHYLENE IN A REACTOR IN THE PRESENCE OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF BISULFITE IONS MAINTAINED AT A PH OF 5 TO 8 WITH A WATERINSOLUBLE, FREE-RADICAL FORMING POLYMERIZATION CATALYST, SAID AQUEOUS SOLUTION COMPRISING AT LEAST 25% OF THE REACTOR VOLUME, SAID CATALYST BEING EMPLOYED IN A QUANTITY OF 0.001 TO 10 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF MONOMER, AT A TEMPERATURE OF 40 TO 250*C. AND A PRESSURE ABOVE 200 ATMOSPHERES, SAID BISULFITE ION BEING OBTAINED FROM BISULFITE-FORMING SALTS, SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF SULFITES AND BISULFITES OF ALKALI AN ALKALINE EARTH METALS, SAID BISULFITE-FORMING SALTS BEING EMPLOYED IN A CONCENTRATION OF 20 TO 64% BY WEIGHT OF THE AQUEOUS MEDIUM, AND RECOVERING A SOLID COPOLYMER OF ETHYLENE AND SULFUR DIOXIDE.

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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) 1963-06-28 1963-12-28 1964-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-06-28 1967-12-28 1968-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-06-28 1971-12-28 1972-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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