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US2950981A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Nacreous pigment and process of preparing same

Assignee: FRANCIS EARLE LAB Inc
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Filing: 1957-04-10
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Granted: 1960-08-30
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Expires: 1977-04-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harold A Miller
  • 👤 Leon M Greenstein

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 06:42
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/0015; C09C1/0018; C01; C01P; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/20; C01P2004/80; C01P2004/82; C01P2004/84

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
A NACREOUS PIGMENT HAVING, AS A NACRE-PRODUCING SUBSTANCE THEREIN BASIC LEAD CARBONATE IN THE FORM OF HEXAGONAL CRYSTAL PLATELETS OF A DIAMETER OF FROM ABOUT 3 TO 50 MICRONS, A THICKNESS OF FROM ABOUT 10 TO 50 MILLIMICRONS, AND HAVING A LUSTER AT LEAST AS GREAT AS THAT OF NATURAL PEARL ESSENCE AND IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 650 TO 100 AS DETERMINED BY A STANDARD DIPPING TEST PERFORMED IN A NITROCELLULOSE-CONTAINING DIPPING TEST THE SURFACES THEREOF BEING SMOOTH AND SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF ADHERING CRYSTAL FRAGMENTS AND UNEVEN OVERGROWTHS.

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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) 1963-08-30 1964-02-29 1964-08-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-08-30 1968-02-29 1968-08-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-08-30 1972-02-29 1972-08-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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