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US2963517A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Separation and purification of hydrocarbons

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1958-11-17
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Granted: 1960-12-06
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Expires: 1978-11-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond C Scofield

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 14:07
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C7/00; C07C7/148; C07C7/152; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S585/00; Y10S585/929; Y10S585/93; Y10S585/935

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
A METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF C5 DIOLEFINS AND CYCLOPENTENE FROM A LIQUID C5 HYDROCARBON FRACTION CONTAINING SAME AND ALSO CONTAINING OTHER HYDROCARBONS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF CONTACTING SAID FRACTION WITH AN AQUEOUS CUPROUS CHLORIDE SLURRY CONTAINING 1-5 WEIGHT PERCENT AMMONIUM CHLORIDE AT A TEMPERATURE OF 40*F. OR BELOW, THEREBY FORMING A SOLID COMPLEX BETWEEN CUPROUS CHLORIDE AND SAID DIOLEFINS AND A SOLID COMPLEX BETWEEN CUPROUS CHLORIDE AND SAID CYCLOPENTENE, SEPARATING UNREACTED HYDROCARBONS, DECOMPOSING THE COMPLEXES AND THUS RECOVERING THE C5 DIOLEFINS AND CYCLOPENTENE IN ADMIXTURE, CONTACTING THE LATTER ADMIXTURE WITH AN AQUEOUS CUPROUS CHLORIDE SLURRY CONTAINING 15-25 WEIGHT PERCENT AMMONIUM CHLORIDE AT A TEMPERATURE FROM 65 TO 90*F. AND THUS FORMING A SOLID COMPLEX BETWEEN THE CUPROUS CHLORIDE AND DIOLEFINS BUT NOT THE CYCLOPENTENE, SEPARATING SAID CYCLOPENTENE FROM THE MIXTURE AND RECOVERING SAME, DECOMPOSING THE LAST-NAMED COMPLEX, AND SEPARATING THE RESULTING DIOLEFINS AND RECOVERING SAME.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 146 words
A METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF C5 DIOLEFINS AND CYCLOPENTENE FROM A LIQUID C5 HYDROCARBON FRACTION CONTAINING SAME AND ALSO CONTAINING OTHER HYDROCARBONS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF CONTACTING SAID FRACTION WITH AN AQUEOUS CUPROUS CHLORIDE SLURRY CONTAINING 1-5 WEIGHT PERCENT AMMONIUM CHLORIDE AT A TEMPERATURE OF 40*F. OR BELOW, THEREBY FORMING A SOLID COMPLEX BETWEEN CUPROUS CHLORIDE AND SAID DIOLEFINS AND A SOLID COMPLEX BETWEEN CUPROUS CHLORIDE AND SAID CYCLOPENTENE, SEPARATING UNREACTED HYDROCARBONS, DECOMPOSING THE COMPLEXES AND THUS RECOVERING THE C5 DIOLEFINS AND CYCLOPENTENE IN ADMIXTURE, CONTACTING THE LATTER ADMIXTURE WITH AN AQUEOUS CUPROUS CHLORIDE SLURRY CONTAINING 15-25 WEIGHT PERCENT AMMONIUM CHLORIDE AT A TEMPERATURE FROM 65 TO 90*F. AND THUS FORMING A SOLID COMPLEX BETWEEN THE CUPROUS CHLORIDE AND DIOLEFINS BUT NOT THE CYCLOPENTENE, SEPARATING SAID CYCLOPENTENE FROM THE MIXTURE AND RECOVERING SAME, DECOMPOSING THE LAST-NAMED COMPLEX, AND SEPARATING THE RESULTING DIOLEFINS AND RECOVERING SAME.

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

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