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US2970959A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Composition and method for inhibiting scale

Assignee: Pan American Petroleum Corp
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Filing: 1958-06-17
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Granted: 1961-02-07
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Expires: 1978-06-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Loyd W Jones

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 09:31
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F5/00; C02F5/08; C02F5/10; C02F5/105; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/927

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 66 words
A METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE DEPOSITION AND ADHERENCE OF CALCIUM SULFATE SCALE ON SSURFACES EXPOSED TO BRINES CONTAINING AT LEAST ABOUT 1,000 PARTS PER MILLION BY WEIGHT OF DISSOLVED SALTS COMPRISING DISPERSING INTO SAID BRINE BETWEEN ABOUT 3 AND ABOUT 50 PARTS PER MILLION BY WEIGHT OF A CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE SALT OF A MONOVALENT CATION SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE ALKALI METALS AND AMMONIUM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 66 words
A METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE DEPOSITION AND ADHERENCE OF CALCIUM SULFATE SCALE ON SSURFACES EXPOSED TO BRINES CONTAINING AT LEAST ABOUT 1,000 PARTS PER MILLION BY WEIGHT OF DISSOLVED SALTS COMPRISING DISPERSING INTO SAID BRINE BETWEEN ABOUT 3 AND ABOUT 50 PARTS PER MILLION BY WEIGHT OF A CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE SALT OF A MONOVALENT CATION SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE ALKALI METALS AND AMMONIUM.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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