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US2981725A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for polymerizing olefins

Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1956-10-15
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Granted: 1961-04-25
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Expires: 1976-10-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Norbert W Luft
  • 👤 Waddan Dhafir Yusuf

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 14:02
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
IN THE METHOD FOR POLYMERIZING A MONO-ALPHA OLEFIN OF TWO TO THREE CARBON ATOMS AT TEMPERATURES RANGING BELOW ABOUT 120*C. AND PRESSURES BELOW 500 P.S.I.G., THE SAID POLYMERIZATION BEING CONDUCTED IN THE PRESENCE OF AN INERT HYDROCARBON SOLVENT AND IN CONTACT WITH A CATALYST THAT CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF THE PRODUCT OF ALUMINUM DIETHYL CHLORIDE AND TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING MIXING THE SAID CATALYST WITH A SALT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SODIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM SULFATE, AND MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, THE SAID SALT BEING USED IN AN AMOUNT RANGING FROM 0.5 TO 3 PARTS BY WEIGHT PER 0.005 TO 1 MOLE OF THE SAID ALUMINUM COMPOUND.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-04-24 1964-10-24 1965-04-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-04-24 1968-10-24 1969-04-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-04-24 1972-10-24 1973-04-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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