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Uranium decontamination with respect to zirconium

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1952-07-08
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Granted: 1961-05-02
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Expires: 1972-07-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Vogler Seymour
  • 👤 Beederman Morris

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 14:41
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C19/00; G21C19/42; G21C19/44; G21C19/46; C; C22; C22B; C22B60/00; C22B60/02; C22B60/0204; C22B60/0217; C22B60/0252; C22B60/026; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 105 words
A PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION OF URANIUM VALUES FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING URANYL VALUES, AT LEAST 1 COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PLUTONIUM (IV) COMPOUND AND ZIRCONIUM COMPOUND AND NITRIC ACID IN A CONCENTRATION BETWEEN 2 M AND 7 M, WHICH COMPRISES ADDING A WATER-SOLUBLE OXALATE IONCONTAINING SUBSTANCE TO SAID SOLUTION WHEREBY A COMPLEX SOLUBLE IN SAID NITRIC ACID SOLUTION IS FORMED WITH SAID ZIRCONIUM AND SAID PLUTONIUM, CONTACTING SAID NITRIC ACID AQUEOUS SOLUTION WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY WATER-IMMISCIBLE, LIQUID, ORGANIC SOLVENT CONTAINING AN ALKYL PHOSPHATE, SEPARATING A SOLVENT EXTRACT PHASE CONTAINING URANIUM VALUES FROM AN AQUEOUS RAFFINATE CONTAINING THE DISSOLVED OXALATE-COMPLEXED COMPOUNDS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 105 words
A PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION OF URANIUM VALUES FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING URANYL VALUES, AT LEAST 1 COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PLUTONIUM (IV) COMPOUND AND ZIRCONIUM COMPOUND AND NITRIC ACID IN A CONCENTRATION BETWEEN 2 M AND 7 M, WHICH COMPRISES ADDING A WATER-SOLUBLE OXALATE IONCONTAINING SUBSTANCE TO SAID SOLUTION WHEREBY A COMPLEX SOLUBLE IN SAID NITRIC ACID SOLUTION IS FORMED WITH SAID ZIRCONIUM AND SAID PLUTONIUM, CONTACTING SAID NITRIC ACID AQUEOUS SOLUTION WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY WATER-IMMISCIBLE, LIQUID, ORGANIC SOLVENT CONTAINING AN ALKYL PHOSPHATE, SEPARATING A SOLVENT EXTRACT PHASE CONTAINING URANIUM VALUES FROM AN AQUEOUS RAFFINATE CONTAINING THE DISSOLVED OXALATE-COMPLEXED COMPOUNDS.

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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) 1964-05-01 1964-10-31 1965-05-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-05-01 1968-10-31 1969-05-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-05-01 1972-10-31 1973-05-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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