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US3074969A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of preparing maleic anhydride

Assignee: PPG Industries Inc
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Filing: 1959-05-12
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Granted: 1963-01-22
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Expires: 1979-05-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph O Kerr
  • 👤 Wayne R Decker
  • 👤 Charles M Dorsett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 12:51
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C51/00; C07C51/16; C07C51/31; C07C51/313

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 66 words
A METHOD OF PREPARING MALIC ANHYDRIDE COMPRISING REACTING BENZENE AND OXYGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN OXIDE MIXTURE OF V2O5, MOO3, CO2O3, AND AN ALKALI METAL CHLORIDE OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NACL AND KCL IMPREGNATED ON AN INERT CARRIER, THE MOLE RATIO OF VANADUM TO MOLYBDENUM TO COBALT TO THE ALKALI METAL BEING 1 TO .258 TO .090 TO .0017.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 66 words
A METHOD OF PREPARING MALIC ANHYDRIDE COMPRISING REACTING BENZENE AND OXYGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN OXIDE MIXTURE OF V2O5, MOO3, CO2O3, AND AN ALKALI METAL CHLORIDE OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NACL AND KCL IMPREGNATED ON AN INERT CARRIER, THE MOLE RATIO OF VANADUM TO MOLYBDENUM TO COBALT TO THE ALKALI METAL BEING 1 TO .258 TO .090 TO .0017.

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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) 1966-01-21 1966-07-23 1967-01-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-21 1970-07-23 1971-01-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-21 1974-07-23 1975-01-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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