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US3129209A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for the polymerization of alpha olefins

Assignee: Sunoco Inc
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Filing: 1960-11-14
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Granted: 1964-04-14
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Expires: 1980-11-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Louise D Hague
  • 👤 Habet M Khelghatian

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 23:54
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S526/00; Y10S526/905

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
IN A PROCESS FOR THE POLYMERIZATION OF ALPHA-OLEFINS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING AN ALPHA-OLEFIN FREE FROM BRANCHING AT THE 2-POSITION WITH A CATALYTIC COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ALUMINUM SESQUIHALIDE HAVING THE FORMULA ALR1.5X1.5 WHEREIN R IS A HYDROCARBON RADICAL HAVING FROM 2 TO 12 CARBON ATOMS AND X IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHLORINE AND BROMINE, AN ESSENTIALL AMORPHOUS TITANIUM TRICHLORIDE AND METHYL TETRAHYDROFURAN SUSPENDED IN AN INERT HYDROCARBON SOLVENT; WHEREIN THE MOL RATIO OF ALUMINUM SESQUIHALIDE TO METAL HALIDE IS FROM 1:15 TO 10:1 AND THE MOL RATIO OF ALUMINUM SESQUIHALIDE TO METHYL TETRAHYDROFURAN IS FROM 10:1 TO 5:4, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH CONSISTS IN CONDUCTING THE POLYMERIZATION IN THE PRESENCE OF FROM 5 PARTS TO 250 PARTS PER MILLION BY WEIGHT, BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE SOLVENT, OF HYDROGEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
IN A PROCESS FOR THE POLYMERIZATION OF ALPHA-OLEFINS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING AN ALPHA-OLEFIN FREE FROM BRANCHING AT THE 2-POSITION WITH A CATALYTIC COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ALUMINUM SESQUIHALIDE HAVING THE FORMULA ALR1.5X1.5 WHEREIN R IS A HYDROCARBON RADICAL HAVING FROM 2 TO 12 CARBON ATOMS AND X IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHLORINE AND BROMINE, AN ESSENTIALL AMORPHOUS TITANIUM TRICHLORIDE AND METHYL TETRAHYDROFURAN SUSPENDED IN AN INERT HYDROCARBON SOLVENT; WHEREIN THE MOL RATIO OF ALUMINUM SESQUIHALIDE TO METAL HALIDE IS FROM 1:15 TO 10:1 AND THE MOL RATIO OF ALUMINUM SESQUIHALIDE TO METHYL TETRAHYDROFURAN IS FROM 10:1 TO 5:4, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH CONSISTS IN CONDUCTING THE POLYMERIZATION IN THE PRESENCE OF FROM 5 PARTS TO 250 PARTS PER MILLION BY WEIGHT, BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE SOLVENT, OF HYDROGEN.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-04-14 1967-10-14 1968-04-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-04-14 1971-10-14 1972-04-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-04-14 1975-10-14 1976-04-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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