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Clay beneficiation

Assignee: Monsanto Co
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Filing: 1962-10-22
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1982-10-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond H Reinhard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 07:50
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B33/00; C04B33/02; C04B33/13; C04B33/1305; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S507/00; Y10S507/901

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
A COMPOSITION OF MATTER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN INTIMATE ADMIXTURE OF A BENTONITIC CLAY AND A WATERSOLUBLE INTERPOLYMER CONSISTING OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIMOLAR PROPORTIONS OF AN OLEFIN HAVING 2 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS AND MALEIC ANHYDRIDE AND FROM ABOUT 1% TO ABOUT 10% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE REACTING MONOMERS OF HEXADIENE-1,5, SAID INTERPOLYMER HAVING A SPECIFIC VISCOSITY OF AT LEAST 0.3 AND SAID INTERPOLYMER BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO INCREASE THE YIELD OF SAID CLAY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 77 words
A COMPOSITION OF MATTER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN INTIMATE ADMIXTURE OF A BENTONITIC CLAY AND A WATERSOLUBLE INTERPOLYMER CONSISTING OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIMOLAR PROPORTIONS OF AN OLEFIN HAVING 2 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS AND MALEIC ANHYDRIDE AND FROM ABOUT 1% TO ABOUT 10% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE REACTING MONOMERS OF HEXADIENE-1,5, SAID INTERPOLYMER HAVING A SPECIFIC VISCOSITY OF AT LEAST 0.3 AND SAID INTERPOLYMER BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO INCREASE THE YIELD OF SAID CLAY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-11-08 1969-05-10 1969-11-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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