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US3260706A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Alkali-soluble polymeric carboxy ester lactones

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1963-08-26
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1983-08-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 S M Minsk
  • 👤 Edward P Abel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 19:44
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F8/00; C08F8/14; C08F8/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 115 words
A METHOD OF PREPARING ALKALI SOLUBLE POLYMERIC CARBOXY ESTER LACTONES WHICH COMPRISES REACTING ON PART OF A SOLUBLE INTERPOLYMER OF A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE UNSATURATED ALPHA-BETA-DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND ANHYDRIDES AND A VINYL ORGANIC ESTER HAVING AN INHERENT VISCOSITY IN ACETONE AT A CONCENTRATION OF 0.25 GRAM PER 100 ML. OF SOLUTION OF NOT MORE THAN 0.30 WITH AT LEAST 5 PARTS OF A LIQUID FREE OF MONOHYDROXY ACID COMPOSED OF ONE MOLAR PROPORTION OF WATER AND 0.059 MOLAR PROPORTIONS OF A LOWER MONOHYDRC ALCOHOL TOGETHER WITH A MINERAL ACID CATALYST HAVING A STRENGTH ON THE ORDER OF SULFURIC ACID AT ABOVE ROOM TEMPERATURE UNTIL LACTONIZATION OF THE POLYMER HAS OCCURRED.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 115 words
A METHOD OF PREPARING ALKALI SOLUBLE POLYMERIC CARBOXY ESTER LACTONES WHICH COMPRISES REACTING ON PART OF A SOLUBLE INTERPOLYMER OF A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE UNSATURATED ALPHA-BETA-DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND ANHYDRIDES AND A VINYL ORGANIC ESTER HAVING AN INHERENT VISCOSITY IN ACETONE AT A CONCENTRATION OF 0.25 GRAM PER 100 ML. OF SOLUTION OF NOT MORE THAN 0.30 WITH AT LEAST 5 PARTS OF A LIQUID FREE OF MONOHYDROXY ACID COMPOSED OF ONE MOLAR PROPORTION OF WATER AND 0.059 MOLAR PROPORTIONS OF A LOWER MONOHYDRC ALCOHOL TOGETHER WITH A MINERAL ACID CATALYST HAVING A STRENGTH ON THE ORDER OF SULFURIC ACID AT ABOVE ROOM TEMPERATURE UNTIL LACTONIZATION OF THE POLYMER HAS OCCURRED.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1969-07-11 1970-01-10 1970-07-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-11 1974-01-10 1974-07-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-11 1978-01-10 1978-07-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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