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US3261127A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Prevention of soil crusting

Assignee: Chevron USA Inc
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Filing: 1963-07-15
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1983-07-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard L Ferm
  • 👤 Charles E Moran

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 17:38
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G7/00; C; C09; C09K; C09K17/00; C09K17/14; C09K17/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 80 words
A METHOD OF PREVENTING THE FORMATION OF A CRUST ON THE SURFACE OF SOIL, SAID METHOD COMPRISING DISTRIBUTING POLYBUTENE OVER THE SURFACE OF THE NEWLY SEEDED SOIL, AT A RATE OF FROM ABOUT 0.02 TO ABOUT 0.12 GALLONS PER ONE SQUARE YARD OF THE SOIL SURFACE, SUCH DISTRIBUTION BEING MADE BY SPRAYING POLYBUTENE AS AN AQUEOUS EMULSION OF FROM AOUT 25 TO ABOUT 70% BY WEIGHT OF LIQUID POLYBUTENE HAVING AN AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT FROM ABOUT 1100 TO ABOUT 2800.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 80 words
A METHOD OF PREVENTING THE FORMATION OF A CRUST ON THE SURFACE OF SOIL, SAID METHOD COMPRISING DISTRIBUTING POLYBUTENE OVER THE SURFACE OF THE NEWLY SEEDED SOIL, AT A RATE OF FROM ABOUT 0.02 TO ABOUT 0.12 GALLONS PER ONE SQUARE YARD OF THE SOIL SURFACE, SUCH DISTRIBUTION BEING MADE BY SPRAYING POLYBUTENE AS AN AQUEOUS EMULSION OF FROM AOUT 25 TO ABOUT 70% BY WEIGHT OF LIQUID POLYBUTENE HAVING AN AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT FROM ABOUT 1100 TO ABOUT 2800.

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