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US3284341A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for producing olefins and aromatics by the catalytic cracking of a naphtha

Assignee: Gulf Research and Development Co
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Filing: 1964-03-20
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Granted: 1966-11-08
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Expires: 1984-03-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alfred M Henke
  • 👤 Robert E Kline
  • 👤 William C Offutt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 21:25
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C11/00; C07C11/02; C10; C10G; C10G11/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
A HIGHLY SELECTIVE PRICESS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF A HYDROCARBON FEED STOCK SELECTED FROM AN NAPHTHA-GASOLINE FRACTION BOILING IN THE RANGE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 1000 AND 450*F. WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID FEED STOCK WITH A SILICA ALUMINA CRACKING CATALYST CONTAINING ABOUT 10 TO 50%% ALUMINA AT A LIQUID HOURLY SPACE VELOCITY BETWEEN ABOUT 4.5 AND 8, AT PRESSURE BETWEEN ABOUT 600 MM. AND 20 P.S.I.G., AND AT TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 1000* AND 1200*F., THEREBY PRODUCING A HIGH YIELD OF MIXED OLEFINIC HYDROCARBONS HAVING FROM 2 TO 5 CARBON ATOMS AND MIXED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS HAVING FROM 6 TO 8 CARBONS AND A REDUCED YIELD OF SATURATED GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS AND COKE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 110 words
A HIGHLY SELECTIVE PRICESS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF A HYDROCARBON FEED STOCK SELECTED FROM AN NAPHTHA-GASOLINE FRACTION BOILING IN THE RANGE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 1000 AND 450*F. WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID FEED STOCK WITH A SILICA ALUMINA CRACKING CATALYST CONTAINING ABOUT 10 TO 50%% ALUMINA AT A LIQUID HOURLY SPACE VELOCITY BETWEEN ABOUT 4.5 AND 8, AT PRESSURE BETWEEN ABOUT 600 MM. AND 20 P.S.I.G., AND AT TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 1000* AND 1200*F., THEREBY PRODUCING A HIGH YIELD OF MIXED OLEFINIC HYDROCARBONS HAVING FROM 2 TO 5 CARBON ATOMS AND MIXED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS HAVING FROM 6 TO 8 CARBONS AND A REDUCED YIELD OF SATURATED GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS AND COKE.

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) 1969-11-07 1970-05-09 1970-11-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-11-07 1974-05-09 1974-11-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-11-07 1978-05-09 1978-11-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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