← Back to Patent Explorer
US3336111A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus and method for the manufacture of fluorides

Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
•
Filing: 1964-05-19
•
Granted: 1967-08-15
•
Expires: 1984-05-19
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William E Watson
  • 👤 Hans G Tepp
  • 👤 Morton H Cohen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 07:09
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B7/00; C01B7/24; C01B17/00; C01B17/45; C01B17/4507; C01B17/4515; C01B17/453; C01B25/00; C01B25/10; C01B7/13; C01B7/14; C01B7/19; C01B7/20; C01G; C01G13/00; C01G13/04; C01G30/00; C01G30/006; C01G30/007

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
IN A PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN INORGANIC FLUORIDE BY CONTACTING IN A REACTION ZONE A CO-REACTANT VAPOR SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BR, I, CL, HG, P, NA, K, SB, S AND FLUORIDES THEREOF FLUORINATED TO A STATE LOWER THAN THAT WHICH IS TO BE PRODUCED, WITH A CLOSELY CONTROLLED AMOUNT OF GASEOUS ELEMENTAL DLUORINE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING A CLOSELY CONTROLLED AMOUNT OF SIAD CO-REACTANT VAPOR INTO SAID REACTION ZONE THROUGH INLET MEANS COMPRISING IN INLET SURROUNDED BY AT LEAST ONE FLUORIDE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BA, CD, CA, LI, MG, NA, AND SR FLUORIDE, SAID SELECTED FLUORIDE HAVING A BOILING POINT ABOVE THE TEMPERATURE TO WHICH THE VICINITY OF SAID INLET MEANS IS EXPOSED DURING REACTION, SAID INLET MEANS ALLOWING THE CLOSE CONTROL OF SAID AMOUNT OF CO-REACTANT VAPOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
IN A PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN INORGANIC FLUORIDE BY CONTACTING IN A REACTION ZONE A CO-REACTANT VAPOR SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BR, I, CL, HG, P, NA, K, SB, S AND FLUORIDES THEREOF FLUORINATED TO A STATE LOWER THAN THAT WHICH IS TO BE PRODUCED, WITH A CLOSELY CONTROLLED AMOUNT OF GASEOUS ELEMENTAL DLUORINE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING A CLOSELY CONTROLLED AMOUNT OF SIAD CO-REACTANT VAPOR INTO SAID REACTION ZONE THROUGH INLET MEANS COMPRISING IN INLET SURROUNDED BY AT LEAST ONE FLUORIDE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BA, CD, CA, LI, MG, NA, AND SR FLUORIDE, SAID SELECTED FLUORIDE HAVING A BOILING POINT ABOVE THE TEMPERATURE TO WHICH THE VICINITY OF SAID INLET MEANS IS EXPOSED DURING REACTION, SAID INLET MEANS ALLOWING THE CLOSE CONTROL OF SAID AMOUNT OF CO-REACTANT VAPOR.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 73 words
A REACTOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SULFUR FLUORIDES, COMPRISING EVAPORATING MEANS FOR PRODUCING SULFUR-CONTAINING VAPORS, A REACTOR VESSEL HAVIANG AT LEAST AN INLET EACH FOR AT LEAST SULFUR-CONTAINING VAPORS AND FOR FLUORINE VAPORS, SAID EVAPORATING MEANS BEING IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID REACTOR VESSEL, A BED CONTAINING AN ALKALI EARTH METAL FLUORIDE DISPOSED ABOUT SAID INLET FOR THE SULFUR-CONTAINING VAPORS, AND MEANS FOR COOLING SELECTED PORTIONS OF SAID REACTOR VESSEL.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 73 words
A REACTOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SULFUR FLUORIDES, COMPRISING EVAPORATING MEANS FOR PRODUCING SULFUR-CONTAINING VAPORS, A REACTOR VESSEL HAVIANG AT LEAST AN INLET EACH FOR AT LEAST SULFUR-CONTAINING VAPORS AND FOR FLUORINE VAPORS, SAID EVAPORATING MEANS BEING IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID REACTOR VESSEL, A BED CONTAINING AN ALKALI EARTH METAL FLUORIDE DISPOSED ABOUT SAID INLET FOR THE SULFUR-CONTAINING VAPORS, AND MEANS FOR COOLING SELECTED PORTIONS OF SAID REACTOR VESSEL.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2840457A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-08-14 1971-02-13 1971-08-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-14 1975-02-13 1975-08-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-14 1979-02-13 1979-08-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag