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US3337313A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pour depressant for distillate fuels

Assignee: Standard Oil Co
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Filing: 1964-07-20
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1984-07-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bruce M Otto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:50
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/64; H05B6/647; H05B6/6482; H05B6/6485; C; C08; C08F; C08F8/00; C08F8/18; C08F8/20; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/10; C10L1/14; C10L1/20; C10L1/206; C10L1/207; H05B6/6402

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 100 words
A FUEL OIL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MAJOR AMOUNT OF A DISTILLATE OIL AND AS AN IMPROVED POUR-POINT DEPRESSANT, A SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN OIL SOLUBLE CHLORINE-CONTAINING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ETHYLENE POLYMER WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY FREE OF CROSSLINKING, SAID POLYMER BEING SELECTED FROM A CLASS CONSISTING OF POLYETHYLENE AND COPOLYMERS OFETHYLENE AND A MONO-OLEFINIC HYDROCARBON HAVING FROM 3-6 CARBON ATOMS, SAID COPOLYMER HAVING AT LEAST 50 MOLE PERCENT ETHYLENE, SAID CHLORINECONTAINING ETHYLENE POLYMER HAVING AN AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 1,000 TO ABOUT 16,000 AND A CHLORINE CONTENT OF ABOUT 4 TO ABOUT 35 BY WEIGHT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 100 words
A FUEL OIL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MAJOR AMOUNT OF A DISTILLATE OIL AND AS AN IMPROVED POUR-POINT DEPRESSANT, A SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN OIL SOLUBLE CHLORINE-CONTAINING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ETHYLENE POLYMER WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY FREE OF CROSSLINKING, SAID POLYMER BEING SELECTED FROM A CLASS CONSISTING OF POLYETHYLENE AND COPOLYMERS OFETHYLENE AND A MONO-OLEFINIC HYDROCARBON HAVING FROM 3-6 CARBON ATOMS, SAID COPOLYMER HAVING AT LEAST 50 MOLE PERCENT ETHYLENE, SAID CHLORINECONTAINING ETHYLENE POLYMER HAVING AN AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 1,000 TO ABOUT 16,000 AND A CHLORINE CONTENT OF ABOUT 4 TO ABOUT 35 BY WEIGHT.

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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) 1970-08-21 1971-02-20 1971-08-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-21 1975-02-20 1975-08-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-21 1979-02-20 1979-08-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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