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US3352794A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for making a temperature sensitive color reversible pigment and resulting product

Assignee: Boeing Co
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Filing: 1964-07-07
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Granted: 1967-11-14
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Expires: 1984-07-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Daniel A Abdo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 22:45
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/38; C01; C01P; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/80; C01P2004/82; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/60; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S252/00; Y10S252/962

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 45 words
A COMPOSITION OF MATTER HAVING REVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT COLOR CHARACTERISTICS COMPRISED OF AN IMPURE IODIDE OF SILVER AND MERCURY WHEREIN THE MOLECULAR RATIO OF SILVER IODIDE TO MERCURIC IODIDE VARIES FROM 4.0 TO 80.0 AND THE IMPURITY IS A COMPOUND PROVIDING A SOURCE OF NITRATE IONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 45 words
A COMPOSITION OF MATTER HAVING REVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT COLOR CHARACTERISTICS COMPRISED OF AN IMPURE IODIDE OF SILVER AND MERCURY WHEREIN THE MOLECULAR RATIO OF SILVER IODIDE TO MERCURIC IODIDE VARIES FROM 4.0 TO 80.0 AND THE IMPURITY IS A COMPOUND PROVIDING A SOURCE OF NITRATE IONS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 70 words
A PROCESS FOR MAKING A REVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT COLOR CHARACTERISTIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE STEPS OF (A) REACTING IONIZED SILVER NITRATE AND POTASSIUM IODIDE WHICH RESULTS IN A DISTINGUISHABLE PRECIPITATE, (B) AGING THE PRECIPITATE UNTIL AN OLIVE DRAB COLOR RESULTS, (C) REACTING THE PRECIPITATE WITH MERCURIC IODIDE, AND (D) CYCLING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE REACTION PRODUCT OF STEP (C) BELOW ITS DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE THUS SETTING THE COLOR CHANGES OF THE REACTION PRODUCT.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 70 words
A PROCESS FOR MAKING A REVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT COLOR CHARACTERISTIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE STEPS OF (A) REACTING IONIZED SILVER NITRATE AND POTASSIUM IODIDE WHICH RESULTS IN A DISTINGUISHABLE PRECIPITATE, (B) AGING THE PRECIPITATE UNTIL AN OLIVE DRAB COLOR RESULTS, (C) REACTING THE PRECIPITATE WITH MERCURIC IODIDE, AND (D) CYCLING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE REACTION PRODUCT OF STEP (C) BELOW ITS DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE THUS SETTING THE COLOR CHANGES OF THE REACTION PRODUCT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-11-13 1971-05-15 1971-11-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-11-13 1975-05-15 1975-11-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-11-13 1979-05-15 1979-11-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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