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US2676147A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Drilling mud

Assignee: Texaco Development Corp
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Filing: 1951-11-16
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Granted: 1954-04-20
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Expires: 1971-11-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rex P Mulligan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 21:25
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K8/00; C09K8/02; C09K8/04; C09K8/14; C09K8/18; C09K8/22; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/80

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 53 words
A MUD-LADEN AQUEOUS DRILLING FLUID CONTAINING STARCH AND AN ADDDITIVE COMPRISING A TERA ARLY SILICATE OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF TETRA PHENYL SILICATE AND THE HOMOLOGS THEREOF IN WHICH THE PHENYL GROUP MAY BE SUBSTITUTED BY NO MORE THAN TWO METHYL GROUPS, SAID ADDITIVE BEING PRESENT IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS TO INHIBIT FERMENTATION THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 53 words
A MUD-LADEN AQUEOUS DRILLING FLUID CONTAINING STARCH AND AN ADDDITIVE COMPRISING A TERA ARLY SILICATE OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF TETRA PHENYL SILICATE AND THE HOMOLOGS THEREOF IN WHICH THE PHENYL GROUP MAY BE SUBSTITUTED BY NO MORE THAN TWO METHYL GROUPS, SAID ADDITIVE BEING PRESENT IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS TO INHIBIT FERMENTATION THEREOF.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2271695A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1957-04-19 1957-10-19 1958-04-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1961-04-19 1961-10-19 1962-04-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1965-04-19 1965-10-19 1966-04-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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