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Recovery of olefin polymers from solution

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1960-01-07
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Granted: 1963-01-15
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Expires: 1980-01-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Eulas W Henderson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 11:29
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S159/00; Y10S159/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
A PROCESS FOR RECOVERING, FROM A SOLUTION OF A SOLID POLYMER OF A 1-OLEFIN HAVING A MAXIMUM OF 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE AND NO BRANCHING NEARER THE DOUBLE BOND THAN THE 4-POSITION, A SOLID PRODUCT, WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES INTRODUCING SAID SOLUTION INTO A PRECIPITATION ZONE; REMOVING THE HEAT FROM THE SOLUTION AT A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM RATE, THEREBY PRECIPITATING THE POLYMER AND FORMING A SLURRY OF POLYMER IN SOLVENT; THEREAFTER INTRODUCING SAID SLURRY TO A SEPARATION ZONE AND SEPARATING SAID PRECIPITATED POLYMER AND SOLVENT TO OBTAIN FRACTIONS OF PRECIPITATED POLYMER CONCENTRATED AS TO POLYMER PARTICLE SIZE; THEREAFTER RECYCLING A FRACTION CONCENTRATED IN SMALL PARTICLES OF POLYMER TO THE PRECIPITATION ZONE AND RECOVERING THE PRODUCT IN A PRODUCT RECOVERY ZONE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 119 words
A PROCESS FOR RECOVERING, FROM A SOLUTION OF A SOLID POLYMER OF A 1-OLEFIN HAVING A MAXIMUM OF 8 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE AND NO BRANCHING NEARER THE DOUBLE BOND THAN THE 4-POSITION, A SOLID PRODUCT, WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES INTRODUCING SAID SOLUTION INTO A PRECIPITATION ZONE; REMOVING THE HEAT FROM THE SOLUTION AT A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM RATE, THEREBY PRECIPITATING THE POLYMER AND FORMING A SLURRY OF POLYMER IN SOLVENT; THEREAFTER INTRODUCING SAID SLURRY TO A SEPARATION ZONE AND SEPARATING SAID PRECIPITATED POLYMER AND SOLVENT TO OBTAIN FRACTIONS OF PRECIPITATED POLYMER CONCENTRATED AS TO POLYMER PARTICLE SIZE; THEREAFTER RECYCLING A FRACTION CONCENTRATED IN SMALL PARTICLES OF POLYMER TO THE PRECIPITATION ZONE AND RECOVERING THE PRODUCT IN A PRODUCT RECOVERY ZONE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-01-14 1966-07-16 1967-01-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-14 1970-07-16 1971-01-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-14 1974-07-16 1975-01-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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