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US3256259A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Polymers of reduced molecular weight

Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Filing: 1963-03-08
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1983-03-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Francis M Seger
  • 👤 Victor C Serreze

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 22:04
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S526/00; Y10S526/905; Y10S526/907

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
A CATALYST SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE LINEAR POLYETHYLENE AND TACTIC POLYMERS OF ALPHA-OLEFINS THAT IS PREPARED BY COMBINING (A) A COMPOUND OF A TRANSITIONAL METAL AND (B) AN ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, AND TREATING WITH HYDROGEN, IN AN AMOUNT VARYING BETWEEN ABOUT ONE MOLE AND ABOUT 8 MOLES PER MOLE OF SAID COMPOUND OF A TRANSITIONAL METAL, IN THE ABSENCE OF OLEFIN MONOMER, AT A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 20*C. AND ABOUT 77*C., AND FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND ABOUT ONE HOUR; SAID COMPOUND OF A TRANSITIONAL METAL BEING A COMPOUND OF A METAL OF GROUPS IV-A, V-A, VI-A, AND VIII OF THE PERIODIC ARRANGEMENT OF THE ELEMENTS WHEREIN THE METAL IS PRESENT IN A VALENCE STATE LOWER THAN ITS MAXIMUM; SAID ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND BEING A COMPOUND OF A METAL OF GROUPS II AND III OF THE PERIODIC ARRANGEMENT OF THE ELEMENTS; AND THE MOLAR RATIO OF (B) TO (A) BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 0.1 AND ABOUT 20.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 160 words
A CATALYST SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE LINEAR POLYETHYLENE AND TACTIC POLYMERS OF ALPHA-OLEFINS THAT IS PREPARED BY COMBINING (A) A COMPOUND OF A TRANSITIONAL METAL AND (B) AN ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, AND TREATING WITH HYDROGEN, IN AN AMOUNT VARYING BETWEEN ABOUT ONE MOLE AND ABOUT 8 MOLES PER MOLE OF SAID COMPOUND OF A TRANSITIONAL METAL, IN THE ABSENCE OF OLEFIN MONOMER, AT A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 20*C. AND ABOUT 77*C., AND FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND ABOUT ONE HOUR; SAID COMPOUND OF A TRANSITIONAL METAL BEING A COMPOUND OF A METAL OF GROUPS IV-A, V-A, VI-A, AND VIII OF THE PERIODIC ARRANGEMENT OF THE ELEMENTS WHEREIN THE METAL IS PRESENT IN A VALENCE STATE LOWER THAN ITS MAXIMUM; SAID ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND BEING A COMPOUND OF A METAL OF GROUPS II AND III OF THE PERIODIC ARRANGEMENT OF THE ELEMENTS; AND THE MOLAR RATIO OF (B) TO (A) BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 0.1 AND ABOUT 20.

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