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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith Jones, Merseyside, GB;
Barry R Lothian, Merseyside, GB;
Alexander Martin, Merseyside, GB;
Graham Taylor, Merseyside, GB;
Zia Haq, Merseyside, GB;
Assignee:
Lever Brothers Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521146 ; 521 64 ; 521147 ; 521149 ; 521150 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a highly porous crosslinked functionalized polymer having interconnected cavities of micron dimensions and having a pore volume greater than about 5.6 cc/g and having a capacity to absorb water and also to absorb saline solutions. The polymers are generally based on styrene or various acrylates or mixtures and have a functional group selected from a large range of ionic and polar compositions.