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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:
Dec. 13, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry P Koskan, Orland Park, IL (US);
Abdul R Meah, Justice, IL (US);
Assignee:
Donlar Corporation, Bedford Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528363 ; 525418 ; 525419 ; 525420 ; 528328 ;
Abstract
Polyaspartic acid is produced by thermal condensation of ammonium maleate derived from maleic acid and ammonia. Solid ammonium maleate in particulate form is heated to a temperature of at least about 170.degree. C. to effect thermal condensation to a polysuccinimide which is then base hydrolyzed to a polyaspartic acid salt.