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Chemical analysis using neutrons

Assignee: Texaco Inc
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Filing: 1948-08-02
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Granted: 1951-09-04
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Expires: 1968-08-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth C Crumrine

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:29
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N23/00; G01N23/22; G01N23/221; G01N23/222; G01N2223/00; G01N2223/03; G01N2223/10; G01N2223/106; G01N2223/30; G01N2223/302

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
IN THE ANALYSIS OF A MIXTURE OF CARBONHYDROGEN COMPOUNDS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES BOMBARDING A FIXED FLUID CROSS SECTION OF THE MIXTURE WITH NEUTRONS HAVING AN ENERGY NOT TO EXCEED 104 EV., DETERMINING THE INTENSITY OF NEUTRONS EMERGING FROM THE MIXTURE AND COMPARING THIS INTENSITY WITH A NEUTRON INTENSITY DETERMINED BY BOMBARDING A FIXED FLUID CROSS SECTION OF KNOWN COMPOSITION AND CONTAINING A CARBON-HYDROGEN COMPOUND WITH NEUTRONS HAVING AN ENERGY NOT TO EXCEED 104 EV. AND DETERMINING THE INTENSITY OF NEUTRONS EMERGING FROM THIS SECOND CROSS SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 87 words
IN THE ANALYSIS OF A MIXTURE OF CARBONHYDROGEN COMPOUNDS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES BOMBARDING A FIXED FLUID CROSS SECTION OF THE MIXTURE WITH NEUTRONS HAVING AN ENERGY NOT TO EXCEED 104 EV., DETERMINING THE INTENSITY OF NEUTRONS EMERGING FROM THE MIXTURE AND COMPARING THIS INTENSITY WITH A NEUTRON INTENSITY DETERMINED BY BOMBARDING A FIXED FLUID CROSS SECTION OF KNOWN COMPOSITION AND CONTAINING A CARBON-HYDROGEN COMPOUND WITH NEUTRONS HAVING AN ENERGY NOT TO EXCEED 104 EV. AND DETERMINING THE INTENSITY OF NEUTRONS EMERGING FROM THIS SECOND CROSS SECTION.

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