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Chemistry, Medicine, and Materials Patent Memory

An indexable CultureUp cluster for sterol recovery, gamma-electric systems, polymer chemistry, bioluminescence source review, and electrogasdynamics source review.

Cluster thesis

Chemistry, medicine, and materials

Advanced chemistry and science patents often sit inside laboratories, corporations, universities, and federal research settings. CultureUp keeps the patent facts visible while holding unsupported biography, medical, environmental, and public-impact claims to source review.

Patent records

Source-led record cards

These cards show patent-record facts and review status without promoting final holder rank.

advanced_science_candidateSprint priority 2Not public rankutility patenthigh

2273046: Process for Recovering Sterols

Percy L. Julian / 1942-02-17

Sprint 6 advanced science record. The patent row preserves John Wayne Cole as co-inventor and The Glidden Company as assignee.

Residence
Chicago, Illinois
Category
steroid chemistry / industrial materials
Source status
high
Chronology handling
advanced_science_candidate
Cluster
Chemistry, medicine, and materials
Co-inventors
John Wayne Cole
Assignee
The Glidden Company / corporate assignee
Primary sources
1 mapped
advanced_science_candidateSprint priority 4Not public rankutility patenthigh

3591860: Gamma-Electric Cell

Henry T. Sampson Jr. / 1971-07-06

Sprint 6 advanced science record. The patent row preserves George H. Miley as co-inventor and does not convert the gamma-electric cell into a solar-cell claim.

Residence
Urbana, Illinois
Category
nuclear/electrical systems
Source status
high
Chronology handling
advanced_science_candidate
Cluster
Chemistry, medicine, and materials
Co-inventors
George H. Miley
Primary sources
1 mapped
advanced_science_candidateSprint priority 7Not public rankutility patentmedium high

4506057: Stable Latexes Containing Phosphorus Surface Groups

Bettye W. Greene / 1985-03-19

Sprint 6 advanced science record. The patent row preserves Sun-Lin Chen as co-inventor and Dow Chemical Co. as assignee.

Residence
Midland, Michigan
Category
polymer chemistry / industrial materials
Source status
medium high
Chronology handling
advanced_science_candidate
Cluster
Chemistry, medicine, and materials
Co-inventors
Sun-Lin Chen
Assignee
Dow Chemical Co. / corporate assignee
Primary sources
1 mapped

Proof limits

What this cluster can and cannot prove.

What these records can prove

  • Patent rows for Julian, Sampson, and Greene where exact numbers, dates, co-inventors, and assignees are attached.
  • A source-review path for Chappelle and Gourdine until exact patent rows are ledgered.
  • Laboratory, corporate, and federal-research contexts that require careful source boundaries.

What remains under review

  • Exact patent-family reconciliation for Chappelle and Gourdine.
  • Medical, environmental, aerospace, and public-impact claims beyond the patent records.
  • Assignment and employer ownership context for modern science patents.

Co-inventor and assignee notes

  • Julian's row preserves John Wayne Cole and The Glidden Company.
  • Sampson's row preserves George H. Miley.
  • Greene's row preserves Sun-Lin Chen and Dow Chemical Co.
  • Chappelle and Gourdine stay noindex until exact patent rows are attached.

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