Patents Examined by Jim Goloboy
  • Patent number: 8697616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic molybdenum additive and its preparation method, and a lubricating composition comprising said additive, and use of said additive and its lubricating composition in the aspect of improving antiwear and antifriction property of oil products. The organic molybdenum additive according to the present invention is characterized in that it is prepared by reacting several kinds of feedstock as follows: a polylol ester of p-hydroxybenzene alkyl acid, an inorganic molybdenum compound and an aliphatic amine and/or an aromatic amine and/or an amide. The organic molybdenum additive of the present invention has excellent antiwear and/or antifriction property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec
    Inventors: Wei Xu, Kecheng Wei, Qinghua Duan, Fuhui Zhang
  • Patent number: 8680030
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lubricating oil for use in engines subjected to sustained severe load conditions, said lubricating oil comprising a base oil, and an additive package comprising one or more neutral/low TBN or a mixture of neutral/low TBN, and overbased/high TBN alkali or alkaline earth metal alkyl sulfonates, alkyl phenates, alkyl salicylates, an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of glycerine derivatives comprising glycerine grafted with a hindered phenol, hindered phenolic containing a thioether group, and mixtures thereof, optionally an additional conventional antioxidant and/or an organomolybdenum compound, and other additives, and to a method for enhancing the deposit formation resistance of a lubricating oil used in engines operated under sustained severe load comprising the addition to the lubricant of the aforesaid additive package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventor: Stanley James Cartwright
  • Patent number: 8658575
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition of insulating fluid and process for the preparation thereof that mainly contains alkyl benzenes. In addition to alkyl benzenes, the composition also contains an antioxidant, an antifoaming agent, a pour point dispersant, a corrosion inhibitor and a detergent-dispersant additive. The product of this invention has utility as an insulating fluid in electrical installations such as transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Arun Kumar Singh, Naval Kishore Pandey, Ashok Kumar Gupta
  • Patent number: 8648022
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a lubricating oil for refrigerators comprising, as the base oil, a polyester-based derivative or a polyvinyl ether derivative and a polycarbonate-based oxygenated compound; a polyoxyalkylene glycol derivative; or a polyester-based derivative or a polyvinyl ether derivative and a polyoxyalkylene glycol derivative. The lubricating oil exhibits excellent miscibility with a refrigerant having one carbon atom and no chlorine atoms and, in particular, with difluoromethane and provides a hydraulic fluid composition exhibiting excellent antiwear, lubricity and stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Mogami, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Naoko Tazaki
  • Patent number: 8642520
    Abstract: Compositions comprising silicone fluids are formulated to provide improved metal-to-metal lubrication. Such Lubricating compositions comprise a major amount of (1) one or more siloxane polymer (“silicone fluids”) selected from dimethyl siloxane polymers (also known as dimethyl silicone) and/or phenylmethyl dimethyl siloxane copolymers (also known as phenyl silicone), and lesser amounts of (2) synthetic and/or bio-based ester co-fluid, and (3) an alkoxylated aliphatic polyamine derivative. Unexpectedly, the compositions show a significant improvement in metal-to-metal lubrication, performing better than either the silicone fluids alone or and a combination of silicone with-ester and or silicone with-alkoxylated aliphatic polyamine combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC
    Inventors: Gaston A. Aguilar, Francis S. Cheng, Ronald J. Tepper
  • Patent number: 8633141
    Abstract: An aqueous hydraulic fluid composition comprising of one or more lubricants such as a monovalent metal salt, ammonium, or amine salt of a dicarboxylic acid, such as a C21 dicarboxylic acid is described in which the aqueous hydraulic fluid composition demonstrates increased thermal stability when exposed to elevated temperatures for a prolonged period of time while being able to tolerate the presence of 10% v/v synthetic seawater. The aqueous hydraulic fluid composition contains less than about 20% by weight (preferably none or substantially none) of an oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, synthetic hydrocarbon oils, and mixtures thereof. The hydraulic fluid hereof preferably comprises a cyclical or ring base tertiary amine with no hydroxyl functionality such as 1,4-dimethyl piperazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Inventor: Ian D. Smith
  • Patent number: 8629090
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rust resisting grease composition showing an excellent rust resisting performance without using nitrites and the grease composition-enclosed bearing. The rust resisting grease composition contains a base oil, a thickener, and a rust resisting component. The rust resisting component contains a metallic salt of a polybasic acid, a polyvalent alcohol in which a part of a hydroxyl group is blocked, and at least one compound selected from an organic sulfonate and a fatty ester. The content of the component is 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on the total amount of the base oil and the thickener. The base oil contains at least one oil selected from synthetic hydrocarbon oil and ether oil. The thickener is a urea thickener. The content of the thickener is 5 to 30 parts by weight based on the total amount of the base oil and the thickener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8623799
    Abstract: A marine diesel cylinder is lubricated using a lubricant having a total base number (TBN) of at least about 25, comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and a metal-containing detergent component. Forty to 90 percent of the TBN derived from the metal-containing detergent component is provided by calcium detergent; 5 to 40 percent of the TBN by sodium detergent; and 5 to 45 percent by magnesium detergent. At least 50 weight percent of the total detergent substrate is sulfonate and less than 50 weight percent is monomeric or oligomeric substrate comprising one or more units of alkyl-substituted phenol having an alkyl group of 8 to 14 carbon atoms. The lubricant is useful when the marine diesel engine is fueled with a liquid fuel containing at least 2 ppm vanadium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandra Mayhew, Stephen J. Cook
  • Patent number: 8623798
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition containing an oil of lubricating viscosity and a N,N,N?,N?-tetraalkyl-naphthalene-1,8-diamine and at least one additive selected from antioxidants, dispersants, and detergents which together provide superior oxidation inhibition and are suitable lubricants for automotive and truck crankcase lubricants; as well as transmission lubricants, gear lubricants, hydraulic fluids, compressor oils, diesel and marine lubricants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
    Inventors: Richard E. Cherpeck, Carrie Y. Chan, Gaurav Bhalla
  • Patent number: 8617272
    Abstract: To provide an abrasive material product which shows an excellent effect of controlling heat generation in abrasive work and which causes no smearing in abrasive work in dry mode. An abrasive material product comprising a binder and an inclusion compound composed of a host compound and a lubricant contained therein as a guest compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Michihiro Yamahara
  • Patent number: 8614174
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricant having a first base stock of one or more alkyl cyclohexyl 1,2-dicarboxylate esters at 1 wt % to 50 wt % based on the total weight of the blend, and a second base stock at 99 wt % to 50 wt % based on the total weight of the blend, wherein the second base stock is chosen from (a) one or more C6 to C16 poly-?-olefins, (b) one or more gas-to-liquid materials, and (c) one or more Group I, II, and III oils. Also provided are methods of making such lubricant blends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Abhimanyu Onkar Patil, Margaret May-Som Wu
  • Patent number: 8609598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitrite free grease composition having an oil base, a thickener, and several additives, including a metal salt of dibasic acid. The metal salt having sub-groups that can either be aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons. Additionally, the present invention relates to a grease-sealed bearing with a longer lifetime and excellent rust preventative properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenobu Mikami, Takayuki Kawamura, Mitsunari Asao, Eiichirou Shimazu
  • Patent number: 8598100
    Abstract: A lubricant additive which comprises a succinimide compound or a boronization product thereof is advantageously used for preparation of a lubricant composition which can maintain the property of anti-shudder for a long time without decreasing the transmission torque capacity or the friction coefficient between metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Koshima, Shinichi Yanagi, Keiichi Narita, Hidetoshi Koga
  • Patent number: 8592355
    Abstract: An engine oil composition obtained by compounding: (A) a base oil mixture including a first base oil and a second base oil, the first base oil having a kinematic viscosity of 2 to 50 mm2/s at 100° C., a viscosity index of 80, and a sulfur content of less than 0.03 mass %, the second base oil having a kinematic viscosity of 2 to 50 mm2/s at 100° C., a viscosity index of 60, and a sulfur content of 0.03 mass % or more; (B) an oil-soluble molybdenum-containing composition; and (C) a molybdenum-based friction modifier; in which, based on the total amount of engine oil composition, the content of the second base oil is 0.1 to 15 mass %, the content of (B) oil-soluble molybdenum-containing composition is 10 to 1000 mass ppm in terms of amount of molybdenum, and the content of (C) molybdenum-based friction modifier is 100 to 1000 mass ppm in terms of amount of molybdenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koki Ito
  • Patent number: 8586516
    Abstract: There is disclosed a Super Tractor Oil Universal lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity formulated with an additive package comprising at least one metal detergent, at least one phosphorus-based wear preventative, and at least one molybdenum compound. Methods for improving the braking performance of a tractor and the anti-wear protection of a tractor engine are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Milner, Peter L. Leitner, John M. Pietras
  • Patent number: 8586517
    Abstract: A lubricant composition. The lubricant composition includes (a) a phenate, a sulfonate, or both; and (b) a base composition wherein the base composition is (i) a metal carbonate and a metal sulfate, (ii) a metal sulfate and a metal phosphate; (iii) a metal sulfate and a metal carboxylate; (iv) a metal phosphate and a metal carboxylate; or (v) three-way or four-way combination of a metal sulfate, a metal carboxylate, a metal phosphate, and a metal carbonate; and (c) a lubricating oil or a grease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventor: John A. Waynick
  • Patent number: 8586513
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-friction coating (4) made from a tin-based alloy which, in addition to tin, contains at least one other element from the group comprising antimony and copper, optionally lead and/or bismuth, and optionally at least one element form a group comprising zirconium, silicon, zinc, nickel and silver, and the proportion of antimony is at most 20% by weight, the proportion of copper is at most 10% by weight, the total proportion of lead and bismuth is at most 1.5% by weight, the total proportion of copper and antimony is at least 2% by weight and the total proportion of zirconium, silicon, zinc, nickel and silver is at most 3% by weight, and tin is present bonded in the form of inter-metallic phases and freely as a tin phase with beta-tin grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Miba Gleitlager GmbH
    Inventor: Jakob Zidar
  • Patent number: 8580719
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines which comprises a base oil comprising mineral oils and/or synthetic oils and polyisobutylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 500,000 or higher. Consumption of the engine oil can be decreased by using the above composition. In particular, consumption of the engine oil can be decreased even when the above composition is used as the engine oil of the energy saving type using a base oil having a low viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoharu Ishikawa, Masahiko Kido
  • Patent number: 8575076
    Abstract: There is provided a sliding member including a base body and a hard carbon coating formed on the base body to define a sliding surface for sliding contact with an opposing member under lubrication according to one embodiment of the present invention. The hard carbon coating has an outermost surface portion lower in hydrogen content than a remaining portion thereof, or an outermost coating layer lower in hydrogen content than at least one other coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Hamada, Makoto Kano, Yutaka Mabuchi
  • Patent number: 8575080
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for diesel engines, particularly a composition with low ashes and no metals. The lubricating oil composition has exceedingly high detergency and excellent antiwear so that it is suitably used for diesel engines equipped with an apparatus for after-treatment of exhaust gas. The lubricating oil composition contains a lubricating base oil which includes a component (A): 2 to 30% by mass, based on the total amount of the composition, of a succinimide compound having an alkenyl group or an alkyl group of a number average molecular weight of 80 to 500 or a boronic compound thereof; and a component (B): 0.5 to 30% by mass, based on the total amount of the composition, of a succinimide compound having an alkenyl group of a number average molecular weight of 800 to 3,500 or a boronic compound thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignees: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Petroleum Energy Center, A Juridical Incorporated Foundation
    Inventor: Tadashi Katafuchi