Abstract: The insert includes a base, the base including at least one depression that defines a cavity, the at least one depression including a floor with walls, the walls including a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls, the first pair of opposing walls each defining an undercut, the undercut including a lower inclined segment and an upper inclined segment that join at an apex, the apex of the undercut for each of the first pair of opposing walls facing each other, and a lid connected to an upper brim of the base, the lid covering the cavity.

Abstract: The present patent application relates to a method for reducing wear and tear on mechanical parts that are in contact with each other in an internal combustion engine by using a lubricating composition comprising: at least one base oil; at least one oxothiomolybdate salt; and at least one anti-wear compound; wherein at least one of the said parts includes a surface that comprises an amorphous carbon type coating.

Abstract: A borate ester represented by the following formula: where R1 is a hydrocarbon chain, R2 and R3 are independently either a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon chain, and m and n are independently from 1 to 5.

Abstract: A mixture of compounds, in which the mixture is a liquid at room temperature, represented by the following formula: where R1 consists of a mixture of at least one unsaturated or branched hydrocarbon chain and at least one saturated or unbranched hydrocarbon chain, R2 is either a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon chain, and m and n are independently from 1 to 5, when used in a lubricating composition, being effective for friction and wear reduction, while providing improved protection against copper and lead corrosion in an engine.

Abstract: A composition of matter represented by the following formula: where R1 is an unsaturated or branched hydrocarbon chain, R2 is either a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon chain, and m and n are independently from 1 to 5, when used in a lubricating composition, being effective for friction and wear reduction, while providing improved protection against copper and lead corrosion in an engine.

Abstract: A composition of matter represented by the following formula: where R1 is an unsaturated or branched hydrocarbon chain, R2 is either a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon chain, and m and n are independently from 1 to 5, when used in a lubricating composition, being effective for friction and wear reduction, while providing improved protection against copper and lead corrosion in an engine.

Abstract: A borate ester represented by the following formula: where R1 is a hydrocarbon chain, R2 and R3 are independently either a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon chain, and m and n are independently from 1 to 5.

Abstract: A molybdate ester represented by the following formula: where R1 is a hydrocarbon chain, R2 is either a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon chain, and m and n are independently from 1 to 5, is effective when used in a lubricating composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 50-5000 ppm of molybdenum, with respect to friction and wear reduction, while providing improved protection against copper and lead corrosion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to lubricating compositions comprising a compound of Formula I: wherein R1-R4 and R5-R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl groups and hydrocarbyl groups containing heteroatoms, such that the total carbon atoms from counterions Q1 and Q2 is from 8 to 76, and molybdate anion (Y) is a binuclear sulfur-containing dianion selected from the group consisting of [Mo2S8O2]2?, [Mo2S9O]2?, [Mo2S10]2, and mixtures thereof, and are present in the lubricating composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 100-15,000 ppm molybdenum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to lubricating compositions comprising a compound of Formula I: wherein R1-R4 and R5-R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl groups and hydrocarbyl groups containing heteroatoms, such that the total carbon atoms from counterions Q1 and Q2 is from 8 to 76, and molybdate anion (Y) is a binuclear sulfur-containing dianion selected from the group consisting of [Mo2S8O2]2?, [Mo2S9O]2?, [Mo2S10]2, and mixtures thereof, and are present in the lubricating composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 100-15,000 ppm molybdenum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to lubricating compositions comprising a compound of Formula I: wherein R1-R4 and R5-R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl groups and hydrocarbyl groups containing heteroatoms, such that the total carbon atoms from counterions Q1 and Q2 is from 8 to 76, and molybdate anion (Y) is a binuclear sulfur-containing dianion selected from the group consisting of [Mo2S8O2]2?, [Mo2S9O]2?, [Mo2S10]2?, and mixtures thereof, and are present in the lubricating composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 100-15,000 ppm molybdenum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the Formula I: and a lubricating composition containing and a method for preparing the same. In Formula I, R1-R5 and R6-R10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl groups and hydrocarbyl groups containing heteroatoms, such that the total carbon atoms from Q1 and Q2 is from 6 to 166 carbon atoms, and molybdate anion (Y) is a binuclear sulfur-containing dianion selected from the group consisting of [Mo2S8O2]2?, [Mo2S9O]2?, and [Mo2S10]2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to lubricating compositions comprising a compound of Formula I: wherein R1-R4 and R5-R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl groups and hydrocarbyl groups containing heteroatoms, such that the total carbon atoms from counterions Q1 and Q2 is from 8 to 76, and molybdate anion (Y) is a binuclear sulfur-containing dianion selected from the group consisting of [Mo2S8O2]2?, [Mo2S9O]2?, [Mo2S10]2?, and mixtures thereof, and are present in the lubricating composition in an amount sufficient to provide about 100-15,000 ppm molybdenum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the Formula I: and a lubricating composition containing and a method for preparing the same. In Formula I, R1-R5 and R6-R10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl groups and hydrocarbyl groups containing heteroatoms, such that the total carbon atoms from Q1 and Q2 is from 6 to 166 carbon atoms, and molybdate anion (Y) is a binuclear sulfur-containing dianion selected from the group consisting of [Mo2S8O2]2?, [Mo2S9O]2?, and [Mo2S10]2.