Abstract: Fuel motor compositions and lubricant compositions contain small amounts of one or more polybutyl or polyisobutyl alcohols of the formula (I)R--CH.sub.2 --OH (I)where R is a polybutyl or polyisobutyl radical derived from isobutene and up to 20% by weight of n-butene, or a corresponding (poly)alkoxylate or a corresponding carboxylate of the polybutyl or polyisobutyl alcohol.These additives reduce deposition at the valves of piston engines.

Abstract: Decene oligomers useful with or without hydrogenation as basis for synthetic lubricating oils are prepared by oligomerizing decene-1 in the presence of an alkylaluminum chloride catalyst and an alkyl halide cocatalyst, in a first reaction stage the decene-1 being mixed with the catalyst at from 0 to +25.degree. C. and being kept in contact therewith within the same temperature range for not less than 15 minutes and in a second reaction stage the cocatalyst being added at from 0 to +35.degree. C. in the course of a period of from 15 to 180 minutes.

Abstract: This invention relates to aliphatic or aromatic polycarboxylic acid esters as defined herein which are useful as base oils alone in lubricating oil compositions or in admixture with completely synthetic, partially synthetic, or mineral oil-based lubricant compositions.

Abstract: A recording system for recording signals on a magnetic tape uses a recording apparatus and cassettes, each cassette containing a specific length of magnetic tape, and has a timer for setting time-preprogrammed automatic recordings.A detection unit determines the maximum time available for recording on a cassette placed in the apparatus and a comparator compares an output signal of the detection unit with a reference quantity which is a measure of the total time required for the preprogrammed automatic recording(s). When this required time exceeds the maximum time available for recording with this cassette, an alarm signal is produced. The cassette has marks which are sensed by the detection unit and which indicate the length of the magnetic tape in the cassette.

Abstract: In a circuit arrangement for the digital correction of time base errors in a television signal this signal is converted into digital television signals with a certain clock frequency in an analog/digital converter, which signals are consecutively written into the individual addresses of a random access memory (RAM) with the same clock frequency and in the meantime are read from specific addresses of the memory with the same frequency. Which addresses are read depends on the magnitude and sign of the time base error, which is determined in a detection circuit from a comparison signal of the television signal and is converted into digital time base error signals which are quantized with a given time interval, which error signals are applied to an address signal which depending on the number of time intervals, which are defined by the clock frequency, in the time base error signals relative to the number of addresses of the memory controls the selection of the addresses to be read.