Abstract: A fluid blend suitable for use as a lube basestock comprises two major components: (A) a copolymer made from ethylene with one or more alpha olefins, the copolymer (i) containing not more than 50 wt % ethylene; (ii) having a number average molecular weight of from 400 to 10,000; and (iii) a molecular weight distribution <3; and (B) a polyalphaolefin fluid or a hydroprocessed oil having a VI greater than 80.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 2005
Date of Patent:
November 27, 2012
Assignee:
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventors:
Margaret May-Som Wu, Jon Edmond Randolph Stanat, Kyle D. Lawrence, Richard T. Spissell, James William Gleeson, James Thomas Carey, Charles Lambert Baker