Patents Assigned to Chevron Japan Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20240101923
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a zinc-free lubricating oil composition. The composition includes a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in a range of about 1.5 to about 35 mm2/s and an anti-wear mixture having one or more ashless dispersants and an alkyl phosphonic acid having a structure given by wherein R is a C3-C20 hydrocarbyl group. The initial pH of the anti-wear mixture is between 5-9.5 as measured by ASTM D664.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Masami FUCHI, Naoya SASAKI, Takahiro NAKAGAWA, Satoshi OHTA, Naoki MASUDA, Koichi KUBO
  • Publication number: 20240093115
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an ashless lubricant additive. The additive is a tertiary amine-containing compound having the following structure: where R1 and R2 are independently a linear or branched-chain monovalent hydrocarbyl group having two to about twenty carbon atoms, each m is independently from 0 to 2, each p is independently from 0 to 2, for each cyclic moiety m+p is from 2 to 4, and each n is independently from 1 to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC, CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: William Raymond RUHE, JR., Masami FUCHI, Seyedeh Mahboobeh HOSSEINI
  • Publication number: 20230250358
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing corrosion in a hybrid engine. The method includes the steps of lubricating a hybrid engine with a lubricating oil composition having a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; a minor amount of a salicylate detergent derived from an isomerized normal alpha olefin; and a minor amount of a dispersant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD., CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Isao TANAKA, John Robert MILLER, Kyosuke AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230242832
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for maintaining emulsion stability in a hybrid engine. The method involves lubricating and operating the hybrid engine with a lubricating oil composition having a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; minor amount of a magnesium containing detergent, and a minor amount of a borated dispersant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicants: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD., CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Isao TANAKA, John Robert MILLER
  • Publication number: 20220220410
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an ashless lubricant additive. The additive is a tertiary amine-containing compound having the following structure: where each R1 and R5 is independently a linear or branched-chain monovalent hydrocarbyl group having two to about twenty carbon atoms, where each R2, R3, and R4 is independently a hydrogen, a linear or branched-chain monovalent hydrocarbyl group having one to about twenty carbon atoms wherein at least one of R2, R3, and R4 is hydrogen, each m is independently from 0 to 2, each p is independently from 0 to 2, for each cylic moiety m+p is from 2 to 4, and each n is independently from 1 to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC, CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: William Raymond RUHE, JR., Masami FUCHI, Seyedeh Mahboobeh HOSSEINI
  • Publication number: 20220213401
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a lubricating oil composition comprising: a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, one or more detergents comprising at least one alkylhydroxybenzoate compound, and an ashless sulfur compound. Also provided is a method of lubricating an engine with said lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC, CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Claire CHOMMELOUX, John Robert MILLER, Shelby A. SKELTON, Mark L. SZTENDEROWICZ, Alexander BOFFA, Isao TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11214754
    Abstract: Provided is an internal combustion engine lubricating oil composition having a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; a combination of alkaline earth metal alkylhydroxybenzoate detergents; at least about 50 to about 500 ppm of boron from a boron containing detergent; a molybdenum containing compound in an amount to provide the lubricating oil composition from about 100 to about 1500 ppm molybdenum; a ZnDTP compound; where the composition comprises magnesium in an amount from about 100 to about 800 ppm, and calcium in an amount from about 500 to about 2000 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Hisanari Onouchi, Koichi Kubo, Isao Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11193084
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition having a HTHS viscosity at 150° C. in a range of about 1.7 to about 3.2 mPa s and a low temperature cold cranking viscosity of less than 7,000 mPa s at ?20° C., comprising: (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of from 3.5 mm2/s to 20 mm2/s and a viscosity index of greater than 120 with a sulfur content of less than 0.03 wt. %, are classified into the API group III, IV, or V base stock category, and have an aromatics content (CA) of less than 5%; (b) an organomolybdenum compound; (c) a dispersed hydrated alkali metal borate compound; (e) one or more dispersants; (f) one or more calcium-based metal detergents; and (g) optionally, one or more magnesium-based metal detergents. Also provided is a method for improving wear, high temperature detergency, and thermal stability in an engine comprising operating said engine with said lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Kubo, Yoshitaka Takeuchi, Taiki Hattori, Chihiro Sone
  • Publication number: 20210292676
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to lubricating oil compositions useful for automatic transmissions, and particularly transmission oils for automotive automatic transmissions in battery electrical vehicles (BEVs), hybrid vehicles (HVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs). The lubricant is free of metal compounds (e.g., Ca, Mo, or Zn) and demonstrates high volume resistivity, wear protection, and copper corrosion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi KUBO, Masami FUCHI, Naoya SASAKI, Takahiro NAKAGAWA, Satoshi OHTA
  • Publication number: 20210292677
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to lubricating oil compositions useful for reducing NOACK volatility in finished lubricating oils of an internal combustion engine. Also disclosed is a method for reducing NOACK volatility in finished lubricating oils in said engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Isao TANAKA, Taiki HATTORI, Wataru AKAHORI
  • Patent number: 10669507
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lubricating oil additive containing a vicinal diol and a particular detergent blend typically is low viscosity base oils whereby exhibiting improved fuel economy. In this respect, disclosed is a lubricating oil composition comprising: a major amount of base oil of lubricating viscosity; a friction modifier which is selected from the group consisting of C10-C30 alkane 1,2-diols and C10-C30 alkene 1,2-diols; an overbased alkyl alkaline earth metal hydroxybenzoate detergent having a metal ratio less than 3.0; and an overbased alkyl calcium sulfonate or an overbased alkyl calcium hydroxybenzoate having a metal ratio of 3.5 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuo Ushioda
  • Patent number: 10604719
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to lubricating oil compositions useful for automatic transmissions, and particularly transmission oils for automotive automatic transmissions and/or continuously variable transmissions using wet clutch systems, in particular wet paper clutch containing a small amount of cellulose fiber and/or aramid fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Chevron Japan LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Kubo, Masami Fuchi, Takahiro Nakagawa, Naoya Sasaki, Satoshi Ohta
  • Patent number: 9499765
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a Zinc-free transmission oil composition for construction machinery comprising: (i) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, (ii) at least 0.25 wt. % of a dithiophosphorylated carboxylic acid compound, and (iii) a succinimide dispersant derived from a polyisobutylene group of 1200 molecular weight or less. Also provided is a method for lubricating the transmission of a construction machine comprising lubricating the transmission with a Zinc-free transmission oil composition comprising: (i) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, (ii) at least 0.25 wt. % of a dithiophosphorylated carboxylic acid compound, and a succinimide dispersant derived from a polyisobutylene group of 1200 molecular weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Chevron Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Yamamoto, Masanobu Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20160281022
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a Zinc-free transmission oil composition for construction machinery comprising: (i) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, (ii) at least 0.25 wt. % of a dithiophosphorylated carboxylic acid compound, and (iii) a succinimide dispersant derived from a polyisobutylene group of 1200 molecular weight or less. Also provided is a method for lubricating the transmission of a construction machine comprising lubricating the transmission with a Zinc-free transmission oil composition comprising: (i) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, (ii) at least 0.25 wt. % of a dithiophosphorylated carboxylic acid compound, and a succinimide dispersant derived from a polyisobutylene group of 1200 molecular weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei Yamamoto, Masanobu Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9102896
    Abstract: A fuel economical lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines comprises a base oil and an additive composition comprising an overbased metal-containing detergent and a molybdenum-containing friction modifier, in which the overbased metal-containing detergent comprises calcium salicylate having an alkyl group having an average carbon atom number of 14-18, at least 60 mol. % of the alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 14-18, and calcium sulfonate having an alkyl group having an average carbon atom number of 20-24, at least 60 mol. % of the alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 20-24, and/or calcium salicylate having an alkyl group having an average carbon atom number of 20-28, at least 60 mol. % of the alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 20-28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron Japan LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo Ushioda, Tsuyoshi Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20150210955
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition which has a sulfur content of 0.5 wt. % or less and which at least comprises a base oil and the following additive components a) to e): a) an ashless dispersant comprising an alkenyl- or alkyl-succinimide or a derivative thereof; b) an ashless dispersant comprising an alkenyl- or alkyl-succinic ester or a derivative thereof; c) a molybdenum complex of a basic nitrogen-containing compound; d) an alkaline earth metal-containing detergent having TBN of 10-400 mg KOH/g; and e) an anti-wear agent favorably employed for lubricating internal combustion engines operated using a low sulfur hydrocarbon fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Takeuchi, Takashi Sugimura, Toshimi Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20150175929
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition that is highly fuel-efficient and has high wear resistance and is particularly suited for lubrication of a motorcycle four-cycle gasoline engine or a diesel engine vehicle having an exhaust gas after-treatment device. The lubricating oil composition, which is a lubricating oil composition having an SAE viscosity grade of 5W20, comprises a base oil and predetermined amounts of additive components comprising of a nitrogen-containing ash-free dispersant, an alkali earth metal-containing detergent, a phosphorus-containing anti-wear agent, an antioxidant, and a viscosity index-improving agent, wherein the viscosity index is within a range of 140 to 230, the high-shear viscosity at 150° C. is 2.9 mPa·s or higher, and the NOACK evaporation loss is 13% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD
    Inventors: Hiroki Andoh, Morikuni Nakazato
  • Publication number: 20150087567
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lubricating oil additive containing a vicinal diol and a particular detergent blend typically is low viscosity base oils whereby exhibiting improved fuel economy. In this respect, disclosed is a lubricating oil composition comprising: a major amount of base oil of lubricating viscosity; a friction modifier which is selected from the group consisting of C10-C30 alkane 1,2-diols and C10-C30 alkene 1,2-diols; an overbased alkyl alkaline earth metal hydroxybenzoate detergent having a metal ratio less than 3.0; and an overbased alkyl calcium sulfonate or an overbased alkyl calcium hydroxybenzoate having a metal ratio of 3.5 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuo Ushioda
  • Patent number: 8926763
    Abstract: Interior parts of gasoline engines are readily cleaned by a method comprising the steps of connecting an a cleaning liquid supply pipe having a gas supply port thereon airtightly to a port of an intake pipe of the engine below a throttle valve-attached position of the engine; operating the engine to draw cleaning liquid in the form of liquid drop and simultaneously drawing continuously a gas having an oxygen concentration of less than 20 vol. % into the intake pipe; and exhausting the cleaning liquid having been brought into contact with the internal parts of the engine with an exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ogasawara, Toshio Anami, Yuuki Katoh
  • Patent number: 8784642
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition of SAE viscosity grade 0W20 which comprises a base oil and additive components comprising a nitrogen-containing ashless dispersant, an alkaline earth metal-containing detergent, a phosphorus-containing wear inhibitor, an oxidation inhibitor and a viscosity index improver and which shows a viscosity index of 200-240, a HTHS viscosity of not less than 2.9 mPa·s s at 150° C. and a Noack evaporation loss of not more than 13% favorably gives a high fuel economy and high wear inhibition to a four cycle gasoline engine of motorcycles and a diesel engine mounted on motor cars equipped with an exhaust gas post-processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Chevron Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Andoh, Morikuni Nakazato