Abstract: The present invention relates to lubricating compositions and particularly gear oil compositions that include a specific class of substituted triazoles, where the substituted triazole includes at least one hydrocarbyl group linked to one of the nitrogen atoms in the triazole ring. Such compositions provide surprisingly good seal compatibility compared to compositions with other triazoles and/or alternative additives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to lubricating compositions and particularly gear oil compositions that include a specific class of substituted triazoles, where the substituted triazole includes at least one hydrocarbyl group linked to one of the nitrogen atoms in the triazole ring. Such compositions provide surprisingly good seal compatibility compared to compositions with other triazoles and/or alternative additives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to lubricating compositions and particularly gear oil compositions that include a specific class of substituted triazoles, where the substituted triazole includes at least one hydrocarbyl group linked to one of the nitrogen atoms in the triazole ring. Such compositions provide surprisingly good seal compatibility compared to compositions with other triazoles and/or alternative additives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to industrial gear lubricating compositions that include a specific class of substituted triazoles, where the substituted triazole includes at least one hydrocarbyl group linked to one of the nitrogen atoms in the triazole ring. Such compositions provide surprisingly good seal compatibility compared to compositions with other triazoles and/or alternative additives.

Abstract: The present technology includes an extreme pressure additive package formulated with a biodegradable sulfur component, which additive package can achieve suitable extreme pressure performance when formulated into a fully formulated industrial gear oil lubricant.

Abstract: The present technology includes an extreme pressure additive package formulated with a biodegradable sulfur component, which additive package can achieve suitable extreme pressure performance when formulated into a fully formulated industrial gear oil lubricant.

Abstract: The invention relates to industrial gear oil compositions that have been specially designed to have improved friction and/or antiwear properties. That is the industrial gear oil compositions of the invention provide good performance and/or protection in the areas of friction and/or antiwear due to the use of a synergistic combination of additives. The industrial gear oil compositions of the invention utilize a combination of certain phosphorus-containing compounds and derivatives of a hydroxy-carboxylic acid, to provide a synergistic improvement in friction and/or antiwear properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to industrial gear oil compositions that have been specially designed to be vibration resistant. That is the industrial gear oil compositions of the invention provide good performance and/or protection even when the equipment in which the composition is used is subjected to external vibration, including but not limited to vibration during transportation of the equipment. The industrial gear oil compositions include a combination of additives that provide surprisingly good protection against damage caused by vibration.

Abstract: The invention relates to improved industrial gear oil compositions that substantially reduce the operating temperature of a gearbox in which the gear oil compositions are used. The reduced operating temperature provided by the described compositions leads to improved equipment performance. The invention also relates to methods of making the described industrial gear oil compositions and methods of using the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of lubricating the bearings of solid fuel pulverizers, for example, coal pulverizers. The method involves supplying to the bearings a lubricating composition designed to have superior performance compared to conventional coal pulverizer bearing lubricants. The invention also provides a bearing lubricant for a coal pulverizer as well as its use in coal pulverizing equipment to improve the service life and/or durability of bearings in coal pulverizing equipment. The invention also provides an additive composition for use in a bearing lubricant for a coal pulverizer, as well as the use of the additive composition to improve the service life and/or performance of the bearing lubricant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating composition containing (a) an ester-containing viscosity index improver; and (b) a polyoxyalkylene polyol. The invention further provides a method for lubricating a mechanical device with the lubricating composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to industrial gear lubricating compositions that include a specific class of substituted triazoles, where the substituted triazole includes at least one hydrocarbyl group linked to one of the nitrogen atoms in the triazole ring. Such compositions provide surprisingly good seal compatibility compared to compositions with other triazoles and/or alternative additives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating composition containing a sulphur-free metal salt of a hydrocarbyl-substituted phosphorus compound and an organo-sulphide. The composition has a sulphur content of greater than 0.3 weight percent of sulphur. The invention further provides for a method of lubricating a driveline device by using a lubricating composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating composition containing a sulphur-free metal salt of a hydrocarbyl-substituted phosphorus compound and an organo-sulphide. The composition has a sulphur content of greater than 0.3 weight percent of sulphur. The invention further provides for a method of lubricating a driveline device by using a lubricating composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating composition containing (a) an ester-containing viscosity index improver; and (b) a polyoxyalkylene polyol. The invention further provides a method for lubricating a mechanical device with the lubricating composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial gear formulation containing a high TBN overbased detergent that results in decreasing micropitting for industrial gears.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating composition containing a sulphur-free metal salt of a hydrocarbyl-substituted phosphorus compound and an organo-sulphide. The composition has a sulphur content of greater than 0.3 weight percent of sulphur. The invention further provides for a method of lubricating a driveline device by using a lubricating composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lubricant comprising (A) a basic metal salt of an acidic organic compound and (B) a hydrocarbyl phosphite, provided that the lubricant is free of metal deactivators. In one aspect the lubricant is a manual transmission fluid. The lubricants provide good friction, good antiwear and thermal stability properties.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and a total of from about 1 to about 50% by weight of copolymers comprising (A) at least one ethylene-aliphatic olefin copolymer wherein the aliphatic olefins contain from 3 to about 24 carbon atoms, said copolymer (A) having {overscore (M)}n ranging from about 600 to about 5000, and (B) at least one copolymer comprising units derived from alkyl acrylate ester monomers containing from 2 to about 25 carbon atoms in the ester group, and optionally, from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of at least one member of the group consisting of vinyl aromatic monomers and nitrogen-containing vinyl monomers. said copolymer (B) having {overscore (M)}n ranging from about 10,000 to about 350,000, wherein the weight ratio of (A):(B) ranges from about 99:1 to about 1:99.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lubricating composition comprising: (a) at least one sulfur-free hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid ester or salt, (b) at least one sulfur-containing hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid or salt, (c) an organic polysulfide, (d) at least one dispersant, and (e) at least one triazole metal deactivator. The composition may also include a thiadiazole derivative. This additive combination provides good antiwear and thermal stability properties, even under severe thermal conditions. These compositions also have good demulsibility properties. The above combination of additives provides the antiwear and extreme-pressure protection necessary for automotive and industrial gear applications. These additives additionally provide this protection without adversely effecting demulsibility properties of the lubricant.