The Nitrogen Heterocyclic Ring Has Chalcogen Bonded Directly To Ring Carbon Adjacent To Ring Nitrogen (e.g., Succinimide Compounds, Etc.) Patents (Class 508/192)
  • Patent number: 12065623
    Abstract: A lubricant formulation for an electric or hybrid vehicle includes a base oil, or a blend thereof, one or more additives, and a molybdenum amine complex, such as diisotridecylamine molybdate, are provided. Lubricant formulations can be characterized by one of: improving electric motor protection when a voltage is applied to an electrode in the presence of a formulation comprising the diisotridecylamine molybdate additive as compared to a fluid lacking the diisotridecylamine molybdate additive; maintaining the electrical resistance slope of a formulation comprising the diisotridecylamine molybdate additive as compared to a fluid lacking the diisotridecylamine molybdate additive; the formulation forming a protective film on copper surfaces; a change in color of the formulation indicating contact load, temperature, time, or viscosity change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: VGP IPCO LLC
    Inventors: Anant Kolekar, James Brown, Frances Lockwood, Dale Reid
  • Patent number: 11987766
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine has a HTHS viscosity at 150° C. of 2.25 to <2.55 mPa·s and includes: (A) a lubricating base oil including (a) mineral base oil(s) and/or (a) synthetic base oil(s), and having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 3.8-4.6 mm2/s; (B) 1000-2000 mass ppm, in terms of metal content, of a metallic detergent including (a) metal salicylate detergent(s), and delivering ?10 mmol/kg of total salicylate soap base per kilogram of the composition; (C) 1.0 to 4.0 mass % of a comb-shaped poly(meth)acrylate having a Mw of 350,000-1,000,000 and a PDI of ?4.0; and (D) 100-1000 mass ppm, in terms of nitrogen, of a succinimide dispersant including (i) (a) non-modified succinimide dispersant(s) and/or (ii) (a) boric acid-modified succinimide dispersant(s), wherein the (i) and the (ii), in total, deliver ?70 mass % of total nitrogen content of the component (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 11788027
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition comprising greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; an amount of one or more ester(s) of a polyhydric alcohol; an amount of one or more boron-containing dispersant(s); wherein a ratio of the amount of the one or more ester(s) of a polyhydric alcohol in weight percent provided to the lubricating oil composition, to an amount of boron in weight percent provided by the one or more boron-containing dispersant(s), based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition is less than 40. The lubricating oil composition has improved corrosion performance in an engine or other mechanical components lubricated with the lubricating oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AFTON Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Dvorak, Kenneth Garelick, Mark Devlin
  • Patent number: 11773341
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in a range of about 2 to about 50 mm2/s; (b) a hydrocarbyl succinimide dispersant; (c) a borated hydrocarbyl succinimide dispersant; and (d) a hydrocarbyl succinimide post-treated with a post-treating agent selected from the group consisting of an organic carbonate, an epoxide, a lactone, a hydroxyaliphatic carboxylic acid, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Claire Chommeloux, Alexander Boffa
  • Patent number: 11732207
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine has a HTHS viscosity at 150° C. of 2.55-2.84 mPa·s and includes: (A) a lubricating base oil including (a) mineral base oil(s) and/or (a) synthetic base oil(s), and having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 3.8-4.6 mm2/s; (B) 1000-2000 mass ppm, in terms of metal content, of a metallic detergent including (a) metal salicylate detergent(s), and delivering ?10 mmol/kg of total salicylate soap base per kilogram of the composition; (C) 1.0 to 4.0 mass % of a comb-shaped poly(meth)acrylate having a Mw of 350,000-1,000,000 and a PDI of ?4.0; and (D) 100-1000 mass ppm, in terms of nitrogen, of a succinimide dispersant including (i) (a) non-modified succinimide dispersant(s) and/or (ii) (a) boric acid-modified succinimide dispersant(s), wherein the (i) and the (ii), in total, deliver ?70 mass % of total nitrogen content of the component (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 11697785
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of lubricating a gas engine using a lubricant including at least one mineral base oil and at least one ester selected from among the polyol esters. The composition includes at least 50% by weight of mineral base oil and at least 5% by weight of polyol ester relative to the total weight of the lubricant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES
    Inventors: Sophie Oppilliart, Santiago Carreras, Erwan Bertho
  • Patent number: 11680223
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition. The lubricating oil composition contains a lubricating base oil including mineral base oil, 4 to 15 mass % of an ester compound of a monovalent or polyvalent aliphatic carboxylic acid and a monovalent or polyvalent aliphatic alcohol, 400 to 1200 mass ppm of zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate in terms of a phosphorus element, 500 to 3000 mass ppm of a calcium-based detergent in terms of a calcium element, and 50 to 1000 mass ppm of a boron-modified succinimide-based dispersant in terms of a boron element, on the basis of the total amount of the lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Tsuneoka, Shintaro Kusuhara
  • Patent number: 11674104
    Abstract: New ashless TBN molecules are synthesized, and lubricant compositions containing them, boost the total base number. The lubricant compositions further tested for ASTM D6594 copper corrosion test meets ASTM limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: VGP IPCO LLC
    Inventors: Rajkumar Rajule, Jesse Dambacher
  • Patent number: 11608478
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for reducing low speed pre-ignition events in a spark-ignited direct injection internal combustion engine by supplying to the sump a lubricant composition which contains an oil of lubricating viscosity and an ashless dispersant. The ashless dispersant may be selected from succinimide compounds prepared from aliphatic or aromatic amines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick E. Mosier, Jeffry G. Dietz, Alexander Sammut, Mary Galic Raguz, Matthew D. Gieselman
  • Patent number: 11572524
    Abstract: A gear fluid composition for lubricating a driveline including organic sulfide compounds effective to achieve passing friction, extreme pressure, and copper corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Carey Lehner
  • Patent number: 11459521
    Abstract: A lubricant composition having greater than 50 percent by weight of a base oil, a dispersant composition comprising: i) a first dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight that is less than or equal to 1300, and at least one polyamine; and ii) a second dispersant comprising one or more reaction products of at least one polyisobutenyl succinic acid or anhydride having a polyisobutenyl group with a number average molecular weight greater than 1300, and at least one polyamine; and at least one ashless antioxidant; and wherein a weight ratio of the second dispersant to the dispersant composition is 0.66:1 to 1:1 or a ratio of the weight percentages of nitrogen contributed by the second dispersant to nitrogen of the dispersant composition is 0.62:1 to 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL COPORATION
    Inventor: Paul Ransom
  • Patent number: 11306270
    Abstract: To provide a lubricating oil composition achieving both of high traction coefficient and excellent low temperature fluidity at a higher level and having a high flash point, which contains a naphthene-based synthetic oil (a) having a flash point of 140° C. or higher, and an ester (b) having 5 to 32 carbon atoms and having a branched chain, wherein the content of the naphthene-based synthetic oil (a) based on the total amount of the composition is 35% by mass or more and less than 80% by mass, a method for producing the lubricating oil composition, and a continuously variable transmission using the lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Sunagawa, Takeshi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11230684
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition can include a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and a minor amount of an alkaline earth metal phenol-based detergent. The lubricating oil composition can further have a BN of greater than 140 mg KOH/g, and further wherein the marine diesel cylinder lubricating oil composition is substantially free of unsulfurized tetrapropenyl phenol and its unsulfurized metal salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: CHEVRON ORONITE TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Hendrikus Maria Boons, Theodorus Constance Cleophas
  • Patent number: 11225553
    Abstract: Amine-substituted copolymers that may include an amine-substituted pyrrolidine-2,5-dione moiety. Polyamic acids and polyimides, which may be formed by contacting an amine substituted copolymer with a dianhydride, or a dianhydride and a diamine. Articles, such as wires, having a surface on which a polyimide is disposed. Methods for forming polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire USA LLC
    Inventor: Scott Jolley
  • Patent number: 11162048
    Abstract: A lubricating composition includes an oil of lubricating viscosity, an N-alkyl naphthylamine, and at least one ashless antioxidant selected from a diarylamine antioxidant, a phenolic antioxidant, and mixtures thereof. The lubricating composition has a phosphorus content of less than 0.15 weight percent. The combination of the N-alkyl naphthylamine and ashless antioxidant provides a beneficial effect on the basicity of the composition without negatively impacting seals performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Jason J. Hanthorn, Yanshi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11111452
    Abstract: A product resulting from the reaction of at least: a hydroxybenzoic acid, optionally substituted by a hydrocarbyl group, a boron compound, an amine component selected from a di-fatty-alkyl(ene) polyalkylamine composition including one or more polyalkylamines of formulae (I) or (II). A lubricant composition includes this product. Use of this product as a lubricant for two-stroke marine engines and four-stroke marine engines, more preferably two-stroke marine engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES
    Inventors: Isabelle Rogues De Fursac, Valérie Doyen
  • Patent number: 11066614
    Abstract: A liquid hydrocarbon marine fuel oil includes a marine distillate fuel or a heavy oil or a blend thereof containing an additive combination including: (A) a polyalkenyl-substituted carboxylic acid or anhydride, and (B) a metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate and/or sulfonate detergent, where the mass:mass ratio of (A) to (B) is in the range of 20:1 to 1:20 and the treat rate of the additive combination is in the range of 5 to 10000 ppm by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Kerby, Robert Rae
  • Patent number: 11034910
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for reducing low speed pre-ignition events in a spark-ignited direct injection internal combustion engine by supplying to the sump a lubricant composition which contains an oil of lubricating viscosity and an ashless antioxidant. The ashless antioxidant may be selected from phenolic compounds, aryl amine compounds, and sulfurized olefins, especially 2,6-hindered phenols and diarylamine compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick E. Mosier, Jeffry G. Dietz, Alexander Sammut
  • Patent number: 11008527
    Abstract: Engine oil \s and methods for use in soot-producing engines. The engine oil contains a major amount of a base oil and a dispersant reaction product of A) a hydrocarbyl-dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, and B) at least one polyamine, that is post-treated with C) an aromatic carboxylic acid, an aromatic polycarboxylic acid, or an aromatic anhydride, wherein all carboxylic acid or anhydride groups of C) are attached directly to an aromatic ring. A molar ratio of carboxyl groups from components A) and C) to nitrogen atoms from component B) of from 0.9 to 1.3 is used to make the dispersant which also has a molar ratio of component C) to component B) of at least 0.4 and when component B) has an average of 4-6 nitrogen atoms per molecule, a molar ratio of A) to B) is from 1.0 to 1.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: John Loper
  • Patent number: 10988701
    Abstract: The invention provides lubricating composition comprising: an oil of lubricating viscosity, and an oxyalkylated hydrocarbyl phenol, wherein the oxyalkylated hydrocarbyl phenol is substituted with at least one aliphatic hydrocarbyl group of 40 to 96 carbon atoms, and wherein the oxyalkylated hydrocarbyl phenol is substantially free of aromatic hydrocarbyl groups. The invention further relates to a method of lubricating a mechanical device (such as an internal combustion engine) with the lubricating composition. The invention further relates to the use of the oxyalkylated hydrocarbyl phenol in the lubricating composition to a passenger car internal combustion engine at least one of (i) control of fuel economy, (ii) control of corrosion, (iii) cleanliness, and (iv) control of bore wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Yanshi Zhang, Gary M. Walker, Ewan E. Delbridge, Edward P. Sampler, Neil L. Simpson
  • Patent number: 10793803
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition capable of revealing fuel consumption reducing properties due to a friction reducing effect within a short period of time while having excellent fuel consumption reducing properties, specifically a lubricating oil composition of the present invention includes a base oil, a molybdenum dithiocarbamate, a calcium detergent, a magnesium detergent, and a boron-free succinimide, wherein the content of the molybdenum dithiocarbamate as converted into a molybdenum atom is 1,200 ppm by mass or less on a basis of the whole amount of the composition; the content of the boron-free succinimide as converted into a nitrogen atom is less than 1,200 ppm by mass on a basis of the whole amount of the composition; and a mass ratio of the molybdenum atom (Mo) to a magnesium atom (Mg) of the magnesium detergent [Mo/Mg] is 0.1 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 10745638
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of lubricating a 2-stroke marine diesel cylinder liner with a lubricating composition having a total base number of 10 to 25 mg KOH/g. The invention further provides a lubricating composition for lubricating the 2-stroke marine diesel cylinder liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Cook, Natasha K. Horn, Shaun P. Carney, Mark C. Davies, David M. Hobson
  • Patent number: 10604717
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricant compositions for an engine, including at least one base oil, at least one polymer for improving the viscosity index, at least one organomolybdenum compound, and at least one polyalkylene glycol, obtained by polymerizing or copolymerizing alkylene oxides including from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, at least of which is butylene oxide, the polyalkylene glycol content being from 1 to 28% by weight relative to the total weight of lubricant composition. The use of at least one polyalkylene glycol, obtained by polymerizing or copolymerizing alkylene oxides including 3 to 8 carbon atoms, at least one of which is butylene oxide, in a base oil enables a reduction in the wear of the connecting-rod bearings of the thermal internal combustion engines of vehicles with hybrid and/or micro-hybrid engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: Total Marketing Services, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Olivier Lerasle, Jérôme Valade, Nadjet Khelidj
  • 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: 10407640
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are marine diesel cylinder lubricating oil compositions which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, and (b) one or more non-borated polyalkenyl bis-succinimide dispersants, wherein the polyalkenyl substituent is derived from a polyalkene group having a number average molecular weight of from about 1500 to about 3000; and further wherein the marine diesel cylinder lubricating oil composition has a total base number (TBN) of about 5 to about 150. Also disclosed herein are marine diesel cylinder lubricating oil compositions which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, and (b) one or cyclic carbonate post-treated polyalkenyl bis-succinimide dispersants, wherein the marine diesel cylinder lubricating oil composition has a total base number (TBN) of about 5 to about 150.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Technology B.V.
    Inventor: Cornelis Hendrikus Maria Boons
  • Patent number: 10301570
    Abstract: Provided are a lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engine, containing a lubricating base oil containing a mineral oil and/or a synthetic oil, (A) an overbased calcium salicylate, (B) an overbased magnesium detergent, (C) a binuclear and/or trinuclear organic molybdenum compound, (D) a phenol-based antioxidant, and (E) an amine-based antioxidant, wherein the component (C), the component (D), and the component (E) are contained in specified contents on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; a method for producing the lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engine; and a lubrication method including using the lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoharu Ishikawa, Tatsuya Kusumoto, Shinji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10144896
    Abstract: The present invention describes a composition characterized in that the composition comprises a first metal component and particles including a second metal component. Furthermore the present invention describes a lubricant additive composition, a lubricant composition and a grease composition comprising the present composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: AB NANOL TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Kenneth Ekman, Anders Soedergaerd, Patrik Strand, Johan Von Knorring, Aubrey Burrows, Sophia Von Haartman
  • Patent number: 10035970
    Abstract: A lubricant composition for improving fuel economy of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes a base oil and a friction-reducing compound. The friction reducing compound has the following general formula: wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms, each R1 is an independently selected hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and n is 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Levine, Si Wu, David E. Chasan, Philippe Rabbat, Ryan J. Fenton, Glenn C. Phillips
  • Patent number: 9963657
    Abstract: A lubricant composition for a compression-ignition internal combustion engine comprises: (i) an amine as an ashless fuel additive having a total base number (“TBN”) of from about 275 to about 600 mg KOH/g when tested according to ASTM D2896; and (ii) a detergent selected from metal sulfonates, phenates, salicylates, carboxylates, thiophosphonates, and combinations thereof. The lubricant composition has a TBN of from about 20 to about 130 mg KOH/g when tested according to ASTM D2896. The amine contributes greater than about 30% of the TBN of the lubricant composition. Further, a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine with the lubricant composition comprises the steps of injecting a fuel and the lubricant composition into a cylinder to form a mixture, and combusting the mixture via compression-ignition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kevin J. Desantis, Michael D. Hoey, Stephen R Jones
  • Patent number: 9790450
    Abstract: Lubricating oil compositions may include a base oil, a succinimide compound, and a thioheterocyclic compound. Such compositions may have a sulfur content of 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % based on a total amount of the composition. A phosphorus content represented by P in mass % and a sulfated ash content represented by M in mass %, based on the total amount of such compositions, may satisfy any of conditions A to C: condition A: P<0.03, and M<0.3; condition B: P<0.03 and 0.3?M?0.6; and condition C: 0.03?P?0.06 and M<0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Iwasaki, Yasunori Shimizu, Yoriyuki Takashima
  • Patent number: 9768386
    Abstract: There are provided a composition for encapsulation film, an encapsulation film, and an electronic device having the same. The present application may provide an encapsulation film having an excellent moisture barrier property, operability, workability, and durability and a structure including an element encapsulated by the encapsulation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Sup Shim, Yoon Gyung Cho, Suk Ky Chang, Hyun Jee Yoo, Seung Min Lee, Kyung Yul Bae
  • Patent number: 9687823
    Abstract: A hydroprocessing co-catalyst composition may comprise in an embodiment a first component comprising co-catalyst particles and a liquid carrier, and a second component comprising a dispersant and a dispersant diluent. The co-catalyst particles may be in the micron size range, and the dispersant may promote dispersion of the co-catalyst particles in materials such as the liquid carrier, the dispersant diluent, and combinations thereof. Methods of introducing a hydroprocessing co-catalyst composition into a hydroprocessing system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Julie Chabot, Bo Kou, Alexander Kuperman
  • Patent number: 9663743
    Abstract: A lubricant composition, lubricant concentrate and method for reducing engine deposits. The composition and method include a base oil of lubricating viscosity; an organo-molybdenum compound; a deposition reducing amount of a reaction product of an alkyl-substituted dicarboxylic acid compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl-substituted dicarboxylic acids, alkyl-substituted dicarboxylic acid anhydrides, and mixtures thereof, and a basic salt of aminoguanidine, in an amount sufficient to provide a product rich in alkyl bis-3-amino-1,2,4-triazole; and optionally a phenate detergent. The lubricant composition and method provide engine deposits that are less than an amount of engine deposits in the absence of component (c) and/or optional component (d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul G. Griffin, Ian A. Bell, John T. Loper, William Y. Lam, Gregory H. Guinther
  • Patent number: 9574158
    Abstract: A compression-ignited engine lubricant and a method for reducing engine wear. The lubricant including, (a) a base oil; (b) oleamide; (c) zinc dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate; and (d) a functionalized dispersant. The functionalized dispersant is made by reacting together (i) a hydrocarbyl-dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, (ii) a polyamine, (iii) a dicarboxyl-containing fused aromatic compound or anhydride thereof, and optionally, (iv) a non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, wherein the hydrocarbyl group of the hydrocarbyl-dicarboxylic acid or anhydride has a number average molecular weight of greater than 1800 Daltons as determined by gel permeation chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Jason A. Lagona, John T. Loper
  • Patent number: 9523061
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to about 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to about 0.5 wt. % as determined by ASTM D874 is disclosed which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable boron-containing compound having greater than 400 ppm of boron, based upon the total mass of the composition; and (c) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable molybdenum-containing compound having at least about 1100 ppm of molybdenum, based upon the total mass of the composition; wherein the lubricating oil composition has a ratio of sulfur to molybdenum of less than or equal to about 4:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: Chevron Oronite Company LLC, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Nelson, Alexander B. Boffa, William M. Kleiser, Stephen D. Stults, James A. McGeehan, Wim Van Dam, Richard E. Cherpeck
  • Patent number: 9464254
    Abstract: A two-stroke, cross-head, slow-speed, compression-ignited marine engine is operated by (i) fuelling it with a diesel fuel, as a pilot fuel, and with a low sulphur fuel, as a main fuel; and (ii) lubricating the engine cylinder(s) with a lubricant having a BN of 20 or less and having a detergent additive system comprising at least two different metal detergents each having one surfactant group selected from phenate, salicylate and sulphonate, or one or more complex metal detergents containing two or more different surfactant soap groups selected from phenate, salicylate and sulphonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: INFINEUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: James C. Dodd
  • Patent number: 9458405
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition includes: a base oil; a component (A) that is a dialkyl hydrogen phosphite; a component (B) that is a sulfur antioxidant; and a component (C) that is a polyalkenyl succinimide. Since the lubricating oil composition of the invention exhibits an excellent lubricity to both iron metal and copper metal and an excellent heat stability, the lubricating oil composition of the invention is suitable for a shock absorber of an automobiles and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Sakanoue, Aya Aoki
  • Patent number: 9447358
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lubricating oil composition containing a base oil, a thioheterocyclic compound represented by the formula: (R1)k—(S)m—As—(S)n—(R2)l, and an aminoalcohol compound containing, in the molecule thereof, a piperazine moiety and one or more hydroxyl groups. The lubricating oil composition has a phosphorus content (P mass %) and a sulfated ash content (M mass %), based on a total mass of the lubricating oil composition, satisfying any of the following conditions A to C: condition A: P<0.03, and M<0.3; condition B: P<0.03, and 0.3?M?0.6; and condition C: 0.03?P?0.06, and M<0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunori Shimizu, Junya Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 9410104
    Abstract: The invention provides a lubricating composition containing (a) a polymer derived from greater than 50 wt % or more of a non-diene monomer, wherein the polymer has a weight average molecular weight of about 2000 to about 200,000, and wherein the polymer has a shear stability index of about 0 to about 25; (b) a phosphorus-containing acid, salt, or ester; (c) an extreme pressure agent, other than a phosphorus-containing acid, salt, or ester; and (d) an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further provides a method for lubricating a mechanical device with the lubricating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Baker, Marina Baum, Barton J. Schober
  • Patent number: 9181511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lubricating oil compositions comprising sulfurised esters that exhibit good antioxidancy performance whilst maintaining nitrile elastomer seal compatibility
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: INFINEUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Elvidge, Nancy Z. Diggs, Neal J. Milne, Nigel A. Male
  • Patent number: 9090849
    Abstract: The lubricant for an internal combustion engine fueled by a biodiesel fuel (that is, a liquid fuel containing a C1-C4 alkyl ester of a carboxylic acid of about 12 to about 24 carbon atoms) exhibits improved resistance to oxidative degradation when the lubricant contains an alkali metal detergent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Jola Adamczewska, Mark C. Davies, Craig J. Jones
  • Publication number: 20150141305
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for a continuously variable transmission has low viscosity to exhibit fuel savings, higher metal-to-metal friction coefficient to ensure high power transmission, wet clutch friction characteristics and anti-shudder properties required for transmissions, and low traction coefficient to achieve fuel savings. The composition contains a base oil adjusted so the product (EC×V40) of the mass % (ECmass %) of saturated cyclic component based on the total base oil and the 40° C. kinematic viscosity (V40 mm2/s) is 500 or less and the 100° C. kinematic viscosity is 3.6 to 4.1 mm2/s, (B) a phosphorus compound, (C) a calcium salicylate and/or a calcium sulfonate, (D) a boron-modified ashless dispersant in an amount of 0.001 to 0.008 mass % as boron, and (E) a friction modifier, each in a specific amount, the lubricating oil composition having a 100° C. kinematic viscosity of 5.2 to 5.6 mm2/s and a viscosity index of 165 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi Onumata, Noriko Ayame, Takahiro Fukumizu, Minoru Yamashita, Masashi Ogawa, Jyunichi Nishinosono
  • Publication number: 20150111797
    Abstract: An engine oil lubricant composition comprising a major amount of base oil and an effective amount of a zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate, a polymeric viscosity index improver and a mixture of alkaline earth metal detergents provides improved fuel efficiency while providing excellent wear in an engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Kristen A. Lyon, Kevin J. Kelly, William L. Maxwell, Douglas E. Deckman
  • Publication number: 20150099676
    Abstract: A lubricant comprising (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) an overbased, carbonated calcium arylsulfonate detergent having a total base number (TBN) of at least about 640 as calculated on an oil-free basis effectively lubricates the surfaces in the synchronizer of a manual transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Gareth Brown, Michael E. Huston, Christopher L. Friend, Gary M. Walker, Elisa J. Seddon
  • Patent number: 8993496
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving compatibility of a fluorocarbon elastomer seal with a lubricating oil composition containing (a) a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) one or more dispersants containing one or more basic nitrogen atoms. The method involves adding to the lubricating oil composition an effective amount of one or more fluorocarbon elastomer compatibility improving agents comprising one or more oil-soluble titanium compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Nelson, Elaine S. Yamaguchi, Kam-Sik Ng, Paula S. Rogers
  • Publication number: 20150080278
    Abstract: A lubricating oil additive composition contains a borated succinimide derivative and an amino alcohol compound. A lubricating oil composition containing the lubricating oil additive composition is excellent in high-temperature detergency and base value retention (long-drain capabilities) even though a blended content of a metal detergent is low and an ash content is small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Izumi Terada, Junya Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20150072907
    Abstract: The invention provides a lubricating oil composition for an engine made of aluminum alloy containing a base oil, a succinimide compound, and a thioheterocyclic compound represented by the following formula (I) and has a sulfur content of 0.10 mass % to 1.00 mass % based on the total amount of the composition, and a phosphorus content and a sulfated ash content, based on the total amount of the composition, falling within specific ranges, and a lubrication method employing the composition. The composition exhibits excellent wear resistance to aluminum alloy sliding parts of engines and can considerably reduce the high-phosphorus ZnDTP content and the metallic detergent content, while excellent wear resistance to aluminum alloy is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: lDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junya Iwasaki, Yasunori Shimizu, Yoriyuki Takashima
  • Patent number: 8951943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for lubricating a driveline device comprising supplying to the driveline device a lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and an antiwear package wherein the antiwear package comprises (a) a derivative of a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and (b) a phosphorus compound selected from the group consisting of an amine salt of a phosphate hydrocarbon ester, a phosphite having at least one hydrocarbyl group with 4 or more carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: Morey N. Najman, Mark R. Baker, Vera M. Marsic
  • Publication number: 20150024983
    Abstract: A lubricant comprising (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) an overbased, carbonated calcium arylsulfonate detergent having a total base number (TBN) of at least about 640 as calculated on an oil-free basis effectively lubricates non-metallic surfaces in the synchronizer of a manual transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Gary M. Walker, Christopher L. Friend, Gareth Brown, Elisa J Seddon, Michael E. Huston
  • Patent number: 8933001
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving compatibility of a fluorocarbon elastomer seal with a lubricating oil composition containing (a) a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) one or more dispersants containing one or more basic nitrogen atoms. The method involves adding to the lubricating oil composition an effective amount of one or more fluorocarbon elastomer compatibility improving agents of the general formula Si—X4 or a hydrolysis product thereof, wherein each X is independently a hydroxyl-containing group, hydrocarbyloxy-containing group, acyloxy-containing group, amino-containing group, monoalkyl amino-containing group or dialkyl amino-containing group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Nelson, Elaine S. Yamaguchi, Kam-Sik Ng, Paula S. Rogers