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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163680 | Method of demulsing a natural gas dehydrator Provided is a method of inhibiting the formation of emulsions in a natural gas dehydrator by lubricating the upstream compressors and natural gas engines with a lubricating oil comprising an effective amount of one or more demulsifiers. Provided is also a method of ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163681 | Lubricant for hydrogen-fueled engines A lubricant composition of a synthetic oil of lubricating viscosity, 3 to 6 percent by weight of a nitrogen-containing dispersant, 1 to 2.5 weight percent of an overbased magnesium detergent, 1 to 5 weight percent of an antioxidant; and 0.25 to 1.5 weight percent of... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8143200 | Enhancement of low temprature performance of group III base stocks by blending with HVI-PAO A lubricating oil formulation is disclosed inhibiting a pour point of about −45° C. or lower and a Brookfield viscosity at −40° C. of about 60,000 cP or less comprising a mixture of a base stock selected from the group consisting of a Group III base stock, a G... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8119578 | Method of lubricating a conveyor system The present invention is directed to a method of lubricating a conveyor system comprising i) diluting a conveyor lubricant concentrate with water to obtain an aqueous conveyor lubricant with the concentration c, ii... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8076273 | Slow release lubricant additives gel A lubricant additive gel formed by the gellation of two or more lubricant additives for the slow release of the additive components into a fluid. The lubricant additive gel slowly releases into its component lubricant additives when contacted with the fluid such as ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071513 | Universal synthetic penetrating lubricant, method and product-by-process A penetrating lubricant with the capacity to offer a both penetration into rust and corrosion. Further, this lubricant actively penetrates the crystalline surface of the metal while exhibiting extreme pressure lubrication, non-migrating with lasting protection. Furt... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063002 | Rolling device and rolling device manufacturing method A solid lubricating composition having resin material is disposed between an outer ring and an inner ring of a ball bearing. As the resin material contained in the solid lubricating composition, resin material having a property of being solidified when the resin mat... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058214 | Process for making shock absorber fluid A process to make a shock absorber fluid having improved performance properties, the properties including an air release after 1 minute by DIN 51381 of less than 0.8 vol %, a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. less than 5 mm2/s and an aniline point greater t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8034751 | Composition of hydraulic fluid and process for the preparation thereof The present invention provides a composition of hydraulic fluid that mainly contains alkyl benzenes. In addition to alkyl benzenes, the composition also contains an antioxidant, an antifoaming agent, a pour point dispersant, a corrosion inhibitor and a detergent-dis... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034752 | Lubricating composition There is disclosed a lubricating composition comprising a first base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. ranging from about 3.5 cSt to about 6 cSt; and a second high viscosity base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. ranging from about 6 cSt to abo... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8022020 | Universal synthetic penetrating lubricant, method and product-by-process A penetrating lubricant with the capacity to offer a both penetration into rust and corrosion. Further, this lubricant actively penetrates the crystalline surface of the metal while exhibiting extreme pressure lubrication, non-migrating with lasting protection. Furt... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7994104 | Process to make a light base oil fraction having low Noack volatility A process to make a light base oil fraction having a wt % Noack volatility between 0 and 100 and additionally less than a Noack Volatility Factor (NVF), wherein the Noack Volatility Factor is defined by the equation: 900×(Kinematic Viscosity at 100° C.)−2.8... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7972999 | Heat transfer oil comprising a base oil having a low traction coefficient A heat transfer oil, comprising: a. a base oil fraction have a traction coefficient less than or equal to 0.015, when measured at a kinematic viscosity of 15 cSt and at a slide to roll ratio of 40 percent; and b. o... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7964540 | Lube base oil and lubricating oil composition A lube base oil which comprises at least one hydrocarbon compound having as the basic skeleton a structure represented by any of the general formulae (I) to (VI) and has a viscosity at −40° C. of 40 Pa·s or lower and a viscosity index of 80 or higher, (wherein p... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7960317 | In-situ lubrication of sliding electrical contacts A method for in-situ solid lubrication of sliding electrical contacts includes the steps of providing a device having a movable electrically conductive first member and an electrically conductive second member, the first and second member being in electrical contact... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956018 | Lubricant composition A lubricant composition includes a base oil having a consecutive number of carbon atoms and a viscosity index greater than a Viscosity Index Factor calculated by the following equation: 28×Ln(Kinematic Viscosity at 100° C.)+95. The lubri... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7943557 | Grease for hub bearing and hub bearing A hub bearing, of carbon steel for machine use, which has a long life because of improved resistance to peeling starting from the surface and a grease enclosed in the hub bearing which contains a base oil and a thickener, and in the base oil, the number of naphtheni... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943558 | Lubricant with non-terminal functional groups Lubricant with non-terminal functional groups. The location of the functional groups minimizes free chain length and molecular weight of a lubricant while simultaneously maximizing evaporation temperature. The locations of the functional groups to the backbone of th... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939476 | Modified friction control compositions The present invention provides a friction control composition comprising a binder a rheological control agent, and optionally a lubricant. The liquid friction control composition may also comprise other components a wetting agent, a consistency modifier, and a prese... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7932217 | Gear oil compositions, methods of making and using thereof A gear oil composition is provided. The composition comprises a synergistic amount of an isomerized base oil having consecutive numbers of carbon atoms and less than 10 wt % naphthenic carbon by n-d-M for the gear oil composition to have a traction coefficient at 15... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7919438 | Method and system for treating a metalworking operation A method of cooling and lubricating an interface between a tool and a workpiece. A transiently stable emulsion is prepared including a water insoluble lubricant in water. The transiently stable emulsion, while stable, is introduced to the tool and/or the workpiece. | 04/05/2011 |
| 7902129 | Delivery of agents to the cutting mechanism of paper shredders Lubrication substrates are disclosed that have been treated with or that carry a lubricant for maintaining a paper shredder. The lubrication substrate is fed through the shredding mechanism of a paper shredder. Rather than requiring disassembly of the paper shredder... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7867955 | Lubricating oil composition A method of reducing the occurrence of ring-sticking in an internal combustion engine in which the crankcase of such an engine is lubricated with a multigrade crankcase lubricating oil composition containing 1 to 15 mass %, based on the mass of the oil composition, ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7846880 | Light base oil fraction and lubricant having low wt% noack volatility A lubricant, comprising a light base oil fraction having a wt % Noack volatility between 0 and 100 and additionally less than a Noack Volatility Factor (NVF), wherein the Noack Volatility Factor is defined by the equation; 900×(Kinematic Viscosity at 100° C.)... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7838470 | Lubricating oil composition A multigrade crankcase lubricating oil composition comprising a mineral oil-based basestock of lubricating viscosity in a major amount and a non-hydrogenated olefin polymer in a minor amount. The lubricating oil composition also comprises a dispersant, a metal deter... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838471 | Blend comprising group II and group IV basestocks The invention relates to compositions comprising a blend of Group II basestocks and low volatility, low viscosity PAO basestocks. The blend is particularly useful for preparing finished lubricants that meet or even exceed the criteria for SAE Grade 0W multi-grade en... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833951 | Water-soluble metal working lubricant The invention provides a water-soluble metal working lubricant which is suitably employed particularly in press-working of aluminum material and which is excellent in both working properties and degreasing properties. The water-soluble metal working lubricant... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7786055 | Antioxidant compositions for reducing odor in warming lubricant compositions This invention relates to the clear, substantially anhydrous, warming compositions containing one or more polyhydric alcohols. The invention also relates to the compositions that include at least one or more antioxidant or antioxidants in combination selected from t... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7691792 | Lubricant compositions Compositions comprising a farnesane dimer and/or a farnesene dimer and a compound selected from squalene, squalene and dehydrosqualene are described. The compositions provided comprise conventional additives. Methods of making and using the compounds and composition... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7687442 | Low molecular weight ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer as base lubricant oils A lubricant composition comprises an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer having a number average molecular weight of less than 10,000 g/mol as a base oil and at least one oil additive. The ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer has at least one molecular fraction which elutes ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7683013 | Base stock lubricant blends for enhanced micropitting protection A lubricant formulation and method of blending a lubricant formulation is disclosed. The lubricant formulation comprises at least two base stocks. The first base stock comprises a viscosity greater than 100 cSt, Kv100° C. The second base stock comprises a viscosity... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7683012 | Lubricant with non-terminal functional groups Lubricant with non-terminal functional groups. The location of the functional groups minimizes free chain length and molecular weight of a lubricant while simultaneously maximizing evaporation temperature. The locations of the functional groups to the backbone of th... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7670996 | Lubricant composition having a base oil and one or more additives, wherein the base oil has been obtained from waxy paraffinic fischer-tropsch synthesized hydrocarbons A lubricant composition having a base oil and one or more additives wherein the lubricant composition has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of more than 5.6 cSt; a cold cranking simulated dynamic viscosity at −35° C. according to ASTM D 5293 of less than 6200 cen... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7582591 | Gear lubricant with low Brookfield ratio Gear lubricant with a low Brookfield Ratio, comprising: a base oil having sequential carbon atoms, low aromatics, greater than 20 wt % molecules with cycloparaffins and a high ratio of monocycloparaffins to multicycloparaffins; less than 22 wt % of a second base oil... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7476645 | Polyalphaolefin and fischer-tropsch derived lubricant base oil lubricant blends Blended lubricant base oils and blended finished lubricants comprising ≧70 weight percent Fischer-Tropsch derived lubricant base oils comprising ≧6 weight % molecules with monocycloparaffinic functionality and less than 0.05 weight % molecules with aromatic func... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7432231 | Gun oil composition A gun oil composition consisting essentially of: 2.0 to 15% by weight of isopropanol; 20 to 60% by weight of heptane or a petroleum distillate; 3 to 20% by weight of a mixture of viscosity modifier... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425524 | Gear lubricant with a base oil having a low traction coefficient A multigrade automotive gear lubricant comprising a base oil having a traction coefficient less than 0.021. A method for saving energy using a gear lubricant, comprising blending a multigrade gear lubricant by adding a base oil having a traction coefficient less tha... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416678 | Processing agents for synthetic fibers A processing agent for synthetic fibers contains a lubricant, a functional improvement agent and an emulsifier, each containing a specified kinds of components by a specified amount and also by a specified amount and also by specified total amount so as to have impr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402715 | Fluids for traction drive A fluid for traction drives for automobiles which comprises (A) a hydrocarbon compound having two bridged rings selected from bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane ring, bicyclo[3.2.1]octane ring, bicyclo[3.3.0]octane ring and bicyclo[2.2.2]octane ring and (B) a hydrocarbon compoun... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393814 | Methods, cement compositions and oil suspensions of powder Methods, cement compositions and oil suspensions of powders selected from the group consisting of micro-silica, silica flour, fine silica flour, silica sand, fine particle size cement, ultra-fine particle size cement, fly ash, slag, vitrified shale and zeolite. ... | 07/01/2008 |
