...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7595288 | Antimicrobial metal working fluids Aqueous alkaline metal working fluids and concentrates thereof and processes for their use are disclosed. Processes to reduce the presence of Mycobacteria in a metal working environment are also disclosed. ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7247606 | Branched reaction products A compound of formula: wherein each R group independently is C6-C10 arylene group, a straight or branched chain C2-C°alkylene group optionally containing an arylene gr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 6967189 | Buffered lubricant for conveyor system A method of lubricating a moving surface is herein described wherein the lubricant composition contains a fatty acid, a neutralization agent, a pH buffer, and a carrier. Also described are compositions in both concentrate and dilute form. The compositions may also c... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962897 | Fluorine-containing lubricants The invention relates to the use of formulations containing selected fluorinated components for reducing friction between conveyor systems and the containers transported thereon. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6750185 | Lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines The invention provides a lubricant oil composition useful for reduction in friction loss and improvement in fuel economy in internal combustion engines, particularly, a lubricant oil composition for internal combustion engines exhibiting an excellent friction reduci... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6548461 | Polyalkene alcohol polyetheramines and their use in fuels and lubricants The invention relates to polyalkene alcohol polyetheramines of formula R1 --(CH2)n --O--A)m --NR2 R3, wherein R1 represents a polyalkene radical derived from C2 - to C... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6500790 | Magnetic wire external lubricant A lubricant blend for use on a wire exposed to an HFC refrigerant. The lubricant blend includes an organic phase and an aqueous phase. The organic phase includes a lubricant which has a defined solubility in the HFC refrigerant and a lubricity suitable fo... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6103676 | Dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers from selectively hydrogenated polymers: hydroformylation/reductive amination reaction products The invention provides dispersants and dispersant viscosity index improvers which include polymers of conjugated dienes which have been hydrogenated, functionalized, optionally modified and post treated. The dispersant substances include a copolymer of tw... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6077455 | Automatic transmission fluid of improved viscometric properties This invention provides compositions and methods for producing automatic transmission fluids capable of improved viscometric properties and capable of achieving -40° C. Brookfield viscosities not greater than 18,000 centipoise using natural lubricating o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5972856 | Reaction products of polyisobutenes and oxides of nitrogen or mixtures of oxides of nitrogen and oxygen and their use as fuel and lubricant additives Reaction products of polyisobutenes having an average degree of polymerization P of from 10 to 100 and a content E of from 60 to 90% of double bonds which can react with maleic anhydride, E=100% corresponding to the theoretical value for the case where ea... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5945388 | Lubricating oil compositions A lubricating oil composition suitable for use in a low or medium speed diesel engine comprising a fuel oil with a residual oil content is characterised in that the lubricating oil composition further comprises a hydrocarbyl substituted amine or polyamine... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5932526 | Alkaline ether amine conveyor lubricant The invention is a lubricant concentrate and a lubricant use-solution as well as methods of use. The lubricant concentrate and lubricant use-solution each include one or more ether amine compounds, and a surfactant. Each of the ether amine compounds has a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5866519 | Automatic transmission fluids of improved viscometric properties This invention provides a composition and method for producing partial synthetic automatic transmission fluids having improved shear-stability and low temperature properties without the need to incorporate polymeric viscosity modifiers.... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5863874 | Alkyl ether amine conveyor lubricant The invention includes lubricant concentrate and use solution compositions having an amine compound of the formula, R1 --O--R2 --NH2, R1 --O--R2 --NH--R3 --NH2, and mixtures thereof wherei... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5747430 | Lubricant composition The lubricant composition of the present invention is characterized in that 1 ppm to 500 ppm of polysiloxane with a viscosity of 1,000 mm2 /s to 100,000 mm2 /s at 40° C. and 1 ppm to 5,000 ppm of ethylene glycol-propylene glycol pol... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5646099 | Automatic transmission fluids of improved viscometric properties This invention provides a composition and method for producing partial synthetic automatic transmission fluids having improved shear-stability and low temperature properties without the need to incorporate polymeric viscosity modifiers.... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5641733 | Automatic transmission fluids of improved viscometric properties This invention provides compositions and methods for producing partial synthetic automatic transmission fluids capable of improved viscometric properties and capable of achieving -40° C. Brookfield viscosities not greater than 15,000 centipoise.... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5641732 | Automatic transmission fluids of improved viscometric properties This invention provides compositions and methods for producing partial synthetic automatic transmission fluids capable of improved viscometric properties and capable of achieving -40° C. Brookfield viscosities not greater than 15,000 centipoise.... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5474692 | Lubricant concentrate and an aqueous lubricant solution based on fatty amines, a process for its production and its use Lubricant concentrates and aqueous lubricant solutions containing at least one polyamine derivative of a fatty amine and/or a salt of such an amine. The invention also relates to a process for the production of the lubricant concentrates and to the use of... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5282992 | Lubricating metal cleaner additive An additive for a single stage aqueous alkaline cleaning composition for metal surfaces which imparts improved lubricity to the metal surfaces being treated. The additive is a fatty amine, preferably an ethoxylated fatty diamine.... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5078893 | Synergistic combination of additives useful in power transmitting compositions A mutually compatible combination of additives and their use to impart anti-wear, oxidation inhibition and friction modification to power transmission compositions, particularly automatic transmission fluids, is disclosed. The additives comprise an organi... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5068046 | Lubricant composition comprising an octadecylene oxide polyamine reaction product A lubricant or fuel composition contains a major portion of a lubricant or fuel and a minor portion of an additive composition which is the reaction product of long chain epoxides and polyamines such as polyethyleneamines.... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5053152 | High molecular weight nitrogen-containing condensates and fuels and lubricants containing same Improved additives/dispersants for lubricant and fuel compositions are obtained by condensing a hydroxyalkyl or hydroxyaryl compound with an amine compound. The condensates according to the present invention are produced by the acid catalyzed condensation... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5002698 | Sulfur- and nitrogen-containing lubricant additives Compositions containing a lubricant, a hydraulic fluid or a metal-working fluid and at least one compound of the formula I ##STR1## in which R, R4, R5 and n are as defined in claim 1, are described. The compounds of the formula ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4929374 | Lubricating oil composition Lubricating oil composition comprising a lubricating base oil, one or more overbased alkaline earth metal salts of an aromatic carboxylic acid, a succinimide derivative being the reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic anhydride and an amin... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4904404 | Lubricating oil containing viscosity index improver A lubricating oil contains, as a multifunctional additive, a polymer such as an ethylene - propylene copolymer, bearing graft moieties derived from allyl glycidyl ether, or glycidyl methacrylate as a graft monomer polymer being functionalized with (i) N-v... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4873370 | Alkylene diamines for use in friction and wear reducing compositions N,N-dialkyl-N'-(beta substituted) alkyl alkylene diamines of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 are C1-4 hydrocarbon groups or H, but both R1 and R2 are not H, R4 is a sa... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4835310 | Reaction products of bisglycidyl thioethers 1. Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which n is a number from 1 to 100, Y is --N(R3)--, --S-- or --S--R4 --S--, R1 is C2 -C8 -alkylene, which can be interrupted by 1 to 3 ether oxygen atoms,... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4812261 | Lubricating oil containing viscosity index improver Lubricating oil of improved dispersancy and anti-oxidancy contains an ethylene-propylene copolymer onto which has been graft polymerized allyl glycidyl ether, the graft polymer having been thereafter functionalized with (i) N-vinyl pyrrolidone and (ii) a ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4787996 | Mannich base oil additives Mannich bases, prepared using a phenol substituted with a medium length branched alkyl chain, the alkyl being derived from a 1-olefin oligomer. These Mannich bases act as friction-reducing agents in lubricant and liquid fuel compositions.... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4740321 | Two-cycle engine oils containing sulfurized alkyl phenols Lubricating oils are described which are useful in two-cycle engines. These oils contain a minor amount of at least one phenolic compound of the general formula: (R)a --AR--(OH)b, or salts thereof, wherein R is a substantially saturated, ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4696755 | Lubricating oil compositions containing hydroxy polyether polyamines Lubricating oils containing an additive which contributes dispersancy and detergency to the lubricating oils are provided. The additives comprise hydroxy polyether amines of the general formula: ##STR1## The additive is present in the lubricating oil... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4537693 | Lubricating oil compositions containing methylol polyether amino ethanes Additives for lubricating oils for internal combustion engines which contribute dispersancy and detergency to the lubricating oils are disclosed. The additives are hydrocarbyl methylol poly(oxyalkylene) amino ethanes comprising a hydrocarbyl-terminated me... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4438022 | Lubricating oil compositions containing polyether polyamine ethanes Additives for lubricating oils for internal combustion engines which contribute dispersancy and detergency to the lubricating oils are disclosed. The additives are hydrocarbylpoly(oxyalkylene) polyamine ethanes comprising a hydrocarbyl-terminated poly(oxy... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4402842 | Friction reducing additives and compositions thereof The invention provides products of reaction formed by reacting an amine, a mercaptan and an aldehyde. The invention also provides liquid fuel and lubricant compositions.... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4322220 | Multipurpose hydrocarbon fuel and lubricating oil additive Substituted phenol/epichlorohydrin/amine adducts as multipurpose, low concentration additives for hydrocarbon fuels, lubricating oils and mixtures thereof.... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4305834 | Lubricating composition containing emulsion-sludge inhibitors A lubricating oil composition for use in the crankcase of an internal combustion engine, having improved resistance to the formation of emulsion-sludge in the area under the engine rocker cover, which contains the combination of an oxyalkylated alkylpheno... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4259086 | Multipurpose hydrocarbon fuel and lubricating oil additive Substituted phenol/epichlorohydrin/amine adducts as multipurpose, low concentration additives for hydrocarbon fuels, lubricating oils and mixtures thereof.... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4252745 | Polymeric reaction products of alkoxyalkylamines and epihalohydrins Novel compositions comprise the polymeric reaction products of primary alkoxyalkylamines with epihalohydrins at temperatures in the range from about 40° C. to about 150° C. in the presence of an inorganic base. Such reaction products may be used as sedi... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4170560 | Lubricating oil antioxidant additive composition A lubricating oil additive composition which imparts improved oxidation properties to crankcase lubricants comprises an antioxidant selected from aromatic or alkyl sulfides and polysulfides, sulfurized olefins, sulfurized carboxylic acid esters and sulfur... | 10/09/1979 |