Patents

US 12577494 B2: Method of lubricating an automotive or industrial gear

Granted
2026-03-17
Filed
2022-08-12 application 18684356
Type
Utility · 14 claims
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Abstract

The disclosed technology relates to a lubricant composition for automotive or industrial gears, as well as axles and bearings, the automotive or industrial gear oil containing an oil of lubricating viscosity, an optional phosphate and/or thiophosphate compound, a particular sulfurized olefin, either a metal thiophosphate compound, such as zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, a thiadiazole functionalized dispersant, or a mixture thereof, and a hydroxyl/amine containing booster, as well as a method of improving automotive or industrial gear operating efficiency and temperature by lubricating such automotive or industrial gears with the automotive or industrial gear oil.

Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-17 (ipgb20260317.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
The Lubrizol Corporation 368 patentsUS company or organizationWickliffe, OHPTBLXML, file of 2026-03-17

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Brian B. FilippiniUniversity Heights, OH8PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-17
William R.S. BartonBelper, GB55PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-17

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
C10MLubricating compositions ; use of chemical substances either alone or as lubricating ingredients in a lubricating compositionC10M169/04PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-17
C10NIndexing scheme associated with subclass c10m relating to lubricating compositionsC10N2010/04PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-17

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.

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