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US 12,473,508 B2Granted
Friction modifiers with improved frictional properties and lubricating compositions containing the same
AssigneeThe Lubrizol Corporation
InventorsDaniel J. Saccomando, William R.S. Barton, Charlotte Ellen Roy
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Abstract
The instant disclosure relates to lubricating compositions having improved frictional properties. The lubricating compositions include an oil of lubricating viscosity and a friction modifier that is a C10 to C14 alkenyl carboxylic acid ester of an aliphatic diol or polyol, where the double bond of the alkenyl group is within or directly attached to the longest continuous chain of the alkenyl group.
Claims7
A lubricating composition comprising:
- an oil of lubricating viscosity;
- an alkenyl carboxylic acid ester of an aliphatic diol represented by the formula:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.