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US 12,540,288 B2Granted
Thermally stable, low traction coefficient lubricant
AssigneeThe Lubrizol Corporation
InventorsPatricia Standen, William R.S. Barton, Thomas S. Corrigan, Sona Sivakova
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Abstract
The disclosed technology relates to lubricants for driveline and industrial gears containing a combination of viscosity modifiers along with optional esters, as well as a method of lubricating driveline and industrial gears with such a lubricant.
Claims24
A lubricant composition comprising:
- a) a hydrocarbon lubricating base stock,
- b) a viscosity modifier composition comprising a ratio of between 90/10 to 40/60 wt % of polymer i)/ii) of:
- i) 0.1 to 20 wt. % of at least one olefin copolymer having a number average molecular weight (“Mn”) as measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography (“GPC”) with a polystyrene standard of about 1000 to about 10,000 wherein the olefin copolymer comprises an ethylene/propylene copolymer,
- ii) 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one grafted olefin copolymer having an Mn as measured by GPC with a polystyrene standard of about 1000 to about 10,000, comprising carboxylic acid functionality or a reactive equivalent thereof grafted onto a polymer backbone comprising an ethylene/propylene copolymer, wherein the carboxylic acid functionality or reactive equivalent thereof is further substituted with an amine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.