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Production of lubricating greases from monohydric alcohol esters of hydroxy fatty acids

Assignee: Baker Castor Oil Co
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Filing: 1954-07-06
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Granted: 1957-07-30
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Expires: 1974-07-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Smith Malcolm Kent

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10M; C10M5/00; C10M2201/00; C10M2201/02; C10M2205/00; C10M2205/14; C10M2205/16; C10M2205/17; C10M2207/00; C10M2207/10; C10M2207/12; C10M2207/125; C10M2207/16; C10M2211/00; C10M2211/02; C10M2211/024; C10M2211/04; C10M2211/042; C10M2211/06; C10M2215/00; C10M2215/02; C10M2215/06; C10M2215/064; C10M2215/065; C10M2219/00; C10M2219/04; C10M2219/044; C10M2229/00; C10M2229/02; C10M2229/04; C10M2229/041; C10M2229/043; C10M2229/044; C10M2229/05; C10N; C10N2010/00; C10N2010/02; C10N2010/04; C10N2050/00; C10N2050/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LUBRICATING GREASES, THE METHOD WHICH COMPRISES HEATING ABOUT STOICHIOMETRIC PROPORTIONS OF A METAL COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROXIDES, OXIDES, AND CARBONATES OF ALKALI METALS, ALKALINE EARTH METALS, AND ALUMINUM TOGETHER WITH AN ESTER OF AN ALIPHATIC MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL HAVING FROM 1 TO 5 CARBON ATOMS AND A HYDROXY FATTY ACID HAVING FROM 9 TO 24 CARBON ATOMS IN AN UNSAPONIFIABLE LUBRICANT BASE TO A SOAP-FORMING TEMPERATURE, SAID METAL COMPOUND AND SAID ESTER BEING IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNT SO THAT THE RESULTING SOAP IMPARTS A GREASE CONSISTENCY TO THE LUBRICANT BASE, AND THEN HEATING THE MIXTURE TO A HIGHER TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO FORM A GREASE UPON SUBSEQUENT COOLING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LUBRICATING GREASES, THE METHOD WHICH COMPRISES HEATING ABOUT STOICHIOMETRIC PROPORTIONS OF A METAL COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROXIDES, OXIDES, AND CARBONATES OF ALKALI METALS, ALKALINE EARTH METALS, AND ALUMINUM TOGETHER WITH AN ESTER OF AN ALIPHATIC MONOHYDRIC ALCOHOL HAVING FROM 1 TO 5 CARBON ATOMS AND A HYDROXY FATTY ACID HAVING FROM 9 TO 24 CARBON ATOMS IN AN UNSAPONIFIABLE LUBRICANT BASE TO A SOAP-FORMING TEMPERATURE, SAID METAL COMPOUND AND SAID ESTER BEING IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNT SO THAT THE RESULTING SOAP IMPARTS A GREASE CONSISTENCY TO THE LUBRICANT BASE, AND THEN HEATING THE MIXTURE TO A HIGHER TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO FORM A GREASE UPON SUBSEQUENT COOLING.

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