Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An additive composition for use in crankcase lubricating oils comprising: (1) an oil-soluble antioxidant selected from aromatic or alkyl sulfides and polysulfides, sulfurized olefins, sulfurized carboxylic acid esters, and sulfurized ester-olefins, and (2) a primary amine of the formula: ##STR7## wherein each A is independently hydrogen or alkyl, R is alkyl or alkenyl of at least 6 carbon atoms, R 1 is an alkyl group of at least 2 carbon atoms, x is an integer from 2 to 4, y is 1 to 4, and Het forms with the N atom, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring optionally containing an additional N or O hetero atom and wherein the weight ratio of said anti-oxidant to said primary amine is 1:0.001-21.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An additive composition for use in crankcase lubricating oils comprising: (1) an oil-soluble antioxidant selected from aromatic or alkyl sulfides and polysulfides, sulfurized olefins, sulfurized carboxylic acid esters, and sulfurized ester-olefins, and (2) a primary amine of the formula: ##STR7## wherein each A is independently hydrogen or alkyl, R is alkyl or alkenyl of at least 6 carbon atoms, R 1 is an alkyl group of at least 2 carbon atoms, x is an integer from 2 to 4, y is 1 to 4, and Het forms with the N atom, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring optionally containing an additional N or O hetero atom and wherein the weight ratio of said anti-oxidant to said primary amine is 1:0.001-21.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A lubricating oil composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and an antioxidant amount of the composition of claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 1 comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity, from 0.25 to 10 weight percent of said antioxidant, and from 0.001 to 5 weight percent of said primary amine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 3 which contains an antioxidant-antiwear amount of zinc dihydrocarbyldithiophosphate, and wherein said antioxidant is a wax sulfide or polysulfide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The composition of claim 4 which contains from 2 to 40 mmoles of zinc per kilogram of composition, present as said oil-soluble zinc salt from 0.25 to 2 weight percent of a paraffin wax thiomer antioxidant and from 0.01 to 0.3 weight percent of said primary amine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein y is 1 to 4 and R is alkyl of 12 to 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein R is alkyl of 12 to 22 carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
9 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein R is octadecyl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein y is 1 to 4, A is hydrogen and R is alkyl or alkenyl group of from 30 to 250 carbon atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl group of from 30 to 250 carbon atoms, y is 1 to 4, A is hydrogen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 10 wherein R is polyisobutenyl of from about 40 to about 120 carbon atoms and x is 2.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein said zinc salt is a zinc dialkyldithiophosphate wherein each alkyl group contains from 4 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 11 wherein said zinc salt is a zinc dialkyldithiophosphate wherein each alkyl group contains from 4 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein Het N-- is piperazinyl and R 1 is ethyl.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A lubricating oil additive concentrate which comprises from 90-10 percent weight of an oil of lubricating viscosity and from 10-90 percent weight of the composition of claim 1.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
126 words
A method for inhibiting the oxidation of a lubricating oil which comprises adding to said lubricating oil from 0.25 to 10 percent weight of (1) an oil-soluble antioxidant selected from aromatic and alkyl sulfides and polysulfides, sulfurized olefins, sulfurized carboxylic acid esters and sulfurized ester-olefin, and of from 0.001 to 5 percent weight (2) a primary amine of the formula ##STR8## wherein each A is independently hydrogen or alkyl, R is alkyl or alkenyl of at least 6 carbon atoms, R' is an alkyl group of at least 2 carbon atoms, x is an integer from 2 to 4, y is 1 to 4, and Het forms with the N atom, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring optionally containing an additional N or O hetero atom.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
126 words
A method for inhibiting the oxidation of a lubricating oil which comprises adding to said lubricating oil from 0.25 to 10 percent weight of (1) an oil-soluble antioxidant selected from aromatic and alkyl sulfides and polysulfides, sulfurized olefins, sulfurized carboxylic acid esters and sulfurized ester-olefin, and of from 0.001 to 5 percent weight (2) a primary amine of the formula ##STR8## wherein each A is independently hydrogen or alkyl, R is alkyl or alkenyl of at least 6 carbon atoms, R' is an alkyl group of at least 2 carbon atoms, x is an integer from 2 to 4, y is 1 to 4, and Het forms with the N atom, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring optionally containing an additional N or O hetero atom.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein said zinc salt is a zinc diaryl dithiophosphate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 11 where said zinc salt is a zinc diaryl dithiophosphate.