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Method and lubricant composition for providing improved friction reduction
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1982-05-10
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Granted: 1986-10-14
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Expires: 2002-05-10
Abstract
Abstract A method and composition for obtaining improved friction reducing properties is provided by a lubricating oil composition and the lubrication of internal combustion engines with said composition which comprises an additive combination of an ester of a polycarboxylic acid with a glycol or glycerol and an ashless dispersant containing a high molecular weight aliphatic hydrocarbon oil solubilizing group attached thereto and a selected amount of free hydroxyl groups.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold Shaub
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:49
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10M; C10M163/00; C10M141/00; C10M141/10; C10M161/00; C10M2207/00; C10M2207/02; C10M2207/023; C10M2207/027; C10M2207/028; C10M2207/28; C10M2207/287; C10M2207/289; C10M2207/34; C10M2215/00; C10M2215/02; C10M2215/04; C10M2215/042; C10M2215/24; C10M2215/28; C10M2219/00; C10M2219/04; C10M2219/044; C10M2219/046; C10M2219/08; C10M2219/082; C10M2219/087; C10M2219/088; C10M2219/089; C10M2223/00; C10M2223/02; C10M2223/04; C10M2223/045; C10N; C10N2010/00; C10N2010/04; C10N2030/00; C10N2030/06; C10N2030/54; C10N2040/00; C10N2040/25
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
In a method of reducing friction in an internal combustion engine comprising lubricating said engine using a lubricating oil composition containing an effective friction reducing amount of an additive which is an ester of a polycarboxylic acid with a glycol or glycerol and from about 0.1 to about 20 parts by weight, based on the weight of lubricating oil composition of an hydroxyl containing ashless dispersant having a high molecular weight aliphatic hydrocarbon oil solubilizing group attached thereto, the improvement comprising said dispersant containing from about 0.35 to about 1.8 millimoles of free hydroxyl groups per gram of dispersant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
In a method of reducing friction in an internal combustion engine comprising lubricating said engine using a lubricating oil composition containing an effective friction reducing amount of an additive which is an ester of a polycarboxylic acid with a glycol or glycerol and from about 0.1 to about 20 parts by weight, based on the weight of lubricating oil composition of an hydroxyl containing ashless dispersant having a high molecular weight aliphatic hydrocarbon oil solubilizing group attached thereto, the improvement comprising said dispersant containing from about 0.35 to about 1.8 millimoles of free hydroxyl groups per gram of dispersant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said dispersant is derived from an alkenyl succinic acid or anhydride with said alkenyl group having a molecular weight of at least about 900.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said dispersant contains from about 0.5 to about 1.5 millimoles of free hydroxyl groups per gram of dispersant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said dispersant is an ester containing derivative of alkenyl succinic acid or anhydride derived from polyhydric alcohols, phenols and naphthols.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 4 wherein from about 0.01 to about 2.0 parts by weight of said polycarboxylic acid ester is used and said composition also contains from about 0.01 to about 5.0 parts by weight of zinc dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate, said weights based on 100 parts by weight of lubricating oil composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said polycarboxylic acid is formed from a dicarboxylic acid having from about 9 to about 42 carbon atoms between carboxylic acid groups and a glycol which is selected from the group consisting of alkane diols having from about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms or an oxa-alkane diol having from about 4 to about 200 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said polycarboxylic acid ester is formed from a dimer acid of a conjugated fatty acid having from about 16 to about 22 carbon atoms between carboxylic acid groups.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said dispersant contains from about 0.7 to bout 1.3 millimoles of free hydroxyl gruops per gram of dispersant.
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