The Lubrizol Corporation

The Lubrizol Corportion

John R Martin

William D Abraham

James D Burrington

Herman F George

John Kent Pudelski

James P Roski

Melinda E Bartlett

Barbara L Soukup

Bruce H Grasser

Frederick P Boyle

John H Matthews

Gary E Gerber

Albert L Ruff

Gary A Garvin

Ralph E Kornbrekke

Douglas T Jayne

Frank M Van Lier

David A McCaughey

L William Silzle

Jennifer M Ineman

L William Silzie

Michael S Mucha

A lubricant additive gel formed by the gellation of two or more lubricant additives for the slow release of the additive components into a fluid. The lubricant additive gel slowly releases into its component lubricant additives when contacted with the fluid such as an oil thereby serving as a lubricant fluid such as an oil thereby.

Slow release lubricant additives gel

A soot reducing media that reduces the soot content in lubricating oil in an engine. Further a process employing a gel to decrease the amount of soot in the lubricating oil of an engine and/or decrease the emissions from an engine.

Gels that reduce soot and/or emissions from engines

In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that additive gels can provide additives to a functional fluid over time. In accordance with the present invention it has been discovered that an additive gel comprising

Controlled release of additive gel(s) for functional fluids

A system for periodically maintaining non-fuel fluids required for proper performance by various apparatus and for reporting non-fuel fluid maintenance action taken. Maintenance systems include means for replacing, replenishing or renewing non-fuel fluids or renewing non-fuel fluid filters. Reporting systems include means for communicating information between on- and off-apparatus sub-systems and for generating reports that document non-fuel fluid maintenance actions taken.

System for periodic fluid maintenance of apparatus

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Concord Township, OH, United States of America

John R Martin