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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Michael White, Braintree, MA (US);
Xinhua LI, Newton, MA (US);
Joseph Mclellan, Quincy, MA (US);
Olivier Schueller, Arlington, MA (US);
Patrick Reust, Somerville, MA (US);
Alan M. Schilowitz, Highland Park, NJ (US);
David J. Baillargeon, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Michael White, Braintree, MA (US);
Xinhua Li, Newton, MA (US);
Joseph McLellan, Quincy, MA (US);
Olivier Schueller, Arlington, MA (US);
Patrick Reust, Somerville, MA (US);
Alan M. Schilowitz, Highland Park, NJ (US);
David J. Baillargeon, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for improving wear control in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and encapsulated boron-containing microscale particles, as a minor component. The minor component preferably contains no metal or sulfur, and preferably no phosphorus. The encapsulated boron-containing microscale particles include an encapsulating material and a boron-containing compound encapsulated by the encapsulating material. The boron-containing compound is a boron oxide, a boric acid, or mixtures thereof. The encapsulating material is a carboxylic acid selected from an aliphatic carboxylic acid, a cycloaliphatic carboxylic acid, an aromatic carboxylic acid, and mixtures thereof. The lubricating oils are useful in internal combustion engines.