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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2024
United Protective Technologies, Llc, Locust, NC (US);
Timothy Curtis Simmons, Jr., Charlotte, NC (US);
Cantwell George Carson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Scott Haynes, Monroe, NC (US);
United Protective Technologies, LLC, Locust, NC (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for creating a high lubricity substance from a fuel while said fuel is being used to operate a mechanical device such as an engine, thereby increasing the lubricity the fuel and allowing the fuel to be used as a lubricant for various tribological surfaces inside the engine without the use of further additives or modifiers. In this regard, an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a device that has a first surface upon which is deposited a film. The first surface of the device and the associated film may be in continual contact with a fuel. The device may comprise a second surface that is brought into periodic and/or repeated contact with the first surface, such as through sliding contact, rolling contact, a combination of the two, and/or the like.