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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
May. 20, 1994
Mark J Struglinski, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Exxon Chemical Patents Inc., Linden, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a lubricating oil composition exhibiting improved viscosity index comprising lubricating oil and a viscosity improving effective amount of ethylene alpha-olefin polymer comprising monomer units derived from ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin represented by the formula H.sub.2 C.dbd.CHR.sup.1 wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein said polymer has a number average molecular weight of from above 25,000 to about 500,000, wherein an average of at least about 30 percent of the polymer chains contain terminal ethenylidene unsaturation, and wherein said polymer is prepared in the presence of a catalyst system comprising at least one metallocene and an alumoxane compound.