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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Selda Gunsel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Frances E Lockwood, Georgetown, KY (US);
Assignee:
Pennzoil Products Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M / ; C10M / ; C10M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
508204 ; 508165 ; 508244 ; 508243 ; 508255 ; 508389 ; 508447 ; 508463 ; 508459 ; 508552 ; 508551 ; 508538 ; 508545 ; 508579 ; 508590 ; 508110 ; 508184 ; 508207 ; 508428 ; 508543 ; 508562 ; 508588 ;
Abstract
A lubricating composition comprising a liquid crystal and a surfactant is disclosed. The inventive composition increase the lubricity of lubricant oils, reduce the wear rate or metals being lubricated, and increase the load bearing properties of lubricants between various surfaces, for example, within an engine and in the rolling of metals.