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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Tze-chi Jao, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Mark T. Devlin, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Tze-Chi Jao, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Mark T. Devlin, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/24 (2006.01); C10M 135/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing friction coefficients and wear between lubricated surfaces. The method includes providing an amount of an oil-soluble nanospherical component derived from a photo-crosslinkable poly(2-cinnamoyloxyalkyl acrylate) core and a diblock acrylate copolymer corona in a fully formulated lubricant composition containing a base oil of lubricating viscosity. The nanospherical component has a core diameter ranging from about 10 to about 100 nanometers. The lubricant composition containing the nanospherical component is applied to a surface to be lubricated.