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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Richard Oliver Ruhr, Buffalo, MN (US);
Jeffery S. Hutchison, Stillwater, MN (US);
Chad Aaron Thompson, Farmington, MN (US);
Eric Daniel Morrison, W. St. Paul, MN (US);
Jason Gregory Lang, Bloomington, MN (US);
Scott P. Bennett, Stillwater, MN (US);
Kellen Wesley Chamblee, Falcon Heights, MN (US);
Richard Oliver Ruhr, Buffalo, MN (US);
Jeffery S. Hutchison, Stillwater, MN (US);
Chad Aaron Thompson, Farmington, MN (US);
Eric Daniel Morrison, W. St. Paul, MN (US);
Jason Gregory Lang, Bloomington, MN (US);
Scott P. Bennett, Stillwater, MN (US);
Kellen Wesley Chamblee, Falcon Heights, MN (US);
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a method for lubricating conveyors using lubricant compositions with oil in water emulsions. The emulsion can be a lipophilic compound and an emulsifier. In an embodiment, the method includes applying a lubricant composition to the articulating chain and pin joint of the chain of a conveyor wherein the conveyor transports objects weighing more than about 15 kilograms, and the lubricant composition comprises an oil in water emulsion where at least one oil is not a silicone compound.