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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Chevron Oronite Company Llc, San Ramon, CA (US);
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Kenneth D. Nelson, Napa, CA (US);
Alexander B. Boffa, Oakland, CA (US);
William M. Kleiser, Lafayette, CA (US);
Stephen D. Stults, Benicia, CA (US);
James A. McGeehan, San Rafael, CA (US);
Wim Van Dam, Bergschenhoek, NL;
Richard E. Cherpeck, Cotati, CA (US);
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Chevron Oronite Company LLC, San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
A lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to about 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to about 0.5 wt. % as determined by ASTM D874 is disclosed which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable boron-containing compound having no more than about 400 ppm of boron; and (c) at least one oil-soluble or dispersed oil-stable molybdenum-containing compound having at least about 1100 ppm of molybdenum, based upon the total mass of the composition; wherein the lubricating oil composition has a ratio of sulfur to molybdenum of less than or equal to about 4:1.