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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2015
Basf SE;
Kevin DeSantis, Upper Nyack, NY (US);
Michael Hoey, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Alfred Karl Jung, Carmel, NY (US);
Stephen Ray Jones, Pomona, NY (US);
Eugene Scanlon, Mamaroneck, NY (US);
Philippe Rabbat, Maplewood, NJ (US);
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to a lubricant composition having improved compatibility with fluoropolymer seals. The lubricant composition includes a base oil and a sulfonate ester. The disclosure is also directed to an additive package for a lubricant composition that provides improved compatibility with fluoropolymer seals. The additive package includes the sulfonate ester. The disclosure is also directed to a method of improving compatibility of a lubricant composition with a fluoropolymer seal disposed in an internal combustion engine. The sulfonate ester improves the compatibility with fluoropolymer seals of the resultant lubricant composition.