US Patent Issued to Afton Chemical on Jan. 20 for "Methods of reducing lead corrosion in an internal combustion engine" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,006, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond, Va.).

"Methods of reducing lead corrosion in an internal combustion engine" was invented by Samuel Bruce Field (Windsor, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes lubricant compositions effective to reduce lead corrosion through an admixture of lubricant additives including at least a base oil of lubricating viscosity, a dispersant, a friction modifier, and boron-containing compound."

The patent was filed on July 21, 2021, under Application No. 17/381,610.

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