ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,453, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Infineum International Ltd. (Linden, N.J.).

"Lubricant formulations containing functionalized olefin polymers and reduced traditional dispersant" was invented by Adam P. Marsh (Wantage, Great Britain), Evan A. Haidasz (Hoboken, N.J.) and Nancy Z. Diggs (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a lubricating oil composition comprising: at least 50 mass % or more of one or more base oils; detergent; and 0.01 to 20 mass % of a functionalized polymer comprising a partially or fully saturated olefin homopolymer or copolymer backbone and at least one functional group, having: i)...