ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,363, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to INFINEUM INTERNATIONAL Ltd. (Abingdon, Great Britain).

"Lubricating oil compositions with improved wear performance and soot dispersancy" was invented by Nancy Z. Diggs (Phoenix), Alec C. Labb (Hoboken, N.J.), Ronak M. Shah (Piscataway, N.J.), David A. Brass (East Brunswick, N.J.), Dean B. Clarke (Neshanic Station, N.J.), Ivana Parrilla (Summit, N.J.) and Jacob W. Goodale (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a diesel engine lubricating oil composition comprising or resulting from the admixing of: (i) base oil, (ii) a functionalized polymer, (iii) an overbased ma...