ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,407, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to INFINEUM INTERNATIONAL Ltd. (Abingdon, Great Britain).

"Lubricant compositions for reduced pre-ignition in hydrogen fueled engines" was invented by Thomas M. Featherstone (Bristol, Great Britain), Ellis Mutter (Swindon, Great Britain), Roxana Chirita (Juvisy-sur-Orge, France) and Andrew J.D. Ritchie (Chatham, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a method of reducing abnormal combustion events in a hydrogen fueled internal combustion engine (HICE) during operation of the engine. The method includes the steps of: a) providing to the HICE a lubricating oil composition in...