ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,050, issued on July 14, was assigned to Polnox Corp. (Lowell, Mass.).
"Environmentally acceptable lubricant compositions" was invented by Ashok L. Cholli (Chelmsford, Mass.), Murat Tonga (Arlington, Mass.) and Sreenivasa Ramana (Lowell, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions comprise first antioxidants and first additives, such as surface, performance-enhancing, lubricant protective, and optionally second and/or second antioxidants. The compositions are useful for improving environmentally acceptable lubricants, lubricant oils, and other lubricant materials. The compositions and methods generally provide longer shelf lives...