US Patent Issued to The Lubrizol on March 17 for "Method of lubricating an automotive or industrial gear" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,494, issued on March 17, was assigned to The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio).

"Method of lubricating an automotive or industrial gear" was invented by Brian B. Filippini (University Heights, Ohio) and William R.S. Barton (Belper, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed technology relates to a lubricant composition for automotive or industrial gears, as well as axles and bearings, the automotive or industrial gear oil containing an oil of lubricating viscosity, an optional phosphate and/or thiophosphate compound, a particular sulfurized olefin, either a metal thiophosphate compound, such as zinc dialkyldithiophosp...