US Patent Issued to University of North Texas, Board of Trustees of Illinois State University on May 19 for "Liquid and semisolid lubricant compositions, methods of making, and uses thereof" (Texas, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,777, issued on May 19, was assigned to University of North Texas (Denton, Texas) and Board of Trustees of Illinois State University (Normal, Ill.).

"Liquid and semisolid lubricant compositions, methods of making, and uses thereof" was invented by Diana Berman (Denton, Texas), Asghar Shirani (Denton, Texas), Kent Chapman (Denton, Texas) and John Sedbrook (Normal, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, the disclosure relates to lubricant compositions comprising an oil, a wax, or a combination thereof, wherein at least one of the oil or the wax comprises a very long chain fatty acid; and wherein at least one of the oil or the...