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EP 3 250 663 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.10.2016 (43) Date of publication: 06.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/49 (21) Application number: 16743963.7 (22) Date of filing: 26.01.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10M 105/38(2006.01) C10M 135/02(2006.01) C10M 125/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/014926 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/123106 (04.08.2016 Gazette 2016/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 26.01.2015 US 201562107577 P 28.01.2015 US 201562108701 P (71) Applicants: Chevron Oronite Technology B.V. 3196 KD Vondelingenplaat (NL) Chevron Oronite SAS 92508 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex (FR) Chevron Oronite Company LLC San Ramon, CA 94583 (US)

(72) Inventors: JUKES, Ronald Theodorus Fake 3196 Rotterdam (NL) VAN HOUTEN, Wilhelmus Petrus Antonie 3196 Rotterdam (NL) SINQUIN, Gilles Paul 92508 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex (FR) BROOKHART, Todd San Ramon, California 94583 (US) (74) Representative: Haseltine Lake LLP  Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)