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EP 4 249 576 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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06.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/49 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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27.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/39 |
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Date of filing: 06.11.2019 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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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 |
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Priority: |
12.11.2018 US 201862758729 P
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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19835960.6 / 3884016 |
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Applicant: The Lubrizol Corporation |
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Wickliffe, OH 44092-2298 (US) |
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Inventor: |
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- BARTON, William R. S.
Belper, DE56 1QN (GB)
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Representative: D Young & Co LLP |
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120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY London EC1N 2DY (GB) |
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LUBRICATING COMPOSITION FOR AUTOMOTIVE OR INDUSTRIAL GEARS AND USE THEREOF |
(57) The disclosed technology relates to a lubricant composition for automotive or industrial
gears, as well as axles and bearings, the lubricant composition containing an oil
of lubricating viscosity and a metal alkylthiophosphate compound, such as zinc dialkyldithiophosphate,
as well as a method of obtaining extreme pressure performance in automotive or industrial
gears, axles and bearings at lower sulfur content than is typical, by lubricating
such automotive or industrial gears, axles and bearings with a lubricant composition
containing a metal alkylthiophosphate compound, such as zinc dialkyldithiophosphate.