US Patent Issued to Afton Chemical on May 27 for "Lubricating composition for durability and enhanced fuel economy" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,555, issued on May 27, was assigned to Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond, Va.).

"Lubricating composition for durability and enhanced fuel economy" was invented by Paul Ransom (Huddersfield, Great Britain), Ian Bell (Abingdon, Great Britain) and Samuel Bruce Field (Windsor, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to engine lubricating oil compositions and methods of lubricating a diesel internal combustion engine effective to achieve robust performance in both durability (i.e., piston cleanliness) and improved fuel economy. In one aspect, the engine lubricating oil compositions herein have a compositio...