ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,837, issued on June 10, was assigned to CHEVRON ORONITE TECHNOLOGY B.V. (Rotterdam, Netherlands).

"Lubricating oil compositions comprising a polyalphaolefin" was invented by Richard Hogendoorn (Rotterdam, Netherlands) and Kevin Zevenbergen (Rotterdam, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Lubricating oil compositions are disclosed. The lubricating oil compositions include one or more base oils (A) containing one or more polyalphaolefin (PAO) base oils derived at least in part from a C12 olefin. The lubricating oil compositions further include from about 65 wt. % to about 85 wt. %, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil...