ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,262, issued on June 17, was assigned to ENEOS Corp. (Tokyo).

"Lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engine" was invented by Shogo Eryu (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine containing: (A) a lubricant base oil with a kinematic viscosity at 100deg C. of 2.0 mm2/s to 5.0 mm2/s; (B) 50 mass ppm to 2000 mass ppm of a molybdenum-based friction modifier based on the total amount of the composition as an amount of molybdenum; (C) a nitrogen-containing ashless friction modifier; (D) a succinimide or a derivative thereof as a dispersant; (E) an...