ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,179, issued on March 11, was assigned to METSS Corp. (Westerville, Ohio).

"Lubricating compositions comprising a non-silicone anti-foaming agent" was invented by Brian R. Collett (Columbus, Ohio), Angela Theys (Kansas City, Mo.), Michelle Docter (Columbus, Ohio), Joseph Sanders (Powell, Ohio) and Kenneth J. Heater (Delaware, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Lubricating compositions are described, the lubricating compositions comprising a base oil component and an additive component, wherein the additive component comprises a non-silicone anti-foaming agent."

The patent was filed on Dec. 14, 2022, under Application No. 18/065,878...