US Patent Issued to PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS) on May 13 for "Friction and wear reduction additives" (Malaysian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,400, issued on May 13, was assigned to PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

"Friction and wear reduction additives" was invented by Kuah Y. Cheun (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Andrea Dolfi (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Giuseppe Forastiero (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Geetha Srinivasan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and Farah Fazlina M. Yasin (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to additives for reducing friction and wear in lubricants. In particular, the present invention relates to novel salts and their use in lubricating oil compositions for reducing friction and wear. In par...