ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,004, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio).

"Method to minimize conductive deposits" was invented by Mariam Shamszad (Willoughby, Ohio) and William D. Abraham (Concord Township, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed technology relates to a method of minimizing electrically conductive deposits in an electrically conducting apparatus by lubricating the apparatus with a lubricant containing a borate ester."

The patent was filed on March 22, 2023, under Application No. 18/854,572.

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