Patent ID: 6573226
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: C08G,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
A formulated lubricating oil composition comprising additives and a basestock, the improvement comprising utilizing as said basestock a polymer selected from the group group consisting of: i) a non-linear, paraffin-soluble olefin-CO copolymer; ii) a non-linear olefin-CO copolymer derived from non-pure feeds; iii) an olefin-COâ€”X terpolymer derived from non-pure feeds; and iv) a non-linear olefin COâ€”X terpolymer; and mixtures thereof and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of free radically polymerizable vinyl monomers and mixtures thereof and wherein a non-pure feed comprises a first feed comprising olefins and a second feed comprising carbon monoxide and wherein when said polymer is (ii) and (iii) the amount of carbon monoxide and olefin combined in said non-pure feed is less than or equal to 95% and wherein said olefins in said first feed comprising olefins are selected from the group consisting of linear and branched C2 to C30 olefins, diolefins and mixtures thereof.