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Granted Patent B2
US 12,637,632 · App. 18/928,981 · Granted May 26, 2026

Hydrolytically stable hydraulic lubricant

Inventors: Ralph Lumby (Surrey, GB); Helen Dyer (Bracknell, GB)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corporation
C10M137/02C10M133/44C10M139/00C10N2010/04C10N2030/04C10N2030/06C10N2030/10C10N2030/12C10N2030/45C10N2040/08
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Patent No.
US 12,637,632
App. No.
18/928,981
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Lubricant compositions may provide corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance, and reduced wear for hydraulic systems. A lubricant composition may comprise an ashless dithiophosphate in an amount sufficient to provide a concentration of phosphorus ranging from 10 ppm to 250 ppm to the lubricant composition, a metal dialkyl dithiophosphate such as zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP) in an amount sufficient to provide a concentration of phosphorus ranging from 50 ppm to 1000 ppm to the lubricant composition, a corrosion inhibitor comprising an alkyltriazole derivative in an amount sufficient to provide a concentration of nitrogen ranging from 0.75 ppm to 100 ppm to the lubricant composition, and a major amount of a base oil.

Claims (24)

1 . A lubricant composition comprising:

an ashless dithiophosphate;

a metal dialkyl dithiophosphate;

a corrosion inhibitor comprising an alkyltriazole derivative in an amount sufficient to provide a concentration of nitrogen ranging from 0.75 ppm to 100 ppm to the lubricant composition;

a major amount of a base oil; and

wherein the corrosion inhibitor is substantially free of benzotriazole and benzotriazole derivatives and substantially free of tolyltriazole and tolyltriazole derivatives.

2 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , wherein the ashless dithiophosphate comprises 3-[[bis(2-methylpropoxy)phosphinothioyl]thio]-2-methyl-propanoic acid, ethyl 3-[[bis(1-methylethoxy)phosphinothioyl]thio]propionate, or a combination thereof.

3 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , wherein the ashless dithiophosphate is present in an amount sufficient to provide a concentration of phosphorus ranging from 10 ppm to 40 ppm to the lubricant composition.

4 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , wherein the metal dialkyl dithiophosphate comprises a primary zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP), a secondary ZDDP, or a combination thereof.

5 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , wherein the metal dialkyl dithiophosphate is present in an amount sufficient to provide a concentration of phosphorus ranging from 50 ppm to 300 ppm to the lubricant composition.

6 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , wherein the corrosion inhibitor comprises 1H-1,2,4-Triazole-1-methanamine, N,N-bis(2-ethylhexyl).

7 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , wherein the corrosion inhibitor is present in an amount sufficient to provide a concentration of nitrogen ranging from 0.75 ppm to 15 ppm to the lubricant composition.

8 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a copper weight loss in the hydrolytic stability test of 0.2 mg/cm 2 or less as measured according to ASTM D2619-21 over 96 hours.

9 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a Rotating Pressure Vessel Oxidation Test (RPVOT) value of at least 350 mins as measured according to ASTM D2272-22.

10 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a 4-ball wear value of less than 0.60 mm as measured according to ASTM D4172-21.

11 . The lubricant composition of claim 1 , further comprising a dispersant, a detergent, a friction modifier, or combinations thereof.

12 . A hydraulic system comprising the lubricant composition of claim 1 .

13 . A method for lubricating a hydraulic component comprising lubricating the component with the lubricant composition according to claim 1 .

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the hydraulic component is used in a vehicular application, a mobile application, or an industrial application.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the mobile application comprises construction equipment.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the construction equipment comprises wheel loaders, excavators, backhoes, bulldozers, graders, skid steers, articulated trucks, compact track loaders, or compactors.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the industrial application comprises off-shore oil and gas, cement manufacturing, off-road, assembly plant, sub-sea hydraulics, pulp and paper, glass, dockyards, food processing, marine, power generation, rubber and plastics, or metal manufacturing.

18 . A method of making a lubricant composition comprising:

combining an ashless dithiophosphate, a metal dialkyl dithiophosphate, a corrosion inhibitor comprising an alkyltriazole derivative, and a major amount of a base oil to produce the lubricant composition of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2024
From: LUMBY, RALPH; DYER, HELEN
To: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069688/0842 →
Continuity (1)
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