LUBRICATING ENGINE OIL AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ENGINE FUEL EFFICIENCY

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 09 August 2018 (09.08.2018) WIPO I PCT o °nolo Homo mum Kuno oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/144166 Al (51) International Patent Classification: C/0M 161/00 (2006.01) CI ON 30/06 (2006.01) C/0M 169/04 (2006.01) CI ON 30/08 (2006.01) ClON 30/00 (2006.01) ClON 40/25 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/068855 (22) International Filing Date: 29 December 2017 (29.12.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/421,707 01 February 2017 (01.02.2017) US (71) Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND EN- GINEERING COMPANY [US/US]; 1545 Route 22 East, PO Box 900, Anandale, NJ 08801-0900 (US). (72) Inventors: DECKMAN, Douglas, E.; 5 Peachtree Lane, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 (US). GAAL, Dennis, A.; 437 Azure Lane, Glassboro, NJ 08028 (US). HERZ, Erik; 71 East Evangeline Oaks Circle, Conroe, TX 77384 (US). PA- TEL, Mrugesh, N.; 1615 Sawdust Road, Apt. 12187, The Woodlands, TX 77380 (US). (74) Agent: MIGLIORINI, Robert, A. et al.; ExxonMobil Re- search and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, P.O. Box 900, Anandale, NJ 08801-0900 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to