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Method of lubricating conveyors using oil in water emulsions

US8343898B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

ECOLAB USA INC. · US

Inventors

Richard Ruhr · Buffalo, US
Jeffery S. Hutchison · Stillwater, US
Chad Thompson · Farmington, US
Eric D. Morrison · West St. Paul, US
Jason Gregory Lang · Bloomington, US
Scott P. Bennett · Stillwater, US
Kellen Wesley Chamblee · Falcon Heights, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2010
Grant date	Jan 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC10N2050/011
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to a method for lubricating conveyors using lubricant compositions with oil in water emulsions. The emulsion can be a lipophilic compound and an emulsifier. In an embodiment, the method includes applying a lubricant composition to the articulating chain and pin joint of the chain of a conveyor wherein the conveyor transports objects weighing more than about 15 kilograms, and the lubricant composition comprises an oil in water emulsion where at least one oil is not a silicone compound.

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