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                  Appeal No. 97-0455                                                                                                                         
                  Application No. 08/344,043                                                                                                                 
                                                                (B) at least one Mannich dispersant, amine dispersant,                                       
                                                                nitrogen-containing carboxylic dispersant, or ester dispersant;                              
                                                       said composition further comprising:                                                                  
                                                                (C) an amount, sufficient to reduce degradation of the                                       
                                                                lubricant composition upon exposure to oxygen or to                                          
                                                                oxides of nitrogen, of an aromatic amine inhibitor;                                          
                                                       said composition containing 0 to about 3 percent by weight bright                                     
                                                       stock;                                                                                                
                                                       provided said composition is substantially free from ash-forming                                      
                                                       components and from added phosphorus-containing components.                                           
                                    21.       A method of lubricating a direct fuel injected, crankcase-scavenged two-                                       
                                              stroke cycle engine, comprising                                                                                
                                                       (a) supplying to the crankcase of said engine                                                         
                                                                a composition of at least one oil of lubricating viscosity;                                  
                                                                an amount, sufficient to reduce or prevent piston scuffing,                                  
                                                                of a mixture of                                                                              
                                                                         (A) at least one phenol selected from                                               
                                                                                   (A-1) an aminophenol and                                                  
                                                                                   (A-2) a reaction product of a nitrophenol                                 
                                                                                   and an amino compound; and                                                
                                                                         (B)  at least one Mannich dispersant, amine                                         
                                                                         dispersant, nitrogen-containing carboxylic                                          
                                                                         dispersant, or ester dispersant;                                                    
                                                                said composition further comprising:                                                         
                                                                         (C) an amount, sufficient to reduce degradation                                     
                                                                         of the lubricant composition upon exposure to                                       
                                                                         oxygen or to oxides of nitrogen, of a nitrogen-                                     
                                                                         containing inhibitor, a hindered phenol inhibitor,                                  
                                                                         or a sulfur-containing organic inhibitor; and                                       
                                                       (b) operating the engine.                                                                             

                                    35.       The method of claim 21 wherein the lubricating composition contains 0 to                                       
                                              about 3 percent by weight bright stock.                                                                        

                                    36.       The method of claim 21 wherein the lubricating composition is free of                                          
                                              bright stock.                                                                                                  



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