Appeal 2007-0511
Application 10/699,508
1 compositions under program control. Claims 1 and 15 are the only
2 independent claims on appeal. They read as follows:
3 1. A high throughput method for screening lubricating oil
4 compositions, under program control, comprising:
5 (a) providing a plurality of different lubricating oil
6 composition samples comprising (i) a major amount of at least
7 one base oil of lubricating viscosity and (ii) a minor amount of
8 at least one lubricating oil additive, each sample being in a
9 respective one of a plurality of test receptacles;
10 (b) measuring the oxidation stability of each sample to
11 provide oxidation stability data for each sample; and,
12 (c) outputting the results of step (b).
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14 15. A system for screening lubricating oil composition
15 samples, under program control, comprising:
16 a) a plurality of test receptacles, each containing a
17 different lubricating oil composition sample comprising (i) a
18 major amount of at least one base oil of lubricating viscosity
19 and (ii) a minor amount of at least one lubricating oil additive;
20 b) a computer controller for selecting individual
21 samples for testing;
22 c) receptacle moving means responsive to
23 instructions from the computer controller for individually
24 moving the selected samples to a testing station for measuring
25 oxidation stability of the selected samples;
26 d) means for measuring the oxidation stability of the
27 selected samples to obtain oxidation stability data and for
28 transferring the oxidation stability data to the computer
29 controller.
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