A friction inhibiting compound of the present invention is a friction inhibiting compound including a copolymer (A) that includes a polymerizable monomer (a) and a polymerizable monomer (b) as constituent monomers, wherein the polymerizable monomer (a) includes a specific alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate, the polymerizable monomer (b) is at least one selected from the group consisting of specific hydroxyalkyl acrylates and hydroxyalkyl methacrylates; specific alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates; and aromatic vinyl monomers having 8 to 14 carbon atoms, and a composition ratio of the polymerizable monomer (a) and polymerizable monomer (b) in the copolymer (A), represented by (a):(b), is (10 to 45):(55 to 90) in a molar ratio (provided that a total molar ratio of (a) and (b) is 100), and the weight average molecular weight of the copolymer (A) is 1,000 to 500,000.

The invention provides a lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines, containing a base oil composition containing a GTL base oil as a main component, and having % Cn of 14 to 25% and an aniline point of 120 to 126 C., and a comb-like polymethacrylate based viscosity index improver having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 400,000 or more, wherein a N sulfur content is 0.3 mass % or less based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition.

The invention provides a lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines, containing a base oil composition containing a GTL base oil as a main component, and having % Cn of 14 to 25% and an aniline point of 120 to 126 C., and a comb-like polymethacrylate based viscosity index improver having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 400,000 or more, wherein a N sulfur content is 0.3 mass % or less based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition.

A lubricating composition suited to use in a marine diesel engine includes an oil of lubricating viscosity and an amino carboxylate compound of formula (I): NR.sup.1R.sup.2((CHR.sup.3).sub.xNR.sup.4).sub.n(CHR.sup.5).sub.2COY, where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from (CHR.sup.6).sub.2COY, H, and C.sub.1C.sub.3 alkyl and wherein at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is (CHR.sup.6).sub.2COY; or wherein NR.sup.1R.sup.2 is a cyclic structure; Y and Y are independently selected from OR.sup.7, NHR.sup.7, and N(R.sup.7).sub.2; each R.sup.7 is independently selected from C.sub.6-C.sub.12 alkyl and C.sub.6-C.sub.12 alkenyl; R.sup.3, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently selected from H and C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sup.4 is selected from H, C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl, and (CHR.sup.3).sub.xNH.sub.2; x is from 2 to 4; and n is at least 1, except where NR.sup.1R.sup.2 is a cyclic structure, where n is at least 0.

A non-volatile memory circuit in embodiments of the present invention may have one or more of the following features: (a) a logic source, and (b) a semi-conductive device being electrically coupled to the logic source, having a first terminal, a second terminal and a nano-grease with significantly reduced amount of carbon nanotube loading located between the first and second terminal, wherein the nano-grease exhibits non-volatile memory characteristics.

Provided are: a lubricating oil composition containing a mineral oil (A) having a kinematic viscosity at 40 C. of 5 to 15 mm.sup.2/s and a flash point of 180 C. or higher, a synthetic oil (B) having a kinematic viscosity at 40 C. of 5 to 15 mm.sup.2/s and a flash point of 190 C. or higher, an amide compound (C) and a polyol ester compound (D), which has a low viscosity and fuel saving performance, which can be used in high-temperature environments, and which has excellent gear anti-seizing property and anti-shudder performance; and a lubrication method and a transmission using the lubricating oil composition.

The present invention relates to a method for reconditioning bearing lubricants that can be used in equipment for metal working, in which cooling lubricant that can be used in equipment for metal working is separated from the bearing lubricant. In addition the invention relates to a bearing lubricant for use in the method according to the invention.

A urea grease of the invention is prepared by applying shear at a shear rate of 10.sup.2 s.sup.1 or more to a mixture solution of an amine mixture containing an alicyclic monoamine and a chain aliphatic monoamine, and a diisocyanate compound to cause a reaction in the mixture, in which the urea grease has Peak High32-64s of 1.5 or less and Level High32-64s of 10 or less according to an FAG method.

An oil composition comprising a first component having pendant groups and a second component but free of a third component and process for making such oil composition, where a single molecule of the third component can form large shearable stable complex structure with two molecules of the first component via van der Waals force between pendant groups and the terminal carbon chains, and a single molecule of the second component is capable of adjoining no more than one molecule of the first type. The oil composition has high shear stability making it suitable for use in lubricants subject to repeated high shear stress events.

An oil composition comprising a first component having pendant groups and a second component but free of a third component and process for making such oil composition, where a single molecule of the third component can form large shearable stable complex structure with two molecules of the first component via van der Waals force between pendant groups and the terminal carbon chains, and a single molecule of the second component is capable of adjoining no more than one molecule of the first type. The oil composition has high shear stability making it suitable for use in lubricants subject to repeated high shear stress events.