US Patent 11788027 Engine oil formulation with improved sequence VIII performance

A lubricating oil composition comprising greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; an amount of one or more ester(s) of a polyhydric alcohol; an amount of one or more boron-containing dispersant(s); wherein a ratio of the amount of the one or more ester(s) of a polyhydric alcohol in weight percent provided to the lubricating oil composition, to an amount of boron in weight percent provided by the one or more boron-containing dispersant(s), based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition is less than 40. The lubricating oil composition has improved corrosion performance in an engine or other mechanical components lubricated with the lubricating oil.