PATENTS

     3002.  ------.  [RUHRCHEMIE A. G.]  [Process and Apparatus for the Determination of the Oxygen Stability of Lubricating Oils.]  German Patent Appl. --, R 716, filed May 18, 1944. FIAT Reel K-30, frames 7,805-7,809; PB 73,587.  

Describes electrically heated vessel provided with feed and drain pipes for aging medium and cooling agent.  The O2 stability is determined by the amount of reaction heat, calculated from the amount of cooling agent required to carry it away.