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| The Company that is now known as PRO was formed in 1996 with the express purpose of designing and commercializing patented, high-performance lubricants and coatings. The stated business goal initially was to license the PRO Technology to select, exclusive, well-capitalized marketplaces. Company founders made the observation early on that the chemical additives used in high performance lubricants and coatings suffered from negative characteristics that were unlikely to be overcome without significant reformulation. In some cases it was simply a matter of cost and long-term availability of certain components (such as molybdenum disulfide in grease), but in other cases the barriers to improvement where much greater. That was particularly true with motor oil, which has historically relied heavily on a high phosphorous additive formulation called ZDDP, which was already known to “poison” the catalytic converter and contribute significantly to automotive tailpipe emissions. The Company expected to establish a slate of innovative, high quality products that would provide equipment and machinery with increased longevity, more productive time on the job and lower maintenance costs – all without a negative impact on the environment. |
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| PRO's patented technology enhances the anti-wear capabilities of lubricants and coatings. Its proprietary formulation and processes are protected by four U.S. patents, five U.S. patent applications, three continuation-in-part applications and several trade secrets. The company has also filed these patents or patent applications in key jurisdictions in the international market or are under protection via the Patent Convention Treaty (PCT). |
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