Patents by Inventor Fop Van Der Hor

Fop Van Der Hor has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material and fermentation of sugars
    Patent number: 11421256
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a fermentation product from ligno-cellulosic material, comprising the following steps: a) optionally pre-treatment b) optionally washing; c) enzymatic hydrolysis; d) fermentation; and e) optionally recovery of a fermentation product; wherein in step c) an enzyme composition is used that has a temperature optimum of 55 degrees C. or more, the hydrolysis time is 40 hours or more and the temperature is 50 degrees C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Smits, Elisabeth Maria Gierveld, Fop Van Der Hor
  • PROCESS FOR ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL AND FERMENTATION OF SUGARS
    Publication number: 20190093137
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a fermentation product from ligno-cellulosic material, comprising the following steps: a) optionally pre-treatment b) optionally washing; c) enzymatic hydrolysis; d) fermentation; and e) optionally recovery of a fermentation product; wherein in step c) an enzyme composition is used that has a temperature optimum of 55 degrees C. or more, the hydrolysis time is 40 hours or more and the temperature is 50 degrees C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Smits, Elisabeth Maria Gierveld, Fop Van Der Hor