Patents by Inventor Lehlohonolo Aubrey Motsekoa

Lehlohonolo Aubrey Motsekoa 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).

  • Biodiesel fuels
    Patent number: 8821595
    Abstract: This invention relates to alternative diesel fuels with improved cold flow properties. The alternative fuel may be a biodiesel which typically comprises fatty acid methyl or ethyl esters; or a diesel fuel blend including diesel fuel derived from a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reaction and possibly comprising or containing crude-derived diesel fuel and biodiesel. The cold flow properties are improved by adding a higher alcohol component which is not a naturally occurring component of the biodiesel, nor the diesel fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PTY) Ltd.
    Inventors: Cyril David Knottenbelt, Johan Stander, Lehlohonolo Aubrey Motsekoa, Maxwell Paul Thomas