Patents by Inventor Timo Saarenko

Timo Saarenko 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).

  • Method of utilizing tall oil pitch
    Patent number: 9624442
    Abstract: A method of treating tall oil pitch. In the present method, part of the fatty acids and the resin acids are released from their sterol esters and wood alcohol esters and converted into methanol esters or ethanol esters. The transesterified products are removed from the pitch by evaporation and then condensed, and by hydrogenating the generated condensate the acids are decarboxylated and the double bonds are satisfied. It is possible to use the present method to produce automotive fuel from tall oil pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: FORCHEM OYJ
    Inventors: Juhani Saviainen, Mikko Rintola, Timo Saarenko
  • METHOD OF UTILIZING TALL OIL PITCH
    Publication number: 20130041192
    Abstract: A method of treating tall oil pitch. In the present method, part of the fatty acids and the resin acids are released from their sterol esters and wood alcohol esters and converted into methanol esters or ethanol esters. The transesterified products are removed from the pitch by evaporation and then condensed, and by hydrogenating the generated condensate the acids are decarboxylated and the double bonds are satisfied. It is possible to use the present method to produce automotive fuel from tall oil pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: FORCHEM OY
    Inventors: Juhani Saviainen, Mikko Rintola, Timo Saarenko