Patents by Inventor Dan Sonnek

Dan Sonnek 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).

  • Dry-mill ethanol plant extraction enhancement
    Patent number: 8580329
    Abstract: In a liquid stream capture process for extracting various components in a dry mill ethanol process, a converted mash is separated into sugars/carbohydrates and corn residue by rinsing the converted mash with a dilute solvent stream and, after the sugars/carbohydrates have been separated, oils and proteins are extracted from the corn residue by rinsing the corn residue with a concentrated solvent stream. The dilute solvent stream is a mixture of ethanol and water, and the concentrated solvent stream is pure ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Inventors: Peter Bendorf, Dan Sonnek
  • Dry-Mill Ethanol Plant Extraction Enhancement
    Publication number: 20090181153
    Abstract: In a liquid stream capture process for extracting various components in a dry mill ethanol process, a converted mash is separated into sugars/carbohydrates and corn residue by rinsing the converted mash with a dilute solvent stream and, after the sugars/carbohydrates have been separated, oils and proteins are extracted from the corn residue by rinsing the corn residue with a concentrated solvent stream. The dilute solvent stream is a mixture of ethanol and water, and the concentrated solvent stream is pure ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: IntegroExtraction, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Bendorf, Dan Sonnek