Patents by Inventor Engene Van Rensburg

Engene Van Rensburg 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).

  • System for Modelling the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Materials
    Publication number: 20130185037
    Abstract: A system for modelling the conversion of crystalline insoluble cellulose to ethanol is provided which includes a processor configured to calculate the production rate for ethanol based on a number of inputs and as a function of specific equations. The system can form part of a control system for controlling the operation of a plant which produces ethanol from cellulose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Willem Heber Van Zyl, Josebus Maree Van Zyl, Thomas Michael Harms, Engene Van Rensburg, Lee Rybeck Lynd