Patents by Inventor Ernst Hendrik Van Tonder

Ernst Hendrik Van Tonder 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).

  • Synthetic aviation fuel
    Patent number: 8597493
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Fischer-Tropsch derived aviation fuel, which fuel is used either as a fuel on its own or as a component in an aviation fuel blend, said fuel having an iso:n paraffins mass ratio above 3, at least 0.1 mass % naphthenes, <0.01 mass % polyaromatics, and <0.5 mass % aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd
    Inventors: Carl Louis Viljoen, Vivien Louise Van Zyl, Ernst Hendrik Van Tonder
  • SYNTHETIC AVIATION FUEL
    Publication number: 20100264061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Fischer-Tropsch derived aviation fuel, which fuel is used either as a fuel on its own or as a component in an aviation fuel blend, said fuel having an iso:n paraffins mass ratio above 3, at least 0.1 mass % naphthenes, <0.01 mass % polyaromatics, and <0.5 mass % aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Sasol Teachnology (Pty) Ltd
    Inventors: Carl Louis Viljoen, Vivien Louise Van Zyl, Ernst Hendrik Van Tonder