Patents by Inventor Claire Mercier

Claire Mercier 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).

  • IN VITRO DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS WITH AZOREDUCTASE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20150125889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one azo compound for detecting at least one microorganism in a sample. More precisely, the present invention relates to a process for detecting, in a biological sample, at least one microorganism with azoreductase activity, including the steps: placing the sample in contact with a reaction medium including at least one azo compound, incubating the reaction medium, and detecting the reduction of the azo compound by the microorganism, indicating the presence of the at least one microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Arthur James, Céline Roger-Dalbert, Claire Mercier, Sylvain Orenga
  • Thermophilic microorganisms for ethanol production
    Patent number: 8932841
    Abstract: A thermophilic microorganism is modified to permit the increased production of ethanol, wherein a first modification is the inactivation of the lactate dehydrogenase gene and a second modification upregulates the pyruvate dehydrogenase gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: TMO Renewables Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Brian Rudd, Kirstin Eley, Steve Martin, Paul Milner, Claire Mercier
  • THERMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20100173373
    Abstract: A thermophilic microorganism is modified to permit the increased production of ethanol, wherein a first modification is the inactivation of the lactate dehydrogenase gene and a second modification upregulates the pyruvate dehydrogenase gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: TMO Renewables Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Brian Rudd, Kirstin Eley, Steve Martin, Paul Milner, Claire Mercier