Patents by Inventor Hildegard Henna Menke

Hildegard Henna Menke 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).

  • PREPARATION OF 6-AMINOCAPROIC ACID FROM ALPHA-KETOPIMELIC ACID
    Publication number: 20130237698
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for preparing 6-aminocaproic acid, comprising decarboxylating alpha-aminopimelic acid, using at least one biocatalyst comprising an enzyme having alpha-aminopimelic acid decarboxylase activity. The invention is further directed to a method for preparing caprolactam from 6-aminocaproic acid prepared by said method, to a host cell suitable for use in a method according to the invention and to a polynucleotide encoding a decarboxylase that may be used in a method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Stefanus Cornelis Hendrikus Turk, Martin Schürmann, Axel Christoph Trefzer, Petronella Catharina Raemakers-Franken, Hildegard Henna Menke