Patents by Inventor Leonard E. Mortenson

Leonard E. Mortenson 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).

  • Microbiological oxidation reactions using purified monooxygenase enzyme components
    Patent number: 4587216
    Abstract: A purified hydroxylase enzyme component A of the methane monooxygenase enzyme isolated from the soluble fraction of Methylobacterium organophilum (CRL.26) (NRRL B-11,222) is found to contain three subunits. Any component A derived from methylotrophs having the particular characteristics of this isolated component A may be employed in conjunction with the flavoprotein component C of the methane monooxygenase enzyme, preferably the flavoportein component derived from the same organism, to catalyze the oxidation of various oxidizable organic substrates to their respective oxidation products. Preferably, the substrate is propylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Ramesh N. Patel, Leonard E. Mortenson