Patents by Inventor Michael J. Gasson

Michael J. Gasson 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).

  • Method of making cheese using viral enzymes
    Patent number: 5360617
    Abstract: The lysin from a Lactococcus (preferably prolate-headed) bacteriophage is used to lyse bacterial starter cultures during cheese-making. Such bacteriophage include .phi.vML3. In addition, the .phi.vML3 lysin has been characterized and a coding sequence for it has been cloned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Agricultural and Food Research Council
    Inventor: Michael J. Gasson