Patents by Inventor Nicole Van Luijk

Nicole Van Luijk 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).

  • Production of itaconic acid
    Patent number: 8440436
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of itaconic acid in micro-organisms by introducting into a suitable host cell a gene coding for the enzyme cis-aconitic acid decarboxylase, preferably derived from A. terreus. Further part of the invention are host cells, preferably from A. niger, provided with the above mentioned genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Maria Johanna Van Der Werf, Martinus Petrus Maria Caspers, Nicole Van Luijk, Peter Jan Punt
  • PRODUCTION OF ITACONIC ACID
    Publication number: 20100311132
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of itaconic acid in micro-organisms by introducting into a suitable host cell a gene coding for the enzyme cis-aconitic acid decarboxylase, preferably derived from A. terreus. Further part of the invention are host cells, preferably from A. niger, provided with the above mentioned genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Maria Johanna Van Der Werf, Martinus Petrus Maria Caspers, Nicole Van Luijk, Peter Jan Punt
  • Propionibacteruim vector
    Patent number: 6830901
    Abstract: An endogenous plasmid of Propionibacterium is described, isolated from Propionibacteria freudenreichii LMG 16545 (deposited as CBS 101022), and its sequence provided. This plasmid can be used to transform Propionibacteria to express homologous or heterologous proteins, in the production of recombinant proteins or products of enzymes, for example vitamin B12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Hendrik Pouwels, Nicole Van Luijk, Johannes P. M. Jore, Rudolf G. M. Luiten