Patents by Inventor Susan J. Berrios-Rivera

Susan J. Berrios-Rivera 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).

  • Recycling system for manipulation of intracellular NADH availability
    Patent number: 7709261
    Abstract: The present invention describes a novel recombinant NADH recycling system that is used as a process for producing reduced compounds. In a specific embodiment, the reduced compounds include ethanol, succinate, lactate, a vitamin, a pharmaceutical and a biodegraded organic molecule. The NADH recycling system effects metabolic flux of reductive pathways in aerobic and anaerobic environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Rice University
    Inventors: Ka-Yiu San, Susan J. Berrios-Rivera, George N. Bennett