Patents Assigned to The University of Melboume
  • Boron-based wood preservatives and treatment of wood with boron-based preservatives
    Publication number: 20090110842
    Abstract: A process for treating wood comprising applying to the surface of the wood a boron based preservative which reacts with moisture within the wood to form a boron compound and alcohol and subjecting the wood with the applied preservative to a substantially moisture-free and enclosed environment for a period sufficient for the applied preservative to be absorbed into the wood and to produce the boron compound on reaction with the moisture in the wood and for the alcohol by-product of the reaction to be adsorbed within the wood structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: The University of Melboume
    Inventors: Peter Vinden, Francisco Javier Romero
  • Polysaccharide Synthases
    Publication number: 20080307549
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan synthases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicants: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd., Grains Research & Development Corporation, The University of Melboume
    Inventors: Rachel Anita Burton, Geoffrey Bruce Fincher, Antony Bacic