Patents by Inventor Bettina Schiel

Bettina Schiel 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 acid and solvent in microorganisms
    Patent number: 8679799
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and means for the bioengineered fermentative production of solvents, in particular of butanol, acetone and ethanol, and of short-chained carboxylic acids such as acetic acid and butyric acid, in particular in host cells of the species Clostridium. The invention provides new methods and means for regulating the expression of the enzyme activities involved in acid production and or solvent production of the host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
    Inventors: Wolfgang Wach, Karsten Harms, Michael Klingeberg, Peter Duerre, Niklas Nold, Bettina Schiel
  • IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF ACID AND SOLVENT IN MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20110281313
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and means for the bioengineered fermentative production of solvents, in particular of butanol, acetone and ethanol, and of short-chained carboxylic acids such as acetic acid and butyric acid, in particular in host cells of the species Clostridium. The invention provides new methods and means for regulating the expression of the enzyme activities involved in acid production and or solvent production of the host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Sudzucker Aktiengesell Schaft Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
    Inventors: Wolfgang Wach, Karsten Harms, Michael Klingeberg, Peter Duerre, Niklas Nold, Bettina Schiel