Patents by Inventor Bruno Blondin

Bruno Blondin 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).

  • Patent number: 9551000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of alleles of the MET2 and SKP2 genes having the effect of reducing the production of sulphites, of hydrogen sulphide and of acetaldehyde by Saccharomyces, and to the use of these alleles in methods for controlling the production of these compounds during alcoholic fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: INSTITUTE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, CENTRE INTERNATIONAL D'ETUDES SUPERIEURES EN SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES (MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO)
    Inventors: Bruno Blondin, Jessica Noble, Isabelle Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20140335524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of alleles of the MET2 and SKP2 genes having the effect of reducing the production of sulphites, of hydrogen sulphide and of acetaldehyde by Saccharomyces, and to the use of these alleles in methods for controlling the production of these compounds during alcoholic fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Bruno Blondin, Jessica Noble, Isabelle Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20080138873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to yeast strains with improved carbohydrate fermentation capacity, in particular to strains transformed with a gene encoding an improved hexose transporter gene, more in particular a mutated HXT3 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Patrice Jacques Marie Pellerin, Bruno Blondin, Jean-Marie Sablayrolles, Carole Guillaume