Patents by Inventor Burkhard Kroeger

Burkhard Kroeger 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).

  • genes encoding phosphoenolpyruvate: sugar phosphotransferase system proteins
    Patent number: 7410766
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated PTS nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel PTS proteins from Corynebacterium glutamicum are described. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing PTS nucleic acid molecules, and host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced. The invention still further provides isolated PTS proteins, mutated PTS proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and methods for the improvement of production of a desired compound from C. glutamicum based on genetic engineering of PTS genes in this organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Pompejus, Burkhard Kröger, Hartwig Schröder, Oskar Zelder, Gregor Haberhauer
  • genes encoding proteins involved in carbon metabolism and energy production
    Patent number: 7393675
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated SMP nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel SMP proteins from Corynebacterium glutamicum are described. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing SMP nucleic acid molecules, and host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced. The invention still further provides isolated SMP proteins, mutated SMP proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and methods for the improvement of production of a desired compound from C. glutamicum based on genetic engineering of SMP genes in this organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Pompejus, Burkhard Kröger, Hartwig Schröder, Oskar Zelder, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Method for zymotic production of fine chemicals (mety) containing sulphur
    Patent number: 7381549
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the fermentative production of sulfur-containing fine chemicals, in particular L-methionine, by using bacteria which express a nucleotide sequence coding for a methionine synthase (metH) gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Kröger, Oskar Zelder, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schröder, Stefan Häfner
  • Genes encoding genetic stability, gene expression and folding proteins
    Patent number: 7355028
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: BASF AG
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Genes encoding carbon metabolism and energy-producing proteins
    Patent number: 7355029
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of the genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: BASF AG
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Genes encoding carbon metabolism and energy-producing proteins
    Patent number: 7355030
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: BASF AG
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Genes coding for metabolic pathway proteins
    Patent number: 7355032
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: BASF AG
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Genes encoding carbon metabolism and energy-producing proteins
    Patent number: 7355031
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: BASF AG
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Genes encoding genetic stability, gene expression and folding proteins
    Patent number: 7339048
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: BASF AG
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Genes encoding genetic stability, gene expression and folding proteins
    Patent number: 7323559
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: BASF AG
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Method for the production by fermentation of sulphur-containing fine chemicals (metF)
    Patent number: 7282357
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the fermentative production of sulfur-containing fine chemicals, in particular L-methionine, by using bacteria which express a nucleotide sequence coding for a methionine synthase (metF) gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Kröger, Oskar Zelder, Corinna Kolpprogge, Hartwig Schröder, Stefan Häfner
  • Method for zymotic production of fine chemicals containing sulphur (metA)
    Publication number: 20070218526
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the fermentative production of sulfur-containing fine chemicals, in particular L-methionine, by using bacteria which express a nucleotide sequence coding for a methionine synthase (meta) gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Kroeger, Oskar Zelder, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schroeder, Stefan Haefner
  • Polynucleotides encoding a 6-phosphogluconolactonase polypeptide from corynebacterium glutamicum
    Patent number: 7270984
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated sugar metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation (SMP) nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel SMP proteins from Corynebacterium glutamicum, are described. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing SMP nucleic acid molecules, and host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced. The invention still further provides isolated SMP proteins, mutated SMP proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and methods for the improvement of production of a desired compound from C. glutamicum based on genetic engineering of SMP genes in this organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Pompejus, Burkhard Kröger, Hartwig Schröder, Oskar Zelder, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Method for removing horn substances from animal skin
    Patent number: 7250062
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing horn substances from animal skin. The method is characterized in that animal skins are treated in an aqueous bath containing between 0.05 and 5 wt. %, in relation to the weight of the salt, of at least one compound of general formula I or the corresponding alkali metallic salts or alkaline-earth metallic salts thereof or ammonium or phosphonium salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Aktienegesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Lemaire, Tilman Luedecke Taeger, Gunther Pabst, Philippe Lamalle, Michael Breuer, Burkhard Kroeger, Thomas Subkowski
  • Method for zymotic production of fine chemicals (metA) containing sulphur
    Patent number: 7238502
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the fermentative production of sulfur-containing fine chemicals, in particular L-methionine, by using bacteria which express a nucleotide sequence coding for a methionine synthase (metA) gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Kröger, Oskar Zelder, Corinna Kolpprogge, Hartwig Schröder, Stefan Häfner
  • Gene coding for glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase proteins
    Patent number: 7226762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding mutants of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and vectors and hosts cells including such nucleic acid molecules. These nucleic acid molecules are involved in the biosynthesis of a fine chemical, e.g., an amino acid such as lysine. The present invention also relates to methods of producing and modulating the production of fine chemicals, e.g., lysine, by culturing recombinant microorganisms containing these nucleic acid molecules under conditions such that the fine chemical is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Use of the repressor glxR for the synthesis of lysine in
    Patent number: 7192749
    Abstract: Isolated polypeptide sequence having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or muteins thereof having the ability to bind cAMP and repress the expression of the aceB gene of C. glutamicum and which can be obtained from SEQ ID NO:1 by inserting, deleting or substituting up to 20% of the amino acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Corinna Klopprogge, Oskar Zelder, Burkhard Kröger, Hartwig Schröder, Stefan Häfner, Heung-Shick Lee
  • Genes coding carbon metabolism and energy-producing proteins
    Patent number: 7141664
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Basf Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Genes coding for metabolic pathway proteins
    Patent number: 7141663
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiencesellschaft
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer
  • Genes encoding for genetic stability, gene expression and folding proteins
    Patent number: 7138513
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, to the use thereof for constructing genetically improved microorganisms and to methods for preparing fine chemicals, in particular amino acids, with the aid of said genetically improved microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Markus Pompejus, Hartwig Schröder, Burkhard Kröger, Corinna Klopprogge, Gregor Haberhauer