Patents by Inventor Carolyn S. Watkins

Carolyn S. Watkins 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).

  • Development of genetically engineered bacteria for production of selected aromatic compounds
    Patent number: 6210937
    Abstract: The cloning and expression of genes in the common aromatic pathway of E. coli are described. A compound for which chorismate, the final product of the common aromatic pathway, is an anabolic intermediate can be produced by cloning and expressing selected genes of the common aromatic pathway and the genes coding for enzymes necessary to convert chorismate to the selected compound. Plasmids carrying selected genes of the common aromatic pathway are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas E. Ward, Carolyn S. Watkins, Deborah K. Bulmer, Bruce F. Johnson, Mohan Amaratunga