Patents by Inventor Christina Gutierrez

Christina Gutierrez 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).

  • METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION REACTIONS
    Publication number: 20190161772
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in a first aspect, to the use of inverting beta-xylosidase enzymes to reduce byproduct formation and increase the yield of fermentation products, as well as, in a second aspect, to the use of retaining beta-xylosidase enzymes to improve production of alkyl-beta-xylopyranoside compounds, in a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ, Colin Mitchinson, Tom T. Huang, Bruce A. Diner, Paul Joseph Fagan, William D. Hitz
  • Methods for improving the efficiency of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation reactions
    Patent number: 10138499
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in a first aspect, to the use of inverting beta-xylosidase enzymes to reduce byproduct formation and increase the yield of fermentation products, as well as, in a second aspect, to the use of retaining beta-xylosidase enzymes to improve production of alkyl-beta-xylopyranoside compounds, in a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Christina Gutierrez, Colin Mitchinson, Tom T. Huang, Bruce A. Diner, Paul Joseph Fagan, William D. Hitz
  • Methods for Improving the Efficiency of Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation Reactions
    Publication number: 20130143277
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in a first aspect, to the use of inverting beta-xylosidase enzymes to reduce byproduct formation and increase the yield of fermentation products, as well as, in a second aspect, to the use of retaining beta-xylosidase enzymes to improve production of alkyl-beta-xylopyranoside compounds, in a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Christina Gutierrez, Colin Mitchinson, Tom T. Huang, Bruce A. Diner, Paul Joseph Fagan, William D. Hitz