Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Batie
Christopher J. Batie 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).
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Patent number: 7919681Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Michael B. Lanahan, Shib Sankar Basu, Christopher J. Batie, Wen Chen, Joyce Craig, Mark Kinkema
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Patent number: 7914993Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides improved processes for processing starch from plant sources, including processes for starch liquefaction, for simultaneous liquefaction and saccharification, and for the preparation of ethanol. These processes can be performed without a pH adjustment and at relatively low temperatures. The processes can involve the use of starch-containing plant material derived from plants that express starch-digesting enzymes. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to improved processes for the preparation of other starch-derived products, including dried distiller grain (dried distiller grain) and dried distiller grain and solubles (dried distiller grain and solubles), and to the starch-derived products, themselves.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG.Inventors: Christopher J. Batie, Greg Crabb, George W. Aux, Edward S. Cates, Jay Austin Dinwiddie, Aron Louis Silverstone, Rene Quadt, Carl A. Miller
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Patent number: 7855322Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Michael B. Lanahan, Shib Sankar Basu, Christopher J Batie, Wen Chen, Joyce Craig, Mark Kinkema
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Publication number: 20090320831Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AGInventors: Michael B. Lanahan, Shib S. Basu, Christopher J. Batie, Wen Chen, Joyce Craig, Mark Kinkema
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Publication number: 20090288232Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AGInventors: Michael B. Lanahan, Shib Sankar Basu, Christopher J. Batie, Wen Chen, Joyce Craig, Mark Kinkema
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Patent number: 7557262Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2006Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Michael B. Lanahan, Shib Sankar Basu, Christopher J. Batie, Wen Chen, Joyce Craig, Mark Kinkema
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Publication number: 20080299256Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides improved processes for processing starch from plant sources, including processes for starch liquefaction, for simultaneous liquefaction and saccharification, and for the preparation of ethanol. These processes can be performed without a pH adjustment and at relatively low temperatures. The processes can involve the use of starch-containing plant material derived from plants that express starch-digesting enzymes. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to improved processes for the preparation of other starch-derived products, including dried distiller grain (dried distiller grain) and dried distiller grain and solubles (dried distiller grain and solubles), and to the starch-derived products, themselves.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Christopher J. Batie, Greg Crabb, George W. Aux, Edward S. Cates, Jay Austin Dinwiddie, Aron Louis Silverstone, Rene Quadt, Carl A. Miller
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Publication number: 20080289066Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Michael B. Lanahan, Shib S. Basu, Christopher J. Batie, Wen Chen, Joyce Craig, Mark Kinkema
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Patent number: 7102057Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2002Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Michael B. Lanahan, Shib Sankar Basu, Christopher J. Batie, Wen Chen, Joyce Craig, Mark Kinkema
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Publication number: 20030135885Abstract: The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Inventors: Michael B. Lanahan, Shib Sankar Basu, Christopher J. Batie, Wen Chen, Joyce Craig, Mark Kinkema