Patents by Inventor Cynthia Y. Sanville-Millard

Cynthia Y. Sanville-Millard 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: 6743610
    Abstract: A method for producing succinic acid from industrial-grade hydrolysates is provided, comprising supplying an organism that contains mutations for the genes ptsG, pflB, and ldhA, allowing said organism to accumulate biomass, and allowing said organism to metabolize the hydrolysate. Also provided is a bacteria mutant characterized in that it produces succinic acid from substrate contained in industrial-grade hydrolysate in a ratio of between 0.6:1 and 1.3:1 succinic acid to substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Mark I. Donnelly, Cynthia Y. Sanville-Millard, Nhuan Phu Nghiem
  • Publication number: 20030017559
    Abstract: A method for producing succinic acid from industrial-grade hydrolysates is provided, comprising supplying an organism that contains mutations for the genes ptsG, pflB, and ldhA, allowing said organism to accumulate biomass, and allowing said organism to metabolize the hydrolysate. Also provided is a bacteria mutant characterized in that it produces succinic acid from substrate contained in industrial-grade hydrolysate in a ratio of between 0.6:1 and 1.3:1 succinic acid to substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Mark I. Donnelly, Cynthia Y. Sanville-Millard, Nhuan Phu Nghiem