Patents by Inventor Daniel Beacom

Daniel Beacom 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).

  • Mutant strain of C. acetobutylicum and process for making butanol
    Patent number: 5192673
    Abstract: A biologically pure asporogenic mutant of Clostridium acetobutylicum is produced by growing sporogenic C. acetobutylicum ATCC 4259 and treating the parent strain with ethane methane sulfonate. The mutant which as been designated C. acetobutylicum ATCC 55025 is useful in an improved ABE fermentation process, and produces high concentrations of butanol and total solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Michigan Biotechnology Institute
    Inventors: Mahendra K. Jain, Daniel Beacom, Rathin Datta