Patents by Inventor Darragh GAFFNEY

Darragh GAFFNEY 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).

  • Polypeptide having xylanase activity
    Patent number: 11306301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated polypeptide having xylanase activity. Also disclosed are isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide, recombinant host cells expressing the polypeptide, and methods for degrading lignocellulosic biomass using the polypeptide. He invention finds utility in the production of biofuels, in the paper and pulp industry, in clothing or leather softening, in the food industry such as baking, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: MONAGHAN MUSHROOMS IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
    Inventors: Darragh Gaffney, Kelly Dwyer, Gary Walsh, Alison Winger
  • A POLYPEPTIDE HAVING XYLANASE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20210079369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated polypeptide having xylanase activity. Also disclosed are isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide, recombinant host cells expressing the polypeptide, and methods for degrading lignocellulosic biomass using the polypeptide. He invention finds utility in the production of biofuels, in the paper and pulp industry, in clothing or leather softening, in the food industry such as baking, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Darragh GAFFNEY, Kelly DWYER, Gary WALSH, Alison WINGER