Patents by Inventor David Nobles

David Nobles 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).

  • Production of Cellulose in Halophilic Photosynthetic Prokaryotes (Cyanobacteria)
    Publication number: 20080085536
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for making and using halophilic cyanobacterium comprising a spontaneous mutation causing constitutive cellulose biosynthesis, whereby the cyanobacterium is capable of producing cellulose in brine. The compositions and methods of the present invention may be used as a new global crop for the manufacture of cellulose, CO2 fixation, for the production of alternative sources of conventional cellulose as well as a biofuel and precursors thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: David Nobles, R. Brown
  • Production and Secretion of Glucose in Photosynthetic Prokaryotes (Cyanobacteria)
    Publication number: 20080085520
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for making and using an isolated cyanobacterium that includes a portion of an exogenous bacterial cellulose operon sufficient to express bacterial cellulose, whereby the cyanobacterium produces extracellular glucose. The compositions and methods of the present invention may be used as a new global crop for the manufacture of cellulose, CO2 fixation, for the production of alternative sources of conventional cellulose as well as a biofuel and precursors thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: David Nobles, R. Brown