Patents by Inventor Deborah D. Layfield

Deborah D. Layfield 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).

  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON MOLECULES FROM RENEWABLE BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20090017513
    Abstract: Provided is a process for producing hydrocarbon molecules from biomass utilizing microorganisms that are resistant to extreme heat and pressure, that comprise nucleic acid molecules encoding enzymes which degrade compounds selected from the group consisting of cellulose, lignin, xylan and hemicellulose, and which are capable of generating hydrocarbon molecules from the degraded cellulose, lignin, xylan and hemicellulose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Georgia Belle Plantation, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Bell, James J. Lever, IV, Deborah D. Layfield, Kurt E. Seigler