Patents by Inventor Eric J. Allain

Eric J. Allain 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).

  • Hybrid enzymes
    Patent number: 7749744
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising at least one carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and at least the catalytic module of a glucoamylase amino acid sequence. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme in starch processing and especially ethanol production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Torben V. Borchert, Steffen Danielsen, Eric J. Allain
  • Hybrid Enzymes
    Publication number: 20080241901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising at least one carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and at least the catalytic module of a glucoamylase amino acid sequence. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme in starch processing and especially ethanol production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicants: NOVOZYMES A/S, NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Torben V. Borchert, Steffen Danielsen, Eric J. Allain
  • Hybrid enzymes
    Patent number: 7312055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising at least one carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and at least the catalytic module of a glucoamylase amino acid sequence. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme in starch processing and especially ethanol production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Torben V. Borchert, Steffen Danielsen, Eric J. Allain
  • Hybrid enzymes
    Patent number: 7129069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising at least one carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and at least the catalytic module of a glucoamylase amino acid sequence. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme in starch processing and especially ethanol production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignees: Novo Zymes Als, Novo Zymes North America, Inc
    Inventors: Torben V. Borchert, Steffen Danielsen, Eric J. Allain
  • Stabilized bromine solutions, method of manufacture and uses thereof for biofouling control
    Patent number: 6270722
    Abstract: Stabilized bromine solutions are prepared by combining a bromine source and a stabilizer to form a mixture, adding an oxidizer to the mixture, and then adding, an alkaline source to adjust the pH of the mixture to at least 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventors: Shunong Yang, William F. McCoy, Eric J. Allain, Eric R. Myers, Anthony W. Dallmier
  • Stereoselective epoxidation of alkenes by chloroperoxidase
    Patent number: 5358860
    Abstract: A method of converting olefins to chiral epoxides comprises combining an asymmetric aliphatic or aryl alkene substrate with a buffered chloroperoxidase solution to form a stabilized reaction mixture, and gradually adding hydrogen peroxide as a substrate oxidant, such that the chloroperoxidase catalyzes the conversion of the substrate to the corresponding epoxide in enantiomeric excess. The products of the invention are alkyl and aryl non-primary epoxides. The resulting preparations are enantiomerically pure, and may greatly enhance large-scale synthesis of stereoisomer products such as pharmaceuticals and pesticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Lowell P. Hager, Eric J. Allain