Patents by Inventor Ernesto J. Quintero

Ernesto J. Quintero 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).

  • Publication number: 20140113351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated structures containing degradative enzymes produced from a marine organism. The enzymes produced are based on the carbon source upon which the marine organism is growing. The enzymes are found in structures that can be isolated such that the degradative enzymes are easily harvested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: David M. Manyak, Ronald M. Weiner, Peter S. Carlson, Ernesto J. Quintero
  • Patent number: 8298804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated structures containing degradative enzymes produced from a marine organism. The enzymes produced are based on the carbon source upon which the marine organism is growing. The enzymes are found in structures that can be isolated such that the degradative enzymes are easily harvested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: University of Maryland
    Inventors: David M. Manyak, Ronald M. Weiner, Peter S. Carlson, Ernesto J. Quintero
  • Publication number: 20100159563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated structures containing degradative enzymes produced from a marine organism. The enzymes produced are based on the carbon source upon which the marine organism is growing. The enzymes are found in structures that can be isolated such that the degradative enzymes are easily harvested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: David M. Manyak, Ronald M. Weiner, Peter S. Carlson, Ernesto J. Quintero
  • Patent number: 6759040
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the production and use of custom tailored, bacterial enzyme mixtures or components thereof for degrading biofilms in both industrial and therapeutic applications. The industrial applications include but are not limited to the use biofilm-degrading, multiple specificity, hydrolytic enzyme mixtures for removing or preventing the formation of biofilms in water cooling towers, industrial process piping, heat exchangers, in food processing or food preparation, in potable water systems, reservoirs, swimming pools, or related sanitary water systems, and on membranes such as those used for desalinization, industrial processes, or related applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: David M. Manyak, Ronald M. Weiner, Peter S. Carlson, Ernesto J. Quintero
  • Patent number: 5908765
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of recovering a biological molecule from a recombinant microorganism produced using a method based on either protoplast fusion or lipofection. The present invention further provides a method of identifying, isolating, or making a biological molecule from a recombinant microorganism and also encompasses the biological molecule produced by a recombinant microorganism. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of making a recombinant microorganism containing the nucleic acid of a microorganism in an environmental sample, as well as the recombinant microorganisms themselves. Finally, the present invention is directed to a method of making a recombinant library, as well as the recombinant library itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Oceanix Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Peter S. Carlson, Ernesto J. Quintero, David M. Manyak, Alan B. Chmurny
  • Patent number: 5837470
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of recovering a biological molecule from a recombinant microorganism produced using a method based on either protoplast fusion or lipofection. The present invention further provides a method of identifying, isolating, or making a biological molecule from a recombinant microorganism and also encompasses the biological molecule produced by a recombinant microorganism. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of making a recombinant microorganism containing the nucleic acid of a microorganism in an environmental sample, as well as the recombinant microorganisms themselves. Finally, the present invention is directed to a method of making a recombinant library, as well as the recombinant library itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Oceanix Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Peter S. Carlson, Ernesto J. Quintero, David M. Manyak, Alan B. Chmurny
  • Patent number: 5773221
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of recovering a biological molecule from a recombinant microorganism produced using a method based on either protoplast fusion or lipofection. The present invention further provides a method of identifying, isolating, or making a biological molecule from a recombinant microorganism and also encompasses the biological molecule produced by a recombinant microorganism. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of making a recombinant microorganism containing the nucleic acid of a microorganism in an environmental sample, as well as the recombinant microorganisms themselves. Finally, the present invention is directed to a method of making a recombinant library, as well as the recombinant library itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Oceanix Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Peter S. Carlson, Ernesto J. Quintero, David M. Manyak, Alan B. Chmurny