Patents by Inventor Eugene N. Bernat

Eugene N. Bernat 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).

  • Methods of culturing fungi and producing cellulases and chitin
    Patent number: 8460897
    Abstract: The fungus Irpex lacteus is efficiently cultured on a solid substrate with a high content of crystalline cellulose. The fungal culture can be used to produce cellulases that are useful in conversion of cellulose to sugars. The fungal culture can also be used to produce chitin, which is itself valuable and can also be converted to chitosan. Use of the fungal culture for co-production of cellulases and chitin is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Eclipse Bioproducts, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene N. Bernat, David Scott Hibbett, Dimitrios Floudas