Patents by Inventor Francis Michael Racine

Francis Michael Racine 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 for production of xylitol in microorganisms
    Patent number: 8367346
    Abstract: The invention provides biosynthetic routes to xylitol production that do not require pure D-xylose for synthesis and that can utilize inexpensive substrates such as hemicellulose hydrolysates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: Biotechnology Research Development Corporation, The United States of America, as represented by Sec. of Agriculture
    Inventors: Paul Taylor, Nathan Wymer, Francis Michael Racine
  • PRODUCTION OF L-RIBOSE AND OTHER RARE SUGARS
    Publication number: 20120021468
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for the production of L-ribitol and other rare sugars using a mannitol-1-dehydrogenase or a polyol-1-dehydrogenase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: ZUCHEM, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Woodyer, Francis Michael Racine
  • Methods for Production of Xylitol in Microorganisms
    Publication number: 20110212458
    Abstract: The invention provides biosynthetic routes to xylitol production that do not require pure D-xylose for synthesis and that can utilize inexpensive substrates such as hemicellulose hydrolysates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Taylor, Ian Fotheringham, Nathan Wymer, Badal Saha, David Demirjian, Yoshikiyo Sakaibara, Francis Michael Racine
  • Methods for production of xylitol in microorganisms
    Patent number: 7960152
    Abstract: The invention provides biosynthetic routes to xylitol production that do not require pure D-xylose for synthesis and that can utilize inexpensive substrates such as hemicellulose hydrolysates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Biotechnology Research Development Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Taylor, Ian Fotheringham, Nathan Wymer, Badal Saha, David Demirjian, Yoshikiyo Sakaibara, Francis Michael Racine
  • Fermentative production of mannitol
    Patent number: 7358072
    Abstract: The invention provides processes for continuous fed-batch fermentative production and continuous recycle fermentative production of mannitol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignees: ZuChem, Inc, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Badal Saha, Francis Michael Racine, Elena Terentieva