Patents by Inventor Gopalakrishnan Gurujeyalakshmi

Gopalakrishnan Gurujeyalakshmi 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 the bioproduction of cyclic hydroxides
    Patent number: 4894337
    Abstract: A process for producing useful quantities of a cyclic hydroxide, such as pyrocatechol from a compound having a benzene ring, such as phenol using a Bacillus is described. The process uses tetracycline to inhibit the modification of the cyclic hydroxide by the Bacillus. Pyrocatechol and other related compounds are commercially useful chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University
    Inventors: Patrick J. Oriel, Gopalakrishnan Gurujeyalakshmi