Patents by Inventor Hendrik Van Vuuren

Hendrik Van Vuuren 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).

  • Modulating urea degradation in wine yeast
    Publication number: 20050069885
    Abstract: The invention provides yeast strains transformed to reduce nitrogen catabolite repression of a gene encoding a urea degrading enzymatic activity expressed by the yeast strain under fermenting conditions. Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are for example provided having enhanced DUR1,2 urea carboxylase-allophanate hydrolase activity under wine fermenting conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Hendrik Van Vuuren, Aline Lonvaud, Joana Coulon, Debra Inglis