Patents by Inventor Ian Fotherington

Ian Fotherington 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).

  • Carboxylic acid reductase polypeptide, nucleotide sequence encoding same and methods of use
    Patent number: 7425433
    Abstract: The invention provides the nucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence for the enzyme carboxylic acid reductase isolated from bacteria. Expression cassettes, vectors, transformed cells, and variants are also provided as methods for use of recombinant biocatalytic reagents in production of synthetic, aromatic, aliphatic and alicyclic aldehydes and alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: John P. Rosazza, Ian Fotherington, Tao Li, Lacy Daniels, Aimin He