Patents by Inventor John Richard Dickinson

John Richard Dickinson 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).

  • DNA encoding enzymes of the glycolytic pathway for use in alcohol producing yeast
    Patent number: 5786186
    Abstract: Yeast is transformed so that it is capable of expressing the enzymes phosphogluconate dehydratase and 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate 6-phosphate aldolase; whereby, in fermention, a sugar can be converted to pyruvate via the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. Recombinant DNA encodes the enzymes defined above, and includes one or more sequences which promote transcription and translation of the enzymes in yeast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignees: Whitbread PLC, University College Cardiff Consultants Ltd.
    Inventors: William Edward Lancashire, John Richard Dickinson, Richard Anthony Malloch