Patents by Inventor Joy Bethune Peterson

Joy Bethune Peterson 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 and compositions for degrading pectin
    Patent number: 9109235
    Abstract: The present invention provides enriched polynucleotides, and enriched polypeptides having pectinase activity. The present invention also includes methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides described herein. For instance, the methods include producing metabolic product, such as ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Joy Bethune Peterson
  • spp. and methods for fermentation of lignocellulosic materials
    Patent number: 9085789
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol, by co-culture of a member of the genus Paenibacillus and an ethanologenic microbe, such as yeast or E. coli. Also provided are methods for making enzymes useful in the saccharification of a pretreated lignocellulosic material. The enzymes may be made by culturing a member of the genus Paenibacillus in a composition suitable for production of such enzymes. An example of such a composition is a pretreated lignocellulosic material, for example, spent hydrolysates. Also provided are genetically modified members of the genus Paenibacillus that have been genetically modified to not produce an antimicrobial, for instance, a polymyxin E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Joy Bethune Peterson, Emily Decrescenzo-Henriksen