Patents by Inventor Karuppan Chettiar Boominathan

Karuppan Chettiar Boominathan 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).

  • Nucleic acids encoding polyeptides having absidia lipase activity
    Patent number: 5821102
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides having Absidia lipase activity. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing the polypeptides. The invention further relates to compositions comprising the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignees: Novo Nordisk Biotech Inc., Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Karuppan Chettiar Boominathan, Thomas Sandal
  • Thermophilic fungal expression system
    Patent number: 5695985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant thermophilic host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous protein, and a method of producing recombinant protein utilizing same. The recombinant hosts of the present invention provide a better morphology in tank fermentations than many known fungal host cells, such as Aspergillus, which morphology results in lower viscosity levels, and therefore improved productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Ejner Bech Jensen, Karuppan Chettiar Boominathan