Patents by Inventor Kathleen R. Manna

Kathleen R. Manna 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).

  • Patent number: 8546482
    Abstract: This invention provides stable aqueous compositions including stable coating compositions, and methods of their production. The stable aqueous compositions and stable aqueous coating compositions comprise one or more emulsion-polymerized addition polymer, one or more carboxylesterase enzyme, and one or more carboxylesterase deactivating agent, such that the ester hydrolysis activity in the composition is less than 0.010 micromole/minute, and wherein the aqueous composition has a headspace volatile organic compound (VOC) content, as measured by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) at 33° C., of less than 10 ppm of organic carboxylester with a normal boiling point of less than 150° C. and more than 50 ppm of mono-alcohol with a formula molecular weight of less than 76.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: James Bohling, Paul F. Doll, David L. Frattarelli, Kathleen R. Manna, Alvin M. Maurice
  • Patent number: 8524809
    Abstract: This invention provides stable aqueous compositions including stable coating compositions, and methods of their production. The stable aqueous compositions and stable aqueous coating compositions comprise i) an aqueous dispersion of one or more emulsion-polymerized addition polymer comprising polymerized units of one or more carboxylester monomer, wherein at least one carboxylester monomer is a vinyl ester monomer; ii) one or more carboxylesterase enzyme; iii) one or more mono-alcohol with a formula molecular weight of less than 76; iv) optionally, acetaldehyde; and v) optionally, one or more organic carboxylester with a normal boiling point of less than 150° C.; and wherein the aqueous composition has a headspace volatile organic compound (VOC) content, as measured by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) at 33° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: James Bohling, Paul F. Doll, David L. Frattarelli, Kathleen R. Manna, Alvin M. Maurice
  • Publication number: 20110166257
    Abstract: This invention provides stable aqueous compositions including stable coating compositions, and methods of their production. The stable aqueous compositions and stable aqueous coating compositions comprise i) an aqueous dispersion of one or more emulsion-polymerized addition polymer comprising polymerized units of one or more carboxylester monomer, wherein at least one carboxylester monomer is a vinyl ester monomer; ii) one or more carboxylesterase enzyme; iii) one or more mono-alcohol with a formula molecular weight of less than 76; iv) optionally, acetaldehyde; and v) optionally, one or more organic carboxylester with a normal boiling point of less than 150° C.; and wherein the aqueous composition has a headspace volatile organic compound (VOC) content, as measured by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) at 33° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: James Bohling, Paul F. Doll, David E. Frattarelli, Kathleen R. Manna, Alvin M. Maurice
  • Publication number: 20110152406
    Abstract: This invention provides stable aqueous compositions including stable coating compositions, and methods of their production. The stable aqueous compositions and stable aqueous coating compositions comprise one or more emulsion-polymerized addition polymer, one or more carboxylesterase enzyme, and one or more carboxylesterase deactivating agent, such that the ester hydrolysis activity in the composition is less than 0.010 micromole/minute, and wherein the aqueous composition has a headspace volatile organic compound (VOC) content, as measured by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) at 33° C., of less than 10 ppm of organic carboxylester with a normal boiling point of less than 150° C. and more than 50 ppm of mono-alcohol with a formula molecular weight of less than 76.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: James Bohling, Paul F. Doll, David L. Frattarelli, Kathleen R. Manna, Alvin M. Maurice
  • Patent number: 6890752
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase. with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignees: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Publication number: 20040053386
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase. with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicants: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation and The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Kentucky and California corporations
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Patent number: 6645762
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase, with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignees: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Patent number: 6569656
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase, with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignees: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Publication number: 20030087406
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase, with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Patent number: 6559297
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase, with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignees: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Patent number: 6495354
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignees: University of Kentucky Research Foundation, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Patent number: 6468772
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides are disclosed herein. The invention provides methods of making modified polypeptides by altering one or more amino acid residues involved in the active site of a preselected polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignees: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Publication number: 20020094556
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Publication number: 20020094557
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase. with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks
  • Publication number: 20020040488
    Abstract: Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase, with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Applicant: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Kentucky corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Kathleen R. Manna, Joseph P. Noel, Courtney M. Starks