Patents by Inventor Maeve O'Neil

Maeve O'Neil 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).

  • Preparation of beta-amino acids
    Patent number: 9096841
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the biocatalytic, enantioselective production of a ?-amino acid precursor from an optionally substituted dihydrouracil using a hydantoinase and/or a dihydropyrimidinase, a process for producing a ?-amino acid from said precursor, a hydantoinase and its use in said process for the biocatalytic production of a ?-amino acid precursor or a ?-amino acid, and a method for obtaining said hydantoinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nina Schneider, Bernhard Hauer, Klaus Ditrich, Maeve O'Neil, Nick Turner
  • PREPARATION OF BETA-AMINO ACIDS
    Publication number: 20120270280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the biocatalytic, enantioselective production of a ?-amino acid pre-cursor from an optionally substituted dihydrouracil using a hydantoinase and/or a dihydropyrimidinase, a process for producing a ?-amino acid from said precursor, a hydantoinase and its use in said process for the biocatalytic production of a ?-amino acid pre-cursor or a ?-amino acid, and a method for obtaining said hydantoinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nina Schneider, Bernhard Hauer, Klaus Ditrich, Maeve O'Neil, Nick Turner