Patents by Inventor Marco A. Bàez-Vàsquez

Marco A. Bàez-Vàsquez 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).

  • Publication number: 20150259370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for disassembling and extracting process for the sustainable production of natural fibers and several natural bio-based products obtained from pineapple plant biomass. The embodiment of the present invention comprises a simultaneous mechanical hydrodynamic disruption and homogenization processing, a combination of extracting disruptive fractionating action that has the capacity to crack and breakdown thoroughly plant cells and plant tissues from different parts of the pineapple plant to unlock biofibers and multiple natural components at cytologic level and plant tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Ecotech Development LLC
    Inventors: Marco A. Baez-Vasquez, Betty Putilin
  • Publication number: 20140127754
    Abstract: Methods to convert lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars with enzymes that degrade the lignocellulosic material are provided, as well as novel combinations of enzymes, including those that provide a synergistic release of sugars from plant biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: DYADIC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Marco A. Baez-Vasquez, Richard Burlingame, Jon K. Magnuson, Marion Bradford, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn
  • Patent number: 8304212
    Abstract: Methods to convert lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars with enzymes that degrade the lignocellulosic material are provided, as well as novel combinations of enzymes, including those that provide a synergistic release of sugars from plant biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignees: Dyadic International, Inc., Battelle Memorial Institute, Iowa Corn Promotion Board
    Inventors: Marco A. Baez-Vasquez, Richard Burlingame, Jon K. Magnuson, Marion Bradford, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn
  • Publication number: 20080076159
    Abstract: Methods to convert lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars with enzymes that degrade the lignocellulosic material are provided, as well as novel combinations of enzymes, including those that provide a synergistic release of sugars from plant biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Dyadic International, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Baez-Vasquez, Richard Burlingame, Jon Magnuson, Marion Bradford, Arkady Sinitsyn
  • Patent number: 6383773
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biological system for expanding the dethiazolidine ring of penicillins into the dehydrothiazine ring of cephalosporins or cephalosporin precursors. In particular, the invention defines reaction conditions under which expandase enzyme can convert penicillin substrates other than penicillin N into cephalosporins. The invention therefore provides a relatively inexpensive, uncomplicated, and environmentally friendly biological system for cephalosporin production from penicillins, which system can replace the synthetic chemical approaches currently utilized. In particular, the invention provides a system for producing DOAG and/or DAG, which can be enzymatically converted into 7-ADCA and 7-ADAC, which, in turn, can be enzymatically or chemically converted into valuable cephalosporins of commerce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Arnold L. Demain, Hiroshi Cho, Jacqueline M. Piret, Josè L. Adrio, Maria-Josefa E. Fernandez, Marco A. Bàez-Vàsquez, Gilberto Hintermann
  • Publication number: 20010006795
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biological system for expanding the dethiazolidine ring of penicillins into the dehydrothiazine ring of cephalosporins or cephalosporin precursors. In particular, the invention defines reaction conditions under which expandase enzyme can convert penicillin substrates other than penicillin N into cephalosporins. The invention therefore provides a relatively inexpensive, uncomplicated, and environmentally friendly biological system for cephalosporin production from penicillins, which system can replace the synthetic chemical approaches currently utilized. In particular, the invention provides a system for producing DOAG and/or DAG, which can be enzymatically converted into 7-ADCA and 7-ADAC, which, in turn, can be enzymatically or chemically converted into valuable cephalosporins of commerce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Inventors: ARNOLD L. DEMAIN, HIROSHI CHO, JACQUELINE M. PIRET, JOSE L. ADRIO, MARIA-JOSEFA E. FERNANDEZ, MARCO A. BAEZ-VASQUEZ, GILBERTO HINTERMANN