Patents by Inventor Michael A. Capage

Michael A. Capage 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).

  • Recombinant-DNA mediated production of xanthan gum
    Patent number: 5559015
    Abstract: Methods for the recombinant-DNA mediated production of xanthan gum and gum variants structurally related to xanthan are disclosed. The methods in part involve the synthesis of these polysaccharides in anaerobic and/or denitrifying hosts.In particular, plasmids pX209 and pRK290-H366 are disclosed which contain the genes, isolated from X. campestris, encoding Transferase I, Transferases II, Transferase III, Transferase IV, Transferase V, Ketalase, Acetylase and Polymerase. These plasmids have been deposited in the American Type Culture Collection under Accession Nos. 67051 and 67049, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Getty Scientific Development Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Capage, Daniel H. Doherty, Michael Betlach, Rebecca W. Vanderslice