Patents by Inventor Michael P. McCluskey

Michael P. McCluskey 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).

  • Method of production of para-hydroxycinnamic acid using a thermostable TAL enzyme
    Patent number: 7572612
    Abstract: A thermostable TAL enzyme was identified from the fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium, which has high activity at temperatures of 40° C. to about 60° C. The enzyme was produced in engineered cells and used for production of para-hydroxycinnamic acid (pHCA) from tyrosine. When the pHCA production reaction was run at high temperature, the enzyme was more active and pHCA was produced more rapidly, making the reaction more efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Lixuan Lisa Huang, Zhixiong Xue, Michael P. McCluskey
  • Method of production of para-hydroxycinnamic acid using a thermostable TAL enzyme
    Publication number: 20080213846
    Abstract: A thermostable TAL enzyme was identified from the fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium, which has high activity at temperatures of 40° C. to about 60° C. The enzyme was produced in engineered cells and used for production of para-hydroxycinnamic acid (pHCA) from tyrosine. When the pHCA production reaction was run at high temperature, the enzyme was more active and pHCA was produced more rapidly, making the reaction more efficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Lixuan Lisa Huang, Michael P. McCluskey, Zhixiong Xue
  • High level promoters from cyanobacteria
    Publication number: 20020164706
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of microbiology. More specifically, methods are provided for the identification of highly expressed genes and their corresponding promoters and UV responsive genes and their corresponding promoters in cyanobacteria Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. These genes and promoters can be used to construct expression vectors in cyanobacteria, green algae or plants, for the production of biomaterials from sunlight, a renewable energy resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Lisa L. Huang, Robert A. Larossa, Michael P. McCluskey