Patents by Inventor Michael R. O'Donohue

Michael R. O'Donohue 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).

  • Methods for producing L-amino acids using a corynebacterium glutamicum with a disrupted pgi gene
    Patent number: 6830903
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a method of producing L-amino acids comprising culturing altered bacterial cells having increased amounts of NADPH as compared to unaltered bacterial cells whereby L-amino acids yields from said altered bacterial cells are greater than yields from unaltered bacterial cells. The invention also relates to a gene encoding phosphoglucoisomerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
    Inventors: Michael R. O'Donohue, Paul D. Hanke