Patents by Inventor Michel Aigle

Michel Aigle 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).

  • System for producing aromatic molecules by bioconversion
    Patent number: 8404472
    Abstract: Yeast comprising at least one gene encoding vanillyl alcohol oxidase, the sequence of which is the sequence SEQ ID No. 1 or any sequence at least 70%, preferably 80%, very preferably 90% homologous to the sequence SEQ ID No. 1, and methods for producing coniferyl alcohol, ferulic acid and vanillin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: V. Mane Fils
    Inventors: Joseph Zucca, Fanny Lambert, Jean Mane, Frédérique Ness, Michel Aigle
  • SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC MOLECULES BY BIOCONVERSION
    Publication number: 20100028963
    Abstract: Yeast comprising at least one gene encoding vanillyl alcohol oxidase, the sequence of which is the sequence SEQ ID No. 1 or any sequence at least 70%, preferably 80%, very preferably 90% homologous to the sequence SEQ ID No. 1, and methods for producing coniferyl alcohol, ferulic acid and vanillin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: V. MANE FILS
    Inventors: Joseph Zucca, Fanny Lambert, Jean Mane, Frédérique Ness, Michel Aigle
  • Hybrid plasmids and microorganisms containing them
    Patent number: 4387162
    Abstract: A hybrid plasmid comprising at least the DNA of a bacterial plasmid, all or part of the DNA of the 2.mu. plasmid of yeast and a segment of DNA including the gene URA.sub.3.sup.+ of yeast. These plasmids are useful as vectors of exogenous DNA in yeasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: Agence Nationale de Valorisation de la Recherche (ANVAR)
    Inventors: Michel Aigle, Hughes Blanc, Philippe Fournier, Claude Gerbaud, Michel Guerineau, Henri Heslot, Francois Lacroute