Patents by Inventor Milind A. Patel

Milind A. Patel 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).

  • Production of chemicals from lignocellulose, biomass or sugars
    Patent number: 7098009
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to newly isolated organisms from nature that produce L(+)-lactic acid high yield from hexose and pentose sugars found in biomass. Organisms and processes or methods for the production of lactic acid and other industrially important chemicals from cellulose and hemicellulose are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Lonnie O'Neal Ingram, Milind A. Patel, Mark S. Ou, Roberta Harbrucker