Patents by Inventor Natarajan Savithiry

Natarajan Savithiry 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 for production of monoterpene derivatives of limonene
    Patent number: 5763237
    Abstract: Enzymatic microbial degradation of limonene with simultaneous extraction of the degradation products with a non-water miscible organic solvent is described. Microbial degradation at elevated temperatures employing both an aqueous phase containing limonene and a neat limonene phase produced .alpha.-terpineol with additional production of carvone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University
    Inventors: Natarajan Savithiry, Patrick J. Oriel