Patents by Inventor Nick Johannes Petrus Werckx

Nick Johannes Petrus Werckx 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).

  • GENETICALLY MODIFIED CELL AND PROCESS FOR USE OF SAID CELL
    Publication number: 20140073019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of biotransformation of furanic compounds. More particular the present invention relates to novel genetically modified cells with improved characteristics for biocatalytic transformation of furanic compounds and a vector suitable for the genetic modification of a host cell. Further aspects of the invention are aimed at processes for biotransformation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (HMF-acid) and its precursors with the use of the cell according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.
    Inventors: Nick Johannes Petrus Werckx, Tom Daniel Elink Schuurman, Sipko Maarten Kuijper, Harald Johan Ruijssenaars