Patents by Inventor Nicola Oates

Nicola Oates 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).

  • BETA-ETHERASES FOR LIGNIN DEPOLYMERISATION
    Publication number: 20230203461
    Abstract: The present application relates to nucleic acids encoding polypeptides with ?-etherase activity; polypeptides with ?-etherase activity; vectors comprising said nucleic acids for the production of recombinant ?-etherase; cells, for example microbial cells transformed with nucleic acids encoding ?-etherase activity and vectors, including nucleic acids encoding ?-etherases; a composition comprising ?-etherases suitable for processing lignocellulose and a method that uses ?-etherases or compositions comprising ?-etherases in the processing of lignocellulose and related polysaccharides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicants: The University of York, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Neil Bruce, Nicola Oates, John Ralph