Patents by Inventor Paul Attfield

Paul Attfield 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 synthesizing compound and catalyst for synthesis reaction
    Patent number: 7476750
    Abstract: To provide a catalyst for synthesis reaction which can achieve good yield in the Sonogashira reaction and also can be recovered after the reaction, and a method for synthesizing a compound in which the catalyst for synthesis reaction is used, a perovskite-type composite oxide containing palladium is used as the catalyst for synthesis reaction in the Sonogashira reaction represented by the following reaction scheme (1): R1—X+HC?CR2?R1C?CR2??(1)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignees: Cambridge University Technical Services Limited, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., Hokko Chemical Idustry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven V. Ley, Martin D. Smith, Sophie Lohmann, Steven P. Andrews, J. Paul Attfield, Hirohisa Tanaka, Kimiyoshi Kaneko
  • Non-Recombinant Saccharomyces Strains That Grow On Xylose
    Publication number: 20080009047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing Saccharomyces strains that are capable of growth on xylose as a sole carbon source at a desired growth rate, (such as at least one generation per 48 hours), strains made by such methods, and Saccharomyces strains that grow at a growth rate of at least one generation per 48 hours using xylose as a sole carbon source for growth made by non-recombinant methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Microbiogen Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Philip Bell, Paul Attfield