Patents by Inventor Peter Dürre

Peter Dürre 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).

  • Recombinant acetogenic bacterium for the conversion of methane to products
    Patent number: 10131884
    Abstract: The invention provides a recombinant, acetogenic bacterium that consumes a substrate comprising CH4 and converts at least a portion of the CH4 to a product. In particular, the bacterium of may comprise one or more of exogenous methane monooxygenase (MMO), exogenous nitrite reductase (NIR), and exogenous nitric oxide dismutase (NOD). The invention further provides a method for producing a product comprising providing a substrate comprising CH4 to a culture comprising a recombinant, acetogenic bacterium, whereby the bacterium converts at least a portion of the CH4 to a product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Koepke, Peter Dürre
  • RECOMBINANT ACETOGENIC BACTERIUM FOR THE CONVERSION OF METHANE TO PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20160244785
    Abstract: The invention provides a recombinant, acetogenic bacterium that consumes a substrate comprising CH4 and converts at least a portion of the CH4 to a product. In particular, the bacterium of may comprise one or more of exogenous methane monooxygenase (MMO), exogenous nitrite reductase (NIR), and exogenous nitric oxide dismutase (NOD). The invention further provides a method for producing a product comprising providing a substrate comprising CH4 to a culture comprising a recombinant, acetogenic bacterium, whereby the bacterium converts at least a portion of the CH4 to a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Koepke, Peter Dürre
  • CELLS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACETONE
    Publication number: 20120101304
    Abstract: The invention relates to cells and a method for producing acetone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Ulrich Becker, Gerda Grund, Matthias Orschel, Kai Doderer, Gerd Löhden, Gerd Brand, Peter Dürre, Simone Thum, Hubert Johannes Bahl, Ralf-Jörg Fischer, Antje May