Patents by Inventor Peter Franklin Dunfield

Peter Franklin Dunfield 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).

  • Class of -like thermophilic cellulose degrading bacteria
    Patent number: 8597920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new class of Chloroflexi-like bacteria. The bacteria are thermophilic cellulose degrading bacteria. Compositions and methods for degrading cellulose using the Chloroflexi-like bacteria are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Institute Of Geological And Nuclear Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Stott, Peter Franklin Dunfield, Michelle Anne Crowe
  • NEW CLASS OF CHLOROFLEXI-LIKE THERMOPHILIC CELLULOSE DEGRADING BACTERIA
    Publication number: 20110091951
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new class of Chloroflexi-like bacteria. The bacteria are thermophilic cellulose degrading bacteria. Compositions and methods for degrading cellulose using the Chloroflexi-like bacteria are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Institute Of Geological And Nuclear Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Stott, Peter Franklin Dunfield, Michelle Anne Crowe