Patents by Inventor Peter Rasor

Peter Rasor 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).

  • Microbial esterase for the enantioselective cleavage of 1-phenylethyl acetate
    Patent number: 5665575
    Abstract: The invention concerns a microbial esterase which enantioselectively cleaves (S)-1-phenylethyl acetate and is obtainable from Arthrobacter spec. (DSM 7034), Pseudomonas fluorescens (DSM 7033) or Bacillus subtilis (DSM 7035) as well as a process for enantioselectively cleaving a 1-arylalkyl ester of a carboxylic acid and a process for the production of an enantiomerically-pure 1-arylalkanol using this esterase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Willi Krell, Peter Rasor
  • Arthrobacter strain producing esterase for the enantioselective cleavage of 1-arylalkyl esters
    Patent number: 5622858
    Abstract: The invention concerns a microbial esterase which enantioselectively cleaves (S)-1-phenylethyl acetate and is obtainable from Arthrobacter spec. (DSM 7034), Pseudomonas fluorescens (DSM 7033) or Bacillus subtilis (DSM 7035) as well as a process for enantioselectively cleaving a 1-arylalkyl ester of a carboxylic acid and a process for the production of an enantiomerically-pure 1-arylalkanol using this esterase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Willi Krell, Peter Rasor