Patents by Inventor Rajen Dalal

Rajen Dalal 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).

  • Fermentation method producing ethanol
    Patent number: 4568644
    Abstract: Ethanol is the major end product of an anaerobic, thermophilic fermentation process using a mutant strain of bacterium Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum. This organism is capable of converting hexose and pentose carbohydrates to ethanol, acetic and lactic acids. Mutants of Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum are capable of converting these substrates to ethanol in exceptionally high yield and with increased productivity. Both the mutant organism and the technique for its isolation are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Daniel I. C. Wang, Rajen Dalal