Patents by Inventor Rebecca Harcourt

Rebecca Harcourt 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).

  • Phosphotriesterase from agrobacterium radiobacter P230
    Patent number: 8557547
    Abstract: The present invention provides enzymes capable of hydrolysing organophosphate (OP) molecules. In particular, the invention provides a phosphotriesterase enzyme identified from an Agrobacterium radiobacter strain isolated from soil that hydrolyses OP pesticides, and the gene encoding that enzyme. The invention also provides mutants of the identified phosphotriesterase enzyme which have altered substrate specificity. The use of these enzymes in bioremediation strategies is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Irene Horne, Tara Sutherland, Rebecca Harcourt, Robyn Russell, John Oakeshott
  • Phosphotriesterase from agrobacterium radiobacter p230
    Patent number: 8293244
    Abstract: The present invention provides enzymes capable of hydrolysing organophosphate (OP) molecules. In particular, the invention provides a phosphotriesterase enzyme identified from an Agrobacterium radiobacter strain isolated from soil that hydrolyses OP pesticides, and the gene encoding that enzyme. The invention also provides mutants of the identified phosphotriesterase enzyme which have altered substrate specificity. The use of these enzymes in bioremediation strategies is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Irene Horne, Tara Sutherland, Rebecca Harcourt, Robyn Russell, John Oakeshott
  • Phosphotriesterase from agrobacterium radiobacter p230
    Publication number: 20040161818
    Abstract: The present invention provides enzymes capable of hydrolysing organophosphate (OP) molecules. In particular, the invention provides a phosphotriesterase enzyme identified from an Agrobacterium radiobacter strain isolated from soil that hydrolyses OP pesticides, and the gene encoding that enzyme. The invention also provides mutants of the identified phosphotriesterase enzyme which have altered substrate specificity. The use of these enzymes in bioremediation strategies is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Irene Horne, Tara Sutherland, Rebecca Harcourt, Robyn Russell, John Oakeshott