Patents by Inventor Robert A. Hodges

Robert A. Hodges 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).

  • Malolactic gene
    Patent number: 4472502
    Abstract: DNA sequences which are capable of converting L-malate into L-lactate are incorporated into suitable vectors and used to transform both prokaryotic and eukaryotic hosts. The DNA sequences and vectors are particularly useful in conferring the ability to perform malolactic fermentation on wine producing yeasts.Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2514-10C/ySWl and E. coli RRI/ySWl were deposited at the A.T.C.C. on Aug. 16, 1982, and given accession Ser. Nos. 20651 and 39176, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1984
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Sidney R. Snow, Ralph E. Kunkee, Robert A. Hodges, Steven A. Williams