Patents by Inventor Roger Cripps

Roger Cripps 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).

  • Sporulation-deficient thermophilic microorganisms for the production of ethanol
    Patent number: 9469858
    Abstract: A thermophilic microorganism comprising a modification that prevents sporulation, wherein the modification inactivates the native spo0A gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: TMO RENEWABLES LIMITED
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Kirstin Eley, Roger Cripps
  • Thermophilic microorganisms for ethanol production
    Patent number: 8932841
    Abstract: A thermophilic microorganism is modified to permit the increased production of ethanol, wherein a first modification is the inactivation of the lactate dehydrogenase gene and a second modification upregulates the pyruvate dehydrogenase gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: TMO Renewables Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Brian Rudd, Kirstin Eley, Steve Martin, Paul Milner, Claire Mercier
  • Thermophilic micro-organisms for ethanol production
    Patent number: 8852906
    Abstract: A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: TMO Renewables Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley, Brian Rudd, Martin Todd
  • SPORULATION-DEFICIENT THERMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL
    Publication number: 20140080190
    Abstract: A thermophilic microorganism comprising a modification that prevents sporulation, wherein the modification inactivates the native spo0A gene
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: TMO RENEWABLES LIMITED
    Inventors: ANTHONY ATKINSON, KIRSTIN ELEY, ROGER CRIPPS
  • Modified microorganisms with inactivated lactate dehydrogenase gene
    Patent number: 8541222
    Abstract: Modified microorganisms are prepared by inactivation of the endogenous lactate dehydrogenase gene. The microorganisms are deposited under NCIMB Accession Nos. 41277, 41278, 41279, 41280 or 41281.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: TMO Renewables Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Ann Thompson, Kirstin Eley, Mark Taylor, David Leak, Brian Rudd, Simon Baker
  • Sporulation-deficient thermophilic microorganisms for the production of ethanol
    Patent number: 8486687
    Abstract: A thermophilic microorganism comprising a modification that prevents sporulation, wherein the modification inactivates the native spo0A gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: TMO Renewables Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley
  • THERMOPHILIC MICRO-ORGANISMS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20130059355
    Abstract: A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: TMO RENEWABLES LIMITED
    Inventors: ANTHONY ATKINSON, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley, Brian Rudd, Martin Todd
  • Thermophilic micro-organisms for ethanol production
    Patent number: 8143038
    Abstract: A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: TMO Renewables Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley, Brian Rudd, Martin Todd
  • THERMOPHILIC MICRO-ORGANISMS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20110318802
    Abstract: A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: ANTHONY ATKINSON, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley, Brian Rudd, Martin Todd
  • Thermophilic micro-organisms for ethanol production
    Patent number: 8021865
    Abstract: A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: TMO Renewables Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley, Brian Rudd, Martin Todd
  • SPORULATION-DEFICIENT THERMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL
    Publication number: 20110217760
    Abstract: A thermophilic microorganism comprising a modification that prevents sporulation, wherein the modification inactivates the native spo0A gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: TMO Renewables, Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley
  • THERMOPHILIC MICRO-ORGANISMS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20110201074
    Abstract: A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: TMO RENEWABLES LIMITED
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley, Brian Rudd, Martin Todd
  • THERMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20100173373
    Abstract: A thermophilic microorganism is modified to permit the increased production of ethanol, wherein a first modification is the inactivation of the lactate dehydrogenase gene and a second modification upregulates the pyruvate dehydrogenase gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: TMO Renewables Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Brian Rudd, Kirstin Eley, Steve Martin, Paul Milner, Claire Mercier
  • Modified Microorganisms with Inactivated Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene
    Publication number: 20090197314
    Abstract: Modified microorganisms are prepared by inactivation of the endogenous lactate dehydrogenase gene. The microorganisms are deposited under NCIMB Accession Nos. 41277, 41278, 41279, 41280 or 41281.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Ann Thompson, Kirstin Eley, Mark Taylor, David Leak, Brian Rudd, Simon Baker
  • Thermophilic Microorganisms with Inactivated Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene (LDH) for Ethanol Production
    Publication number: 20090042265
    Abstract: A mutated thermophilic microorganism is prepared, with a modification to inactivate the lactate dehydrogenase gene of a wild-type microorganism. The mutated microorganism is used in the production of ethanol, utilising C3, C5 or C6 sugars as the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley, Brian Rudd, Martin Todd, Ann Thompson
  • Method for Culturing Microorganisms
    Publication number: 20080305536
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for the production of thermophilic microorganisms suitable for the production of ethanol, comprising: (i) culturing a thermophilic microorganism under aerobic or anaerobic conditions in a suitable culture media; and (ii) incorporating amounts of ethanol into the culture media to induce ethanol tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Anthony Atkinson, Roger Cripps, Kirstin Eley