Patents by Inventor Shannon, Patrick

Shannon, Patrick 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).

  • Polysaccharide polymer made by xanthomonas
    Patent number: 4713449
    Abstract: A polysaccharide polymer is disclosed which is a better viscosifier of water than xanthan gum. The polysaccharide polymer and its non-acetylated form, are comprised of glucose and mannose moieties in a ratio of about 2:1. The invention also discloses Xanthomonas mutants which produce the polysaccharide polymer but which do not produce xanthan gum. Methods of preparing the polysaccharide polymers and of their use are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: Getty Scientific Development Company
    Inventors: Rebecca W. Vanderslice, Shannon, Patrick