Patents by Inventor Sivakumar Uthandi

Sivakumar Uthandi 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).

  • laccase and variants and fragments thereof
    Patent number: 8414660
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a novel purified polypeptide having laccase activity and the nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptide. The disclosed polypeptide works at moderately high temperatures from below 20° C. to about 70° C., both acidic and alkaline pH conditions, high salt concentrations and in the presence of organo solvents. The high stability of the enzyme enables its wide applications under even extreme conditions. The invention also provides methods of producing the laccase enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie A. Maupin-Furlow, Sivakumar Uthandi, Boutaiba Saad, Matthew A. Humbard
  • ARCHAEL LACCASES AND MULTICOPPER OXIDASES (MCOS) AND THEIR USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120094335
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a novel purified polypeptide having laccase activity and the nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptide. The disclosed polypeptide works at moderately high temperatures from below 20° C. to about 70° C., both acidic and alkaline pH conditions, high salt concentrations and in the presence of organo solvents. The high stability of the enzyme enables its wide applications under even extreme conditions. The invention also provides methods of producing the laccase enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION,INC.
    Inventors: Julie A. Maupin-Furlow, Sivakumar Uthandi, Boutaiba Saad, Matthew A. Humbard