Patents by Inventor Stephanie R. Thompson

Stephanie R. Thompson 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).

  • Yeast strains
    Patent number: 9873896
    Abstract: Several mutated strains of Scheffersomyces stipitis are generated by repetitive culturing of the parent strain on two types of concentrated hydrolyzates and with ethanol-challenged xylose-fed continuous culture. Isolates collected from various enriched populations are screened and ranked based on relative xylose uptake rate and ethanol yield. Ranking on hydrolyzates with and without nutritional supplementation is used to identify those isolates with best performance across diverse conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Patricia J. Slininger, Stephanie R. Thompson, Venkatesh Balan, Leonardo Da Costa Sousa, Bruce E. Dale, Maureen A. Shea Andersh, Bruce S. Dien
  • NOVEL YEAST STRAINS
    Publication number: 20160160241
    Abstract: Several mutated strains of Scheffersomyces stipitis are generated by repetitive culturing of the parent strain on two types of concentrated hydrolyzates and with ethanol-challenged xylose-fed continuous culture. Isolates collected from various enriched populations are screened and ranked based on relative xylose uptake rate and ethanol yield. Ranking on hydrolyzates with and without nutritional supplementation is used to identify those isolates with best performance across diverse conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Patricia J. Slininger, Stephanie R. Thompson, Venkatesh Balan, Leonardo Da Costa Sousa, Bruce E. Dale, Maureen A. Shea Andersh, Bruce S. Dien
  • Yeast strains
    Patent number: 9297027
    Abstract: Several mutated strains of Scheffersomyces stipitis are generated by repetitive culturing of the parent strain on two types of concentrated hydrolyzates and with ethanol-challenged xylose-fed continuous culture. Isolates collected from various enriched populations are screened and ranked based on relative xylose uptake rate and ethanol yield. Ranking on hydrolyzates with and without nutritional supplementation is used to identify those isolates with best performance across diverse conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Patricia J. Slininger, Stephanie R. Thompson, Venkatesh Balan, Leonardo Da Costa Sousa, Bruce Dale, Maureen A. Shea-Andersh, Bruce S. Dien