Patents by Inventor Suzanne Mc Carter

Suzanne Mc Carter 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).

  • Cellobiohydrolase I gene and improved variants
    Patent number: 7375197
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for preparing an active exoglucanase in a heterologous host of eukaryotic origin. The method includes mutagenesis to reduce glycosylation of the exoglucanase when expressed in a heterologous host. It is further disclosed a method to produce variant cellobiohydrolase that is stable at high temperature through mutagenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: MidWest Research Institute
    Inventors: William S. Adney, Stephen R. Decker, Suzanne Mc Carter, John O. Baker, Raphael Nieves, Michael E. Himmel, Todd B. Vinzant