Patents by Inventor Tammy B. Grabar

Tammy B. Grabar 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).

  • Materials and methods for efficient lactic acid production
    Patent number: 8426191
    Abstract: The present invention provides derivatives of Escherichia coli constructed for the production of lactic acid. The transformed E. coli of the invention are prepared by deleting the genes that encode competing pathways followed by a growth-based selection for mutants with improved performance. These transformed E. coli are useful for providing an increased supply of lactic acid for use in food and industrial applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Shengde Zhou, Lonnie O'Neal Ingram, Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Lorraine Yomano, Tammy B. Grabar, Jonathan C. Moore
  • Materials and methods for efficient lactic acid production
    Patent number: 7629162
    Abstract: The present invention provides derivatives of ethanologenic Escherichia coli K011 constructed for the production of lactic acid. The transformed E. coli of the invention are prepared by deleting the genes that encode competing pathways followed by a growth-based selection for mutants with improved performance. These transformed E. coli are useful for providing an increased supply of lactic acid for use in food and industrial applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Shengde Zhou, Lonnie O'Neal Ingram, Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Lorraine Yomano, Tammy B. Grabar, Jonathan C. Moore