Patents by Inventor Tania Jooste

Tania Jooste 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).

  • Biofuel production
    Patent number: 9243256
    Abstract: The invention relates to the combination of the TLG1 glucoamylase from Thermomyces lanuginoses with: (i) the SFA1 alpha-amylase from Saccharomycopsis fibuligera; and/or (ii) the LKA alpha-amylase. The enzyme combinations may be expressed in a host cell (e.g. in Saccharomyces cerevisiae) or provided as an enzyme composition. Methods for making the enzyme combinations of the invention are provided. The invention also relates to a yeast strain which exhibits amylolytic activity and promising fermentative abilities. Processes for producing a fermentation product (in particular alcohol) from starch-containing material are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignees: Stellenbosch University, Universita Degli Studi Di Padova
    Inventors: Willem Heber Van Zyl, Tania Jooste, Johann Ferdinand Gorgens, Maryna Saayman, Lorenzo Favaro, Marina Basaglia, Sergio Casella
  • Biofuel Production
    Publication number: 20130244295
    Abstract: The invention relates to the combination of the TLG1 glucoamylase from Thermomyces lanuginoses with: (i) the SFA1 alpha-amylase from Saccharomycopsis fibuligera; and/or (ii) the LKA alpha-amylase. The enzyme combinations may be expressed in a host cell (e.g. in Saccharomyces cerevisiae) or provided as an enzyme composition. Methods for making the enzyme combinations of the invention are provided. The invention also relates to a yeast strain which exhibits amylolytic activity and promising fermentative abilities. Processes for producing a fermentation product (in particular alcohol) from starch-containing material are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicants: Universita Degli Studi Di Padova, Stellenbosch University
    Inventors: Willem Heber Van Zyl, Tania Jooste, Johann Ferdinand Gorgens, Maryna Saayman, Lorenzo Favaro, Marina Basaglia, Sergio Casella