Patents by Inventor Theron Herman

Theron Herman 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).

  • Microorganism and process for the preparation of L-methionine
    Patent number: 8148117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microorganisms and processes for the efficient preparation of L-amino acids such as L-methionine. In particular, the present invention relates to microorganisms and processes in which the formation and/or accumulation of homolanthionine in the methionine pathway is reduced and/or prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Andrea Herold, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schröder, Stefan Haefner, Elmar Heinzle, Christoph Wittmann, Jens Kroemer, Janice G. Pero, R. Rogers Yocum, Thomas A. Patterson, Mark Williams, Theron Herman
  • MICROORGANISM AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF L-METHIONINE
    Publication number: 20090298137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microorganisms and processes for the efficient preparation of L-amino acids such as L-methionine. In particular, the present invention relates to microorganisms and processes in which the formation and/or accumulation of homolanthionine in the methionine pathway is reduced and/or prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: BASF AG
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Andreas Herold, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schröder, Stefan Haefner, Elmar Heinzle, Christoph Wittmann, Jens Kroemer, Janice G. Pero, R. Rogers Yocum, Thomas A. Patterson, Mark Williams, Theron Herman
  • Microorganisms With Increased Efficiency for Methionine Synthesis
    Publication number: 20090191610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the production of microorganisms with increased efficiency for methionine synthesis, microorganisms with increased efficiency for methionine synthesis, and methods for determining the optimal metabolic flux for organisms with respect to methionine synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Oskar Zelder, Andrea Herold, Corinna Klopprogge, Hartwig Schroder, Stefan Haefner, Elmar Heinzle, Christoph Wittmann, Jens Kroemer, Janice G. Pero, R. Rogers Yocum, Thomas A. Patterson, Mark Williams, Theron Herman