Patents by Inventor Thomas Bryce Causey

Thomas Bryce Causey 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).

  • Reduced phosphotransferase system activity in bacteria
    Patent number: 8236525
    Abstract: A method of producing biological products using bacteria with an inactivated ptsHI and wild type err and no added glucose transport activity and which consumes nearly all glucose in the media is described. The ?ptsHI bacteria produce large quantities of recombinant protein without producing significant amounts of acetate. The bacteria grow well on standard LB broth without additional supplementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Ka-Yiu San, George N. Bennett, Thomas Bryce Causey, Matthew Sing Wong, Steven Wu
  • Reduced Phosphotransferase System Activity in Bacteria
    Publication number: 20100196958
    Abstract: A method of producing biological products using bacteria with an inactivated ptsHI and wild type err and no added glucose transport activity and which consumes nearly all glucose in the media is described. The ?ptsHI bacteria produce large quantities of recombinant protein without producing significant amounts of acetate. The bacteria grow well on standard LB broth without additional supplementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Rice University
    Inventors: Ka-Yiu San, George N. Bennett, Thomas Bryce Causey, Matthew Sing Wong, Steven Wu