Patents by Inventor Walter M. M. Verhue

Walter M. M. Verhue 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).

  • Process for the preparation of .alpha.-acetolactic acid
    Patent number: 5420021
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of .alpha.-acetolactate and/or diacetyl, wherein a recombinant micro-organism containing an .alpha.-acetolactate synthase-encoding sequence is incubated in a medium containing an .alpha.-acetolactate precursor. The invention also provides a recombinant vector comprising a nucleotide sequence coding for an enzyme, which vector upon transfer into a host micro-organism enables expression of the nucleotide sequence in the host micro-organism, wherein the enzyme has .alpha.-acetolactate synthase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings B.V.
    Inventors: John D. Marugg, Maria Y. Toonen, Walter M. M. Verhue, Cornelis T. Verrips