Patents by Inventor Wayne Pierce Mitchell

Wayne Pierce Mitchell 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).

  • BACTERIUM WITH INCREASED TOLERANCE TO BUTYRIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20150210977
    Abstract: The invention provides a bacterium with an increased tolerance to butyric acids, such as 2-hydroxybutyric acid (2-HIBA). In particular, the invention provides a bacterium that tolerates at least 2.5 g/L of butyric acid. The bacterium may be derived, for example, from genus Clostridium, Moorella, Oxobacter, Peptostreptococcus, Acetobacterium, Eubacterium, or Butyribacterium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Bjorn Daniel Heijstra, Bakir Al-Sinawi, Liam Barry Smith, Rasmus Overgaard Jensen, Wayne Pierce Mitchell, Michael Koepke