Patents by Inventor Xinfa Xiao

Xinfa Xiao 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).

  • Fermentation process for preparation of compactin
    Patent number: 5691173
    Abstract: A novel microorganism, Penicillium adametzioides and a process of using the microorganism to produce compactin, the process consisting of fermentation in a nutrient medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Apotex, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Primrose, David King, Ed Yaworski, Jayaramaiyer Radhakrishnan, David He, Xinfa Xiao
  • Process for the production of lovastatin using Coniothyrium fuckelii
    Patent number: 5409820
    Abstract: A novel microorganism, Coniothyrium fuckelii ATCC 74227, and a process of using the microorganism for the production of lovastatin comprising fermenting Coniothyrium fuckelii ATCC 74227 or a lovastatin-producing mutant thereof in a nutrient medium containing assimilable sources of carbon, nitrogen, and inorganic salts under aerobic fermentation conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Apotex, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald F. Gerson, Xinfa Xiao