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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407780 | Process for producing glycerol in recombinant bacterial host cells The invention provides methods for producing products comprising improved host cells genetically engineered to have uncoupled productive and catabolic pathways. In particular, the present invention provides host cells having a modification in nucleic acid encoding a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7262041 | Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme in The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241587 | Method of uncoupling the catabolic pathway of glycolysis from the oxidative membrane bound pathway of glucose conversion The invention provides methods for producing products comprising improved host cells genetically engineered to have uncoupled productive and catabolic pathways. In particular, the present invention provides host cells having a modification in nucleic acid encoding a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229811 | 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid (2,5-DKG) permeases The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding polypeptides having 2,5-DKG permease activity, and oligonucleotides therefrom. The isolated nucleic acid molecules can be expressed in appropriate bacterial cells to enhance the production of 2-KLG, whi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229795 | 2,5-DKG permeases The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding polypeptides having 2,5-DKG permease activity, and oligonucleotides therefrom. The isolated nucleic acid molecules can be expressed in appropriate bacterial cells to enhance the production of 2-KLG, whi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7205138 | Heterologous expression of an acid-stable alpha amylase and applications in granular starch hydrolysis The present invention relates to a granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme composition comprising an acid stable alpha amylase (asAA) having granular starch hydrolyzing activity. The invention also relates to a one-step method for producing an alcohol which comprises con... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195792 | Browning agent A browning agent for foodstuffs having at least two carbonyl groups is disclosed. A method for using the browning agent in or on a substrate is also disclosed. The browning agent may be coated onto foodstuffs such as biscuits, pizza, pie coverings or hash brown pota... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189538 | Hyphal growth in fungi The present invention provides a method for producing desired proteins or chemicals in fungal host cells, which comprise modulating the nucleic acid encoding proteins associated with hyphal growth. The amino acid and nucleic acid sequences of hbrA and hbrB are provi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160709 | Phenol oxidizing enzymes Disclosed herein are novel phenol oxidizing enzymes naturally-produced by strains of the species Stachybotrys which possess a pH optima in the alkaline range and which are useful in modifying the color associated with dyes and colored compounds, as well as in... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132589 | Manipulation of the phenolic acid content and digestibility of plant cell walls by targeted expression of genes encoding cell wall degrading enzymes Described herein are methods to enhance the production of more highly fermentable carbohydrates in plants, especially forage grasses. The invention provides for transgenic plants transformed with expression vectors containing a DNA sequence encoding ferulic acid est... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7022371 | Phytase enzymes, nucleic acids encoding phytase enzymes and vectors and host cells incorporating same A novel DNA is provided which encodes an enzyme having phytase activity isolated from Penicillium. Also provided for is a method of isolating DNA encoding an enzyme having phytase activity from organisms which possess such DNA, transformation of the DNA into ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6218164 | Thermopallium bacteria and enzymes obtainable therefrom The present invention provides thermophilic alkaliphilic bacteria designated Thermopallium natronophilum and thermophilic alkaliphilic polypeptides obtainable therefrom. It also provides compositions, particularly detergent compositions comprising the pol... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6156957 | Inbred corn line NP 991 An inbred corn line, designated NP 991, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line NP 991, to the plants of inbred corn line NP 991 and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing inbred line NP 991 with itself or ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6132716 | Thermostable xylanases from Microtetraspora flexuosa as a feed additive A feed additive that provides increased feed conversion ratio is prepared containing a physiologically acceptable carrier and one or more of five thermostable xylanases from Microtetraspora flexuosa, preferably strain ATCC 35864. The xylanases can tolerat... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5851545 | Insecticidal matrix and process for preparation thereof This invention relates to novel biopesticidal compositions comprising an active insecticidal ingredient selected from insecticidal bacteria and viruses such as B. thuringiensis crystal protein or spores or mixtures thereof and baculoviruses such as nuclea... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5801120 | Substituted benzoyl (hetero) cyclic diones Substituted aryl or heteroaryl in particular benzoyl bicycloalkanediones and related compounds, intermediates therefor, synthesis thereof, and the use of said diones for the control of weeds.... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5739080 | Safened herbicidal compositions comprising a phytotoxicity reducing phenoxy acid herbicide and a sulfonylurea, sulfonamide, or imidazolinone herbicide Co-application of auxin agonist herbicides such as dicamba and amino acid synthesis inhibitor herbicides such as ALS inhibitor herbicides reduces the incidence of phytotoxic effects, particularly in grassy crops.... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5736131 | Hybrid toxin The present invention provides, inter allia, a B.t. hybrid toxin fragment comprising at its C-terminal domain III of a first Cry protein or a part of the domain or a protein substantially similar to the domain, with the proviso that the N-terminal region ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5731194 | Insecticide protein and gene A novel insecticidal protein isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleria is described and its DNA sequence is given. This protein, called CryIC(b), is toxic to Lepidoptera, including Spodoptera.... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5700762 | Substituted benzoyl (hetero) cyclic diones Substituted aryl or heteroaryl in particular benzoyl bicycloalkanediones and related compounds, intermediates therefor, synthesis thereof, and the use of said diones for the control of weeds.... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5686388 | Concentrated stable suspension of herbicidally active 1,3,5-triazines and pyridate Concentrated, stable suspension of herbicidally active 1,3,5-triazines in a solution of pyridate in organic solvents or mixtures thereof, in which at 0° C. pyridate is at least 10% by weight soluble and the 1,3,5-triazines are at most 1% by weight solubl... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5683963 | Herbicidal ribofuranose derivatives The present invention relates to herbicidal ribofuranose derivatives, particularly hydantocidin derivatives, compositions comprising said derivatives and methods of use.... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5679363 | Synergistic fly attractant composition Method for the preparation of an insect attractant composition which includes a trialkylamine salt, an alkali salt of a carboxylic acid and a pheromone in a suitable aqueous solution.... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5670456 | Compounds N-carbamoyl-2-carboxyaryl-heterocyclic and hydrazinecarboximidamidehydrazone derivatives, intermediates and processes for their preparation, agricultural compositions containing them and their use as agricultural chemicals, in particular herbicides.... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5670648 | Intermediates for pyrazolyl acetic acid derivatives The invention discloses a novel process for the preparation of a compound of formula II ##STR1## wherein R1 is C1-5 alkyl, R2 is hydrogen or C1-5 alkyl, and R3 is optionally substituted phenyl, compri... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5665674 | Compositions containing semicarbazones The use of certain herbicidal semicarbazones and salts thereof as potentiators or enhancers of herbicidal and/or plant growth regulating substances.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5648562 | Oxidation process Process for oxidizing 1,4-dichlorobenzene using a secondary synthesized zeolites or zeolite-like metallosilicates or a primary synthesized zeolite-like metallosilicate and a peroxide.... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5639951 | Doubled haploids The present invention provides, inter alia, the use in the screening of haploid or doubled haploid plants or seeds of at least one dominant gene selected from the group consisting of conditional lethal genes, screenable marker genes and selectable marker ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5633363 | Root preferential promoter The present invention is directed to promoter fragments isolated from maize and particularly to a 4.7 kbp upstream promoter region designated ZRP2 of a ZRP2 genomic DNA clone, specific fragments thereof designated ZRP2(2.0) and ZRF2(1.0) and functional eq... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5629469 | Thiol protease inhibitor A novel thiol protease inhibitor peptide is isolated from Diabrotica virgifera designated virgiferin. The DNA encoding virgiferin and modified virgiferin peptides are claimed. These sequences maybe cloned into vectors and used to transform plants conferri... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5614466 | Herbicidal compositions comprising a growth regulating herbicide to safen imidazolinone herbicides Co-application of auxin agonist herbicides such as dicamba and amino acid synthesis inhibitor herbicides such as ALS inhibitor herbicides reduces the incidence of phytotoxic effects, particularly in grassy crops.... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5612472 | Plant promoter A Brassica promoter (hsp80) has been isolated which can provide for constitutive expression of heterologous genes in a wide range of tissues and organs. Various deletion mutants and hybrid promoters are described which retain activity and/or which show en... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5612047 | Pesticidal microemulsion formulation This invention relates to a stable pesticidal microemulsion formulation comprising from about 0.01 to about 25% by weight of an insect growth regulator, for example methoprene, S-methoprene, hydroprene and/or S-hydroprene, and from about 0.1 to about 5.0%... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5612284 | Herbicidal compositions comprising a growth regulating herbicide to safen sulfonylurea herbicides Co-application of auxin agonist herbicides such as dicamba and amino acid synthesis inhibitor herbicides such as ALS inhibitor herbicides reduces the incidence of phytotoxic effects, particularly in grassy crops.... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5607919 | Anti-microbial proteins Anti-microbial proteins isolated from sugar beet, wherein the anti-microbial proteins exclude chitinases and glucanases. Said proteins include a pure protein selected from those depicted in SEQ ID Nos 2, 5 and 8, or a functionally equivalent analogue ther... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5608151 | Anti-microbial proteins Anti-microbial proteins isolated from sugar beet, wherein the anti-microbial proteins exclude chitinases and glucanases. Said proteins include a pure protein selected from those depicted in SEQ ID Nos 2, 5 and 8, or a functionally equivalent analogue ther... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5587312 | Somatic embryogenesis method Somatic embryo suspension cultures and pro-embryogenic mass suspension cultures (PEMs) comprising somatic embryos and PEMs having substantially similar ploidy levels, plants derived therefrom, and methods for obtaining said somatic embryos.... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5585536 | Pregerminated seeds Pregerminated seeds comprising desiccation tolerant emerged radicles, processes for their production, and plants produced from such seeds.... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5585540 | Fragaria plants and seeds Polyploid Fragaria plants propagatable from seed wherein substantially each plant is capable of a fruit productivity within its first year, F1 hybrid Fragaria plants, methods for producing F1 hybrid Fragaria plants, F1 hybrid Fragaria seed, and Fragaria b... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5554592 | Insecticidal toxins from the parastic wasp, bracon hebetor Novel polypeptides are isolated from the venom of the parasitic wasp, Bracon hebetor, and are designated Brh-I to Brh-V. These polypeptides are paralytic and/or toxic to insects. The entire amino acid sequence of Brh-I and the DNA encoding it is also dete... | 09/10/1996 |
