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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arie Ben-Bassat, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Roger D Calhoon, Concord, CA (US);
Anna L Fear, Oakland, CA (US);
David H Gelfand, Oakland, CA (US);
James H Meade, Pinole, CA (US);
Rony Tal, Richmond, CA (US);
Hing Wong, San Ramon, CA (US);
Moshe Benziman, Jerusalem, IL;
Assignee:
Cetus Corporation, Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 435101 ; 435194 ; 4352523 ; 43525233 ; 4353201 ; 435823 ; 536 232 ; 935-9 ; 935 14 ; 935 29 ; 935 40 ; 935 60 ; 935 72 ; 935 73 ;
Abstract
Nucleic acid sequences encoding the bacterial cellulose synthase operon derived from Acetobacter are disclosed. Methods for isolating the genes, vectors containing the genes, and transformed hosts useful for the expression of recombinant bacterial cellulose synthase or production of cellulose are also described.