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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R. Millis, Kohler, WI (US);
Gabriel G. Saucy, Essex Fells, NJ (US);
Julie Maurina-Brunker, Appleton, WI (US);
Thomas W. McMullin, Manitowoc, WI (US);
John A. Hyatt, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/706 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/706 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method of producing &agr;-tocopherol and &agr;-tocopheryl esters. The method comprises using a biological system to produce farnesol or geranylgeraniol. Then, the farnesol or geranylgernaiol is chemically converted into &agr;-tocopherol or an &agr;-tocopheryl ester.