ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,931, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to CARBIOS.
"Esterases and methods of using the same" was invented by Vincent Tournier (Toulouse, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to novel esterases, more particularly to esterase variants having improved activity and/or improved thermostability compared to the esterase of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the uses thereof for degrading polyester containing material, such as plastic products. The esterases of the invention are particularly suited to degrade polyethylene terephthalate, and material containing polyethylene terephthalate."
The patent was filed on July 10, 2020, un...