Patent application 13820028 (US), filed 2013-08-22
Publication number: US20130330779A1
Title: FERMENTATION ROUTE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LEVULINIC ACID, LEVULINATE ESTERS AND VALEROLACTONE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF
CPC codes: C07C  51/373
C12P   7/40
C12P   7/62
Y02P  20/52
A01N  37/44
C07C  51/367
C07C 227/04
C07C 229/22
C08L 101/00
C12N   9/16
C12N   9/88
C12P   7/42
C12P   7/50
C12P  17/04
C12P2203/00
C12Y 101/01
C12Y 401/03016
C12Y 401/03039
C07C  59/185
C07C  59/215
Office action: rejection, dated 2015-10-16
Rejection reasons: obviousness_103
indefiniteness_112
Final disposition: granted (2015-10-16)