Patents Assigned to Microbiogen Pty Ltd
-
Publication number: 20230332188Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol comprising saccharifying cellulosic or starch-containing material and fermenting the saccharified material with a fermenting microorganism to produce ethanol. The fermenting organism is Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG5151 (deposited under Accession No. Y-67971 at the Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL), Illinois 61604 U.S.A.), Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG5248 (deposited under Accession No. Y-68015 at the Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection (NRRL), Illinois 61604 U.S.A.) or a fermenting organism that has properties that the same or about the same as that of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MBG5151 or MBG5248.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Roberto Nobuyuki Maeda, Philip John Livingstone Bell
-
Publication number: 20220348967Abstract: Described herein are fermention organisms, such as yeasts, comprising a genetic modification that increases or decreases expression of a transporter or regulator thereof, such as yeasts that express the FOT2 and FOTX transporters of SEQ ID NOs: 163 and 164. Also described are processes for producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol, from starch or cellulosic-containing material with the fermenting organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Hamid Rismani Yazdi, Sarah Schultheis Elliott, Paul Vincent Harris, Michael Glenn Catlett
-
Patent number: 11473109Abstract: Described herein are Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains MBG5038 and MBG5012 deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having accession Nos. NRRL Y67549 and NRRL Y67700, respectively, or a derivatives of strains NRRL Y67549 or Y67700 which exhibit one or more properties or defining characteristics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains MBG5038 or MBG5012. Also described are compositions comprising the Saccharomyces yeast and naturally occurring and/or non-naturally occurring components, as well as are processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using the strains.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Hamid Rismani Yazdi, Xin Li, Robert Lyle Osborne, Alan Jay House
-
Publication number: 20210079430Abstract: Described herein are Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains MBG5038 and MBG5012 deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having accession Nos. NRRL Y67549 and NRRL Y67700, respectively, or a derivatives of strains NRRL Y67549 or Y67700 which exhibit one or more properties or defining characteristics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains MBG5038 or MBG5012. Also described are compositions comprising the Saccharomyces yeast and naturally occurring and/or non-naturally occurring components, as well as are processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using the strains.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Hamid Rismani Yazdi, Xin Li, Robert Lyle Osborne, Alan Jay House
-
Patent number: 10889836Abstract: Described herein are processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG4985 (deposited under Accession No. NRRL Y67342 at the Agricultural Research Service Patent Culture Collection (NR-RL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 University Street, Peoria, Ill., USA) or a fermenting organism strain having properties that are about the same as that of the deposited Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain or a derivative of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG4985 (e.g., a recombinant derivative expressing an alpha-amylase and/or a glucoamylase) having the defining characteristics of strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast MBG4985. Also described is Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG4985 deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having accession No. NRRL Y67342 or a derivative of strain NRRL Y67342 which exhibits one or more properties or defining characteristics of strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG4985.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Hamid Rismani Yazdi, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Paul Victor Attfield, Michael Glenn Catlett
-
Publication number: 20190338319Abstract: Described herein are processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG4985 (deposited under Accession No. NRRL Y67342 at the Agricultural Research Service Patent Culture Collection (NR-RL)), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 University Street, Peoria, Ill., USA) or a fermenting organism strain having properties that are about the same as that of the deposited Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain or a derivative of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG4985 (e.g., a recombinant derivative expressing an alpha-amylase and/or a glucoamylase) having the defining characteristics of strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast MBG4985. Also described is Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG4985 deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having accession No. NRRL Y67342 or a derivative of strain NRRL Y67342 which exhibits one or more properties or defining characteristics of strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MBG4985.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicants: Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Hamid Rismani Yazdi, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Paul Victor Attfield, Michael Glenn Catlett
-
Patent number: 10364444Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast deposited under Accession No. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 at National Measurement Institute, Victoria, Australia) or a fermenting organism strain having properties that are about the same as that of the deposited Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain or a derivative of Saccharomyces strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 having the defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037. The invention also relates to Saccharomyces yeast deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having NMI accession no. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 or a derivative of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 which exhibits one or more properties or defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Jennifer Headman, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Ryan Schron, Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Alan Jay House, Christie Strahler, Harry Showmaker
-
Patent number: 10308963Abstract: The invention relates to improved processes of producing ethanol from starch-containing material wherein saccharification and/or fermentation is done at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature in the presence of glucoamylase and alpha-amylase, and optionally a protease and/or a cellulolytic enzyme composition; wherein the fermenting organism is a Saccharomyces yeast strain providing a higher ethanol yield boost and lower glycerol production compared to ETHANOL REDâ„¢ under the same fermentation conditions. The invention also relates to Saccharomyces yeast strains and derivatives thereof, as well as compositions comprising such yeast strains, suitable for use in a process of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Jennifer Headman, Jeremy Saunders, Ryan Schron, Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell
-
Patent number: 10036043Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material by liquefying the starch-containing material at a temperature above the initial gelatinization temperature using an alpha-amylase; saccharifying using a glucoamylase and fermenting using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain deposited under Accession No. V14/004037 at National Measurement Institute, Victoria, Australia) or a fermenting organism strain having properties that are about the same as that of the deposited Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain or a derivative of Saccharomyces strain V14/004037 having the defining characteristics of strain V14/004037. The invention also relates to a Saccharomyces yeast strain deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having NMI accession no. V14/004037 or a derivative of strain V14/004037 which exhibits one or more defining characteristics of strain V14/004037.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Katie Shihadeh, Jeremy Saunders, Joyce Craig, Mark Stevens, Jennifer Headman, Bernardo Vidal, Jr., John Matthews, Suzanne Clark, Paul Victor Attfield, Phillip John Livingstone Bell, Michael Akerman
-
Publication number: 20180105841Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast deposited under Accession No. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 at National Measurement Institute, Victoria, Australia) or a fermenting organism strain having properties that are about the same as that of the deposited Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain or a derivative of Saccharomyces strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 having the defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037. The invention also relates to Saccharomyces yeast deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having NMI accession no. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 or a derivative of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 which exhibits one or more properties or defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Jennifer Headman, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Ryan Schron, Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Alan Jay House, Christie Strahler, Harry Showmaker
-
Publication number: 20180073040Abstract: The invention relates to improved processes of producing ethanol from starch-containing material wherein saccharification and/or fermentation is done at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature in the presence of glucoamylase and alpha-amylase, and optionally a protease and/or a cellulolytic enzyme composition; wherein the fermenting organism is a Saccharomyces yeast strain providing a higher ethanol yield boost and lower glycerol production compared to ETHANOL REDâ„¢ under the same fermentation conditions. The invention also relates to Saccharomyces yeast strains and derivatives thereof, as well as compositions comprising such yeast strains, suitable for use in a process of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Jennifer Headman, Jeremy Saunders, Ryan Schron, Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell
-
Patent number: 9556444Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing Saccharomyces strains that are capable of growth on xylose as a sole carbon source at a desired growth rate, (such as at least one generation per 48 hours), strains made by such methods, and Saccharomyces strains that grow at a growth rate of at least one generation per 48 hours using xylose as a sole carbon source for growth made by non-recombinant methods.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Microbiogen Pty Ltd.Inventors: Philip John Livingstone Bell, Paul Victor Attfield
-
Patent number: 9249419Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing Saccharomyces strains that are capable of growth on xylose as a sole carbon source at a desired growth rate, (such as at least one generation per 48 hours), strains made by such methods, and Saccharomyces strains that grow at a growth rate of at least one generation per 48 hours using xylose as a sole carbon source for growth made by non-recombinant methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Microbiogen Pty Ltd.Inventors: Philip John Livingstone Bell, Paul Victor Attfield
-
Patent number: 8735138Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing Saccharomyces strains that are capable of growth on xylose as a sole carbon source at a desired growth rate (such as at least one generation per 48 hours), strains made by such methods, and Saccharomyces strains that grow at a growth rate of at least one generation per 48 hours using xylose as a sole carbon source for growth made by non-recombinant methods.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Microbiogen Pty LtdInventors: Philip John Bell, Paul Victor Attfield
-
Publication number: 20130065270Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing Saccharomyces strains that are capable of growth on xylose as a sole carbon source at a desired growth rate, (such as at least one generation per 48 hours), strains made by such methods, and Saccharomyces strains that grow at a growth rate of at least one generation per 48 hours using xylose as a sole carbon source for growth made by non-recombinant methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Microbiogen Pty Ltd.Inventors: Philip John Livingstone Bell, Paul Victor Attfield
-
Patent number: 8257959Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing Saccharomyces strains that are capable of growth on xylose as a sole carbon source at a desired growth rate, (such as at least one generation per 48 hours), strains made by such methods, and Saccharomyces strains that grow at a growth rate of at least one generation per 48 hours using xylose as a sole carbon source for growth made by non-recombinant methods.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2005Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Microbiogen Pty LtdInventors: Philip John Livingstone Bell, Paul Victor Attfield
-
Publication number: 20100068790Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing Saccharomyces strains that are capable of growth on xylose as a sole carbon source at a desired growth rate (such as at least one generation per 48 hours), strains made by such methods, and Saccharomyces strains that grow at a growth rate of at least one generation per 48 hours using xylose as a sole carbon source for growth made by non-recombinant methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: MICROBIOGEN PTY LTDInventors: Philip John Livingstone Bell, Paul Victor Attfield
-
Publication number: 20080009047Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing Saccharomyces strains that are capable of growth on xylose as a sole carbon source at a desired growth rate, (such as at least one generation per 48 hours), strains made by such methods, and Saccharomyces strains that grow at a growth rate of at least one generation per 48 hours using xylose as a sole carbon source for growth made by non-recombinant methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2005Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: Microbiogen Pty LtdInventors: Philip Bell, Paul Attfield