Patents by Inventor Benjamin N. Mijts

Benjamin N. Mijts has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pentose fermentation by a recombinant microorganism
    Patent number: 9752171
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezhilkani Subbian, Xiyun Zhang, Benjamin N. Mijts, Catherine M. Cho
  • Pentose fermentation by a recombinant microorganism
    Patent number: 9611515
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for use in the isomerization of xylose to xylulose, as well as methods and compositions suitable for use in the conversion of xylose to xylitol and xylulose, including nucleic acid constructs, recombinant fungal host cells, and related materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Alvizo, Mathew G. Miller, Benjamin N. Mijts, Galit Meshulam-Simon, Robert McDaniel
  • PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM
    Publication number: 20160010132
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Ezhilkani Subbian, Xiyun Zhang, Benjamin N. Mijts, Catherine M. Cho
  • PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM
    Publication number: 20150337340
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for use in the isomerization of xylose to xylulose, as well as methods and compositions suitable for use in the conversion of xylose to xylitol and xylulose, including nucleic acid constructs, recombinant fungal host cells, and related materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Oscar Alvizo, Mathew G. Miller, Benjamin N. Mijts, Galit Meshulam-Simon, Robert McDaniel
  • Pentose fermentation by a recombinant microorganism
    Patent number: 9045745
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezhilkani Subbian, John H. Grate, Catherine M. Cho, Benjamin N. Mijts, Jeanne Bonomo Benoit
  • COMBINED AUTOMATED PARALLEL SYNTHESIS OF POLYNUCLEOTIDE VARIANTS
    Publication number: 20150024971
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for efficient synthesis, cloning, transformation and screening of large diverse libraries of polynucleotide variants comprising well-defined nucleotide differences relative to a reference polynucleotide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey Colbeck, Benjamin N. Mijts, Lorraine J. Giver, Richard Fox, Vesna Mitchell, Bumshik Robert Pak, Lynne D. Gilson
  • PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM
    Publication number: 20140242674
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezhilkani Subbian, John H. Grate, Catherine M. Cho, Benjamin N. Mijts, Jeanne Bonomo Benoit
  • PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM
    Publication number: 20140017765
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezhilkani Subbian, Xiyun Zhang, Benjamin N. Mijts, Catherine M. Cho
  • PRODUCING CAROTENOIDS
    Publication number: 20090176287
    Abstract: This document provides methods and materials related to the production of carotenoids. For example, microorganisms containing one or more exogenous nucleic acids and producing detectable amounts of carotenoids are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Claudia Schmidt-Dannert, Benjamin N. Mijts, Pyung Cheon Lee