Patents by Inventor Benjamin Patrick Sommer

Benjamin Patrick Sommer 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).

  • Publication number: 20220213451
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of heterologous proteins with reduced O-mannosylation in filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma cells. More specifically, the invention provides a PMT-deficient filamentous fungal cell comprising a) at least a first mutation that reduces an endogenous protease activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said first mutation, and, b) at least a second mutation in a PMT gene that reduces endogenous O-mannosyltransferase activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said second mutation, wherein said filamentous fungal cell is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma, Neurospora, Myceliophthora or Chrysosporium cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Glykos Finland OY
    Inventors: Jari Natunen, Jukka Hiltunen, Anne Huuskonen, Markku Saloheimo, Christian Ostermeier, Benjamin Patrick Sommer, Ramon Wahl
  • Publication number: 20200362319
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of heterologous proteins with reduced O-mannosylation in filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma cells. More specifically, the invention provides a PMT-deficient filamentous fungal cell comprising a) at least a first mutation that reduces an endogenous protease activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said first mutation, and, b) at least a second mutation in a PMT gene that reduces endogenous O-mannosyltransferase activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said second mutation, wherein said filamentous fungal cell is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma, Neurospora, Myceliophthora or Chrysosporium cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Glykos Finland OY
    Inventors: Jari Natunen, Jukka Hiltunen, Anne Huuskonen, Markku Saloheimo, Christian Ostermeier, Benjamin Patrick Sommer, Ramon Wahl
  • Patent number: 10724013
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of heterologous proteins with reduced O-mannosylation in filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma cells. More specifically, the invention provides a PMT-deficient filamentous fungal cell comprising a) at least a first mutation that reduces an endogenous protease activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said first mutation, and, b) at least a second mutation in a PMT gene that reduces endogenous O-mannosyltransferase activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said second mutation, wherein said filamentous fungal cell is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma, Neurospora, Myceliophthora or Chrysosporium cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: GLYKOS FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Jari Natunen, Jukka Hiltunen, Anne Huuskonen, Markku Saloheimo, Christian Ostermeier, Benjamin Patrick Sommer, Ramon Wahl
  • Publication number: 20200040314
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of heterologous proteins with reduced O-mannosylation in filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma cells. More specifically, the invention provides a PMT-deficient filamentous fungal cell comprising a) at least a first mutation that reduces an endogenous protease activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said first mutation, and, b) at least a second mutation in a PMT gene that reduces endogenous O-mannosyltransferase activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said second mutation, wherein said filamentous fungal cell is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma, Neurospora, Myceliophthora or Chrysosporium cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Glykos Finland OY
    Inventors: Jari Natunen, Jukka Hiltunen, Anne Huuskonen, Markku Saloheimo, Christian Ostermeier, Benjamin Patrick Sommer, Ramon Wahl
  • Patent number: 10513724
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of recombinant glycoproteins in filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma cells, wherein at least 90% (mol %), preferably at least 95% of the total neutral N-glycans of said produced recombinant glycoprotein are mammalian-like N-glycans. More specifically, the invention provides a filamentous fungal cell comprising i. one or more mutations that reduces or eliminates one or more endogenous protease activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said mutation(s); ii. a polynucleotide encoding a heterologous catalytic subunit of oligosaccharyl transferase; iii. a recombinant polynucleotide for increasing ?1, 2 mannosidase activity;and, iv. a recombinant polynucleotide encoding said heterologous glycoprotein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: GLYKOS FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Jari Natunen, Anne Leppänen, Heidi Salminen, Jukka Hiltunen, Anne Kanerva, Annamari Heiskanen, Ann Westerholm-Parvinen, Georg Schmidt, Anne Huuskonen, Eero Mustalahti, Christopher Landowski, Markku Saloheimo, Juhani Saarinen, Benjamin Patrick Sommer, Ramon Wahl, Christian Ostermeier, Bernhard Helk
  • Publication number: 20190276867
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of heterologous proteins with increased N-glycosylation site occupancy in filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma cells. More specifically, the invention provides a filamentous fungal cell comprising i. one or more mutation that reduces or eliminates one or more endogenous protease activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said mutation(s), ii. a polynucleotide encoding a heterologous catalytic subunit of oligosaccharyl transferase, and iii. a polynucleotide encoding a heterologous glycoprotein, wherein said catalytic subunit of oligosaccharyl transferase is selected from Leishmania oligosaccharyl transferase catalytic subunits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Glykos Finland Oy
    Inventors: Jari Natunen, Christopher Landowski, Markku Saloheimo, Christian Ostermeier, Benjamin Patrick Sommer, Ramon Wahl
  • Publication number: 20170159094
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of recombinant glycoproteins in filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma cells, wherein at least 90% (mol %), preferably at least 95% of the total neutral N-glycans of said produced recombinant glycoprotein are mammalian-like N-glycans. More specifically, the invention provides a filamentous fungal cell comprising i. one or more mutations that reduces or eliminates one or more endogenous protease activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said mutation(s); ii.a polynucleotide encoding a heterologous catalytic subunit of oligosaccharyl transferase; iii. a recombinant polynucleotide for increasing ?1, 2 mannosidase activity;and, iv. a recombinant polynucleotide encoding said heterologous glycoprotein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: GLYKOS FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Jari Natunen, Anne Leppänen, Heidi Salminen, Jukka Hiltunen, Anne Kanerva, Annamari Heiskanen, Ann Westerholm-Parvinen, Georg Schmidt, Anne Huuskonen, Eero Mustalahti, Christopher Landowski, Markku Saloheimo, Juhani Saarinen, Benjamin Patrick Sommer, Ramon Wahl, Christian Ostermeier, Bernhard Helk
  • Publication number: 20160376570
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of heterologous proteins with reduced O-mannosylation in filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma cells. More specifically, the invention provides a PMT-deficient filamentous fungal cell comprising a) at least a first mutation that reduces an endogenous protease activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said first mutation, and, b) at least a second mutation in a PMT gene that reduces endogenous O-mannosyltransferase activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said second mutation, wherein said filamentous fungal cell is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma, Neurospora, Myceliophthora or Chrysosporium cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Jari Natunen, Jukka Hiltunen, Anne Huuskonen, Markku Saloheimo, Christian Ostermeier, Benjamin Patrick Sommer, Ramon Wahl
  • Publication number: 20160153019
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of heterologous proteins with increased N-glycosylation site occupancy in filamentous fungal cells, such as Trichoderma cells. More specifically, the invention provides a filamentous fungal cell comprising i. one or more mutation that reduces or eliminates one or more endogenous protease activity compared to a parental filamentous fungal cell which does not have said mutation(s), ii. a polynucleotide encoding a heterologous catalytic subunit of oligosaccharyl transferase, and iii. a polynucleotide encoding a heterologous glycoprotein, wherein said catalytic subunit of oligosaccharyl transferase is selected from Leishmania oligosaccharyl transferase catalytic subunits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Jari Natunen, Christopher Landowski, Markku Saloheimo, Christian Ostermeier, Benjamin Patrick Sommer, Ramon Wahl