Patents by Inventor Carlos Chavez-Torres

Carlos Chavez-Torres 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).

  • Biomass productivity regulator
    Patent number: 9441020
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to methods and materials for modulating cell productivity. In particular, the present disclosure provides polynucleotides and polypeptides that when overexpressed in microorganisms result in increased in productivity, such as increased biomass productivity. Also disclosed are methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to modulate or increase productivity of host cells such as, for example, algal or heterokont cells. Genetically engineered host cells, such as algal and heterokont cells having increased biomass productivity and bioproducts derived from such host cells are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Imad Ajjawi, Moena Aqui, Carlos Chavez-Torres
  • BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY REGULATOR
    Publication number: 20150183838
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to methods and materials for modulating cell productivity. In particular, the present disclosure provides polynucleotides and polypeptides that when overexpressed in microorganisms result in increased in productivity, such as increased biomass productivity. Also disclosed are methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to modulate or increase productivity of host cells such as, for example, algal or heterokont cells. Genetically engineered host cells, such as algal and heterokont cells having increased biomass productivity and bioproducts derived from such host cells are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Imad Ajjawi, Moena Aqui, Carlos Chavez-Torres
  • Genetically engineered microorganisms comprising 4-hydroxybenzoyl-coa thioesterases and methods of using the same for producing free fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives
    Patent number: 8846370
    Abstract: The described invention provides genetically engineered microorganisms, including photosynthetic microorganisms, expressing 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA thioesterases and methods of using the genetically engineered microorganisms for producing free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Robert Christopher Brown, Rekha Seshadri, Carlos Chavez-Torres, Weidong Xu, Toby Richardson
  • GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS COMPRISING 4-HYDROXYBENZOYL-COA THIOESTERASES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME FOR PRODUCING FREE FATTY ACIDS AND FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20120164713
    Abstract: The described invention provides genetically engineered microorganisms, including photosynthetic microorganisms, expressing 4-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA thioesterases and methods of using the genetically engineered microorganisms for producing free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Robert Christopher Brown, Rekha Seshadri, Carlos Chavez-Torres, Weidong Xu, Toby Richardson