Patents by Inventor Gregory Bokinsky

Gregory Bokinsky 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).

  • Microbial conversion of plant biomass to advanced biofuels
    Patent number: 9096859
    Abstract: The invention provides consolidated bioprocessing methods and host cells. The host cells are capable of directly converting biomass polymers or sunlight into alcohols or branched-chain hydrocarbons. In particular, the invention provides a method for producing alcohols or branched-chain hydrocarbons from a biomass polymer, including providing a genetically engineered host cell, culturing the host cell in a medium containing a biomass polymer as a carbon source such that recombinant nucleic acids in the cell are expressed, and extracting alcohols or branched-chain hydrocarbons from the culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gregory Bokinsky, Jay D. Keasling
  • PRODUCT OF FATTY ACID ESTERS FROM BIOMASS POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20140038248
    Abstract: The invention provides consolidated bioprocessing methods and host cells. The host cells are capable of directly converting biomass polymers or sunlight into biodiesel equivalents and other fatty acid derivatives. In particular, the invention provides a method for producing biodiesel equivalents and other fatty acid derivatives from a biomass polymer including providing a genetically engineered host cell, culturing the host cell in a medium containing a carbon source such that recombinant nucleic acids in the cell are expressed, and extracting biodiesel equivalents and other fatty acid derivatives from the culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jay D. KEASLING, Yisheng (Connie) KANG, Eric J. STEEN, Gregory BOKINSKY
  • MICROBIAL CONVERSION OF PLANT BIOMASS TO ADVANCED BIOFUELS
    Publication number: 20120190090
    Abstract: The invention provides consolidated bioprocessing methods and host cells. The host cells are capable of directly converting biomass polymers or sunlight into alcohols or branched-chain hydrocarbons. In particular, the invention provides a method for producing alcohols or branched-chain hydrocarbons from a biomass polymer, including providing a genetically engineered host cell, culturing the host cell in a medium containing a biomass polymer as a carbon source such that recombinant nucleic acids in the cell are expressed, and extracting alcohols or branched-chain hydrocarbons from the culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gregory BOKINSKY, Jay D. Keasling
  • PRODUCT OF FATTY ACID ESTERS FROM BIOMASS POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20120115195
    Abstract: The invention provides consolidated bioprocessing methods and host cells. The host cells are capable of directly converting biomass polymers or sunlight into biodiesel equivalents and other fatty acid derivatives. In particular, the invention provides a method for producing biodiesel equivalents and other fatty acid derivatives from a biomass polymer including providing a genetically engineered host cell, culturing the host cell in a medium containing a carbon source such that recombinant nucleic acids in the cell are expressed, and extracting biodiesel equivalents and other fatty acid derivatives from the culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jay D. Keasling, Yisheng (Connie) Kang, Eric J. Steen, Gregory Bokinsky