Patents by Inventor Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz

Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz 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).

  • PRODUCTION OF BETA-PHELLANDRENE USING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20200208178
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing ?-phellandrene hydrocarbons from a photosynthetic microorganism such as cyanobacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Anastasios MELIS, Fiona K. Davies, Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz, Andreas Zurbriggen
  • Production of ?-phellandrene using genetically engineered photosynthetic microorgamisms
    Patent number: 10563228
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing ?-phellandrene hydrocarbons from a photosynthetic microorganism such as cyanobacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Anastasios Melis, Fiona K. Davies, Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz, Andreas Zurbriggen
  • PRODUCTION OF BETA-PHELLANDRENE USING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20180171363
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing ?-phellandrene hydrocarbons from a photosynthetic microorganism such as cyanobacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Anastasios MELIS, Fiona K. DAVIES, Hsu-Ching Chen WINTZ, Andreas ZURBRIGGEN
  • Production of ?-phellandrene using genetically engineered cyanobacteria
    Patent number: 9951354
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing ?-phellandrene hydrocarbons from cyanobacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Anastasios Melis, Fiona K. Davies, Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz, Andreas Zurbriggen
  • Continuous diffusion based method of cultivating photosynthetic microorganisms in a sealed photobioreactor to obtain volatile hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 8993290
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of obtaining volatile hydrocarbons produced by photosynthetic microorganisms using a two-phase gaseous/aqueous bioreactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Anastasios Melis, Fiona Bentley, Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz
  • PRODUCTION OF BETA-PHELLANDRENE USING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CYANOBACTERIA
    Publication number: 20140370562
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing ?-phellandrene hydrocarbons from cyanobacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Anastasios Melis, Fiona K. Bentley, Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz, Andreas Zurbriggen
  • DIFFUSION-BASED METHOD FOR OBTAINING VOLATILE HYDROCARBONS PRODUCED BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS IN TWO-PHASE BIOREACTORS
    Publication number: 20140106422
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of obtaining volatile hydrocarbons produced by photosynthetic microorganisms using a two-phase gaseous/aqueous bioreactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Anastasios Melis, Fiona Bentley, Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz
  • METHOD OF MICROALGAL CHLOROPLAST TRANSFORMATION USING FUNCTIONAL SELECTION IN THE ABSENCE OF ANTIBIOTICS
    Publication number: 20130302812
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new method of selecting for transgene transformants in the absence of antibiotic selective pressure, where the method is based on recovery of function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Anastasios Melis, Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz
  • Plant Promoters, Terminators, Genes, Vectors and Related Transformed Plants
    Publication number: 20090007301
    Abstract: The invention provides novel regulatory polynucleotide sequences useful in plant genetic engineering applications, e.g., polynucleotides having transcriptional promoter or terminator activity, are provided. The invention also provides novel gene and polypeptide sequences, for example, genes corresponding to pineapple carotenoid biosynthesis proteins, e.g., carotenoid isomerase (ISO), phytoene synthase (PSY) and lycopene ?-cyclase (LYC), which find use in producing plants with improved traits, e.g., improved nutritional value. In addition, related nucleic acids, e.g., vectors, and transformed plants that include one or more of these polynucleotides or polypeptides are also provided, as are related methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz, Ebrahim Firoozabady
  • Modulation of sulfate permease for photosynthetic hydrogen production
    Patent number: 7176005
    Abstract: Sustained hydrogen production is obtained by the culturing of a genetically-modified algae, where the ability of the chloroplasts to intake sulfate is reduced or eliminated compared to wild-type algae. The alga is cultured in a sealed environment in a liquid or solid medium that contains sulfur, and hydrogen is generated continuously. Alternatively, the algae may be cultured in the presence of bacteria that also produce hydrogen gas. The hydrogen produced can be collected and used as a clean energy source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Anastasios Melis, Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz
  • Modulation of sulfate permease for photosynthetic hydrogen production
    Publication number: 20030162273
    Abstract: Sustained hydrogen production is obtained by the culturing of a genetically-modified algae, where the ability of the chloroplasts to intake sulfate is reduced or eliminated compared to wild-type algae. The alga is cultured in a sealed environment in a liquid or solid medium that contains sulfur, and hydrogen is generated continuously. Alternatively, the algae may be cultured in the presence of bacteria that also produce hydrogen gas. The hydrogen produced can be collected and used as a clean energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Anastasios Melis, Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz