Patents by Inventor Louis G. Hom

Louis G. Hom 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).

  • Methods of producing omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives
    Patent number: 11981952
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives and methods of producing them. Herein, the disclosure encompasses a novel and environmentally friendly production method that provides omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives at high purity and yield. Further encompassed are recombinant microorganisms that produce omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives through selective fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas W. Schirmer, Haibo Wang, Stephen B. Del Cardayre, Zhihao Hu, Louis G. Hom, Baolong Zhu, Cindy Chang, Emanuela E. Popova
  • Recombinant microorganisms for the production of fatty amines
    Patent number: 11814660
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to recombinant microorganisms for the production of fatty amines and derivatives thereof. Further contemplated are cultured recombinant host cells as well as methods of producing fatty amines by employing these host cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Del Cardayre, Louis G. Hom
  • Methods And Compositions For Improved Production Of Fatty Acids And Derivatives Thereof
    Publication number: 20210371889
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods, including polynucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and engineered host cells for producing fatty acids and derivates of fatty acids such as acyl-CoA, terminal olefins, fatty aldehydes, fatty alcohols, alkanes, alkenes, wax esters, ketones and internal olefins through altered expression of the transcription factor, fadR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Derek L. GREENFIELD, Louis G. HOM, Fernando A. SANCHEZ-RIERA, Zhihao HU, Vikranth ARLAGADDA, Eli S. GROBAN, Scott A. FRYKMAN
  • Enzyme Variants With Improved Ester Synthase Properties
    Publication number: 20210309979
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to enzyme variants with improved ester synthase properties for the production of fatty acid esters. Further contemplated are recombinant host cells that express such variants, cell cultures comprising the recombinant host cells and fatty acid ester compositions produced by such recombinant host cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew M. SHUMAKER, Bernardo M. DA COSTA, Kevin HOLDEN, Louis G. HOM, Tarah S. BARON, Noah HELMAN
  • Methods and compositions for improved production of fatty acids and derivatives thereof
    Patent number: 11066682
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods, including polynucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and engineered host cells for producing fatty acids and derivates of fatty acids such as acyl-CoA, terminal olefins, fatty aldehydes, fatty alcohols, alkanes, alkenes, wax esters, ketones and internal olefins through altered expression of the transcription factor, fadR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek L. Greenfield, Louis G. Hom, Fernando A. Sanchez-Riera, Zhihao Hu, Vikranth Arlagadda, Eli S. Groban, Scott A. Frykman
  • Microbial Production Of Fatty Amines
    Publication number: 20210164002
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to recombinant microorganisms for the production of fatty amines and derivatives thereof. Further contemplated are cultured recombinant host cells as well as methods of producing fatty amines by employing these host cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen B. DEL CARDAYRE, Louis G. HOM
  • METHODS OF PRODUCING OMEGA-HYDROXYLATED FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20210071212
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives and methods of producing them. Herein, the disclosure encompasses a novel and environmentally friendly production method that provides omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives at high purity and yield. Further encompassed are recombinant microorganisms that produce omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives through selective fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas W. Schirmer, Haibo Wang, Stephen B. Del Cardayre, Zhihao Hu, Louis G. Hom, Baolong Zhu, Cindy Chang, Emanuela E. Popova
  • Recombinant microorganisms for the production of fatty amines
    Patent number: 10900057
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to recombinant microorganisms for the production of fatty amines and derivatives thereof. Further contemplated are cultured recombinant host cells as well as methods of producing fatty amines by employing these host cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Del Cardayre, Louis G. Hom
  • Enzyme variants with improved ester synthase properties
    Patent number: 10894953
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to enzyme variants with improved ester synthase properties for the production of fatty acid esters. Further contemplated are recombinant host cells that express such variants, cell cultures comprising the recombinant host cells and fatty acid ester compositions produced by such recombinant host cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew M. Shumaker, Bernardo M. da Costa, Kevin Holden, Louis G. Hom, Tarah S. Baron, Noah Helman
  • Methods of producing omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives
    Patent number: 10711288
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives and methods of producing them. Herein, the disclosure encompasses a novel and environmentally friendly production method that provides omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives at high purity and yield. Further encompassed are recombinant microorganisms that produce omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives through selective fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: GENOMATICA, INC.
    Inventors: Andreas W. Schirmer, Haibo Wang, Stephen B. Del Cardayre, Zhihao Hu, Louis G. Hom, Baolong Zhu, Cindy Chang, Emanuela E. Popova
  • MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF FATTY AMINES
    Publication number: 20190032097
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to recombinant microorganisms for the production of fatty amines and derivatives thereof. Further contemplated are cultured recombinant host cells as well as methods of producing fatty amines by employing these host cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen B. DEL CARDAYRE, Louis G. HOM
  • ENZYME VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED ESTER SYNTHASE PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20180327728
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to enzyme variants with improved ester synthase properties for the production of fatty acid esters. Further contemplated are recombinant host cells that express such variants, cell cultures comprising the recombinant host cells and fatty acid ester compositions produced by such recombinant host cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew M. SHUMAKER, Bernardo M. da Costa, Kevin HOLDEN, Louis G. HOM, Tarah S. BARON, Noah HELMAN
  • Enzyme variants with improved ester synthase properties
    Patent number: 9879239
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to enzyme variants with improved ester synthase properties for the production of fatty acid esters. Further contemplated are recombinant host cells that express such variants, cell cultures comprising the recombinant host cells and fatty acid ester compositions produced by such recombinant host cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: REG LIFE SCIENCES, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew M. Shumaker, Bernardo M. Da Costa, Kevin Holden, Louis G. Hom, Tarah S. Baron, Noah Helman
  • METHODS OF PRODUCING OMEGA-HYDROXYLATED FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20160130616
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives and methods of producing them. Herein, the disclosure encompasses a novel and environmentally friendly production method that provides omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives at high purity and yield. Further encompassed are recombinant microorganisms that produce omega-hydroxylated fatty acid derivatives through selective fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas W. Schirmer, Haibo Wang, Stephen B. DEL CARDAYRE, Zhihao Hu, Louis G. Hom, Baolong Zhu, Cindy Chang, Emanuela E. Popova
  • ENZYME VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED ESTER SYNTHASE PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20150299679
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to enzyme variants with improved ester synthase properties for the production of fatty acid esters. Further contemplated are recombinant host cells that express such variants, cell cultures comprising the recombinant host cells and fatty acid ester compositions produced by such recombinant host cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: REG Life Sciences, LLC.
    Inventors: Andrew M. SHUMAKER, Bernardo M. DA COSTA, Kevin HOLDEN, Louis G. HOM, Tarah S. BARON, Noah HELMAN
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACIDS AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140179940
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods, including polynucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and engineered host cells for producing fatty acids and derivates of fatty acids such as acyl-CoA, terminal olefins, fatty aldehydes, fatty alcohols, alkanes, alkenes, wax esters, ketones and internal olefins through altered expression of the transcription factor, fadR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Derek L. Greenfield, Louis G. Hom, Fernando A. Sanchez-Riera, Zhihao Hu, Vikranth Arlagadda, Eli S. Groban, Scott A. Frykman