Patents by Inventor Mark Aaron Emalfarb

Mark Aaron Emalfarb 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).

  • Patent number: 11981889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically modified ascomycetous filamentous fungi, particularly of the species Thermothelomyces heterothallica, capable of producing elevated amounts of nicotinamide riboside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Dyadic International (USA), Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Ronen Tchelet, Kari Tapio Koivuranta, Marja Hannele Ilmén, Sandra Castillo, Paula Jouhten
  • Publication number: 20230313121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically modified ascomycetous filamentous fungi, particularly of the species Thermothelomyces heterothallica, having reduced activity or expression of KEX2 and/or ALP7, said filamentous fungi is capable of producing elevated amounts and stability of an exogenous protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Marika Vitikainen, Anne Huuskonen, Andriy Kovalchuk, Christopher Landowski, Ronen Tchelet, Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Markku Saloheimo
  • Publication number: 20230183638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically modified ascomycetous filamentous fungi, particularly of the species Thermothelomyces heterothallica, capable of producing elevated amounts of nicotinamide riboside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Ronan Tchelet, Kari Tapio Koivuranta, Marja Hannele Ilmén, Sandra Castillo, Paula Jouhten
  • Publication number: 20220106616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically modified ascomycetous filamentous fungi, particularly of the species Thermothelomyces heterothallica capable of producing cannabinoids and precursors thereof, particularly of producing cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and/or cannabigerovarinic acid (CBGVA) and products thereof, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) and cannabidivarinic acid (CBDVA), and use thereof for producing said precursors and cannabinoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Aaron EMALFARB, Ronen TCHELET, Gabor KERESZTES, Marja Hannele ILMEN, Outi Mirjami KOIVISTOINEN, Kari Tapio KOIVURANTA, Paula JOUHTEN, Sandra CASTILLO
  • Patent number: 8871493
    Abstract: A novel transformation system in the field of filamentous fungal hosts for expressing and secreting heterologous proteins or polypeptides is described. The invention also covers a process for producing large amounts of polypeptide or protein in an economical manner. The system comprises a transformed or transfected fungal strain of the genus Chrysosporium, more particularly of Chrysosporium lucknowense and mutants or derivatives thereof. It also covers transformants containing Chrysosporium coding sequences, as well expression-regulating sequences of Chrysosporium genes. Also provided are novel fungal enzymes and their encoding sequences and expression-regulating sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Dyadic International (USA), Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Richard Paul Burlingame, Philip Terry Olson, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn, Martine Parriche, Jean Christophe Bousson, Christine Marie Pynnonen, Peter Jan Punt, Cornelia Marie Johanna Van Zeijl
  • Publication number: 20140127788
    Abstract: A novel transformation system in the field of filamentous fungal hosts for expressing and secreting heterologous proteins or polypeptides is described. The invention also covers a process for producing large amounts of polypeptide or protein in an economical manner. The system comprises a transformed or transfected fungal strain of the genus Chrysosporium, more particularly of Chrysosporium lucknowense and mutants or derivatives thereof. It also covers transformants containing Chrysosporium coding sequences, as well expression-regulating sequences of Chrysosporium genes. Also provided are novel fungal enzymes and their encoding sequences and expression-regulating sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Richard Paul Burlingame, Philip Terry Olson, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn, Martine Parriche, Jean Christophe Bousson, Christine Marie Pynnonen, Peter Jan Punt, Cornelia Maria Johanna Van Zeijl
  • Publication number: 20130143271
    Abstract: The invention pertains to novel proteins corresponding to Chrysosporium glycosyl hydrolases of families 7 and 10, exhibiting a minimum aminoacid identity of 70 and 75%, respectively, with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No's 2 and 4, and to a protein corresponding to a Chrysosporium glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase, exhibiting at least 86% amino acid identity with the partial amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 6. The invention further relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding these proteins, and especially to promoter sequences regulating the expression of the corresponding genes. The preferred host for expressing these genes is a fungus, especially a Chrysosporium strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Peter Jan Punt, Cornelia Maria Johanna Van Zeijl
  • Patent number: 8268585
    Abstract: A novel transformation system in the field of filamentous fungal hosts for expressing and secreting heterologous proteins or polypeptides is described. The invention also covers a process for producing large amounts of polypeptide or protein in an economical manner. The system comprises a transformed or transfected fungal strain of the genus Chrysosporium, more particularly of Chrysosporium lucknowense and mutants or derivatives thereof. It also covers transformants containing Chrysosporium coding sequences, as well expression-regulating sequences of Chrysosporium genes. Also provided are novel fungal enzymes and their encoding sequences and expression-regulating sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Dyadic International (USA), Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Richard Paul Burlingame, Philip Terry Olson, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn, Martine Parriche, Jean Christophe Bousson, Christine Marie Pynnonen, Peter Jan Punt, Cornelia Maria Johanna Van Zeijl
  • Publication number: 20110237485
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel compositions of neutral and/or alkaline cellulase and methods for obtaining neutral and/or alkaline cellulase compositions from Chrysosporium cultures, in particular Chrysosporium lucknowense. This invention also provides mutants and methods of generating mutants of Chrysosporium capable of producing neutral and/or alkaline cellulase. This invention also relates to the genes encoding the enzymes comprising the neutral and/or alkaline cellulase composition. In addition, this invention provides methods of culturing Chrysosporium to produce neutral and/or alkaline cellulases. The neutral and/or alkaline cellulase compositions of the subject invention can be used in a variety of processes including stone washing of clothing, detergent processes, deinking, color brightening, depilling and biobleaching of paper and pulp and treatment of waste streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Irina Vladimirovna Solovjeva, Arie Ben-Bassat, Richard P. Burlingame, Vladimir Mikhaylovich Chernoglazov, Oleg Nicolaevich Ocounev, Philip T. Olson, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn
  • Patent number: 7906309
    Abstract: The invention pertains to novel proteins corresponding to Chrysosporium glycosyl hydrolases of families 7 and 10, exhibiting a minimum aminoacid identity of 70 and 75%, respectively, with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No's 2 and 4, and to a protein corresponding to a Chrysosporium glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase, exhibiting at least 86% amino acid identity with the partial amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 6. The invention further relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding these proteins, and especially to promoter sequences regulating the expression of the corresponding genes. The preferred host for expressing these genes is a fungus, especially a Chrysosporium strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Dyadic International (USA), Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Peter Jan Punt, Cornelia Maria Johanna Van Zeijl
  • Patent number: 7892812
    Abstract: A computer-based method and apparatus for the analysis specification and support of work processes. The system is designed to support multiple interdependent decisions, at least some of which require collaboration among multiple participants (116). Work processes are modeled using an application framework (99) used to develop abstract, decision (100) process models. The decision (100) process models are used as a pattern to instantiate concrete process models that incorporate the work defined by the abstract process. The process model is then used to instantiate project models that incorporate the required work from the process. The project models are used to direct and guide the behavior of the participants (116) in the work process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Dyadic International (USA), Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Irina Vladimirovna Solovjeva, Arie Ben-Bassat, Richard P. Burlingame, Vladimir Mikhaylovich Chernoglazov, Oleg Nicolaevich Ocounev, Philip T. Olson, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn
  • Publication number: 20080194005
    Abstract: A novel transformation system in the field of filamentous fungal hosts for expressing and secreting heterologous proteins or polypeptides is described. The invention also covers a process for producing large amounts of polypeptide or protein in an economical manner. The system comprises a transformed or transfected fungal strain of the genus Chrysosporium, more particularly of Chrysosporium lucknowense and mutants or derivatives thereof. It also covers transformants containing Chrysosporium coding sequences, as well expression-regulating sequences of Chrysosporium genes. Also provided are novel fungal enzymes and their encoding sequences and expression-regulating sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Aaron EMALFARB, Richard Paul Burlingame, Philip Terry Olson, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn, Martine Parriche, Jean Christophe Bousson, Christine Marie Pynnonen, Peter Jan Punt, Cornelia Maria Johanna Van Zeijl
  • Patent number: 7399627
    Abstract: A novel transformation system in the field of filamentous fungal hosts for expressing and secreting heterologous proteins or polypeptides is described. The invention also covers a process for producing large amounts of polypeptide or protein in an economical manner. The system comprises a transformed or transfected fungal strain of the genus Chrysosporium, more particularly of Chrysosporium lucknowense and mutants or derivatives thereof. It also covers transformants containing Chrysosporium coding sequences, as well expression-regulating sequences of Chrysosporium genes. Also provided are novel fungal enzymes and their encoding sequences and expression-regulating sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Dyadic International (USA), Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Richard Paul Burlingame, Philip Terry Olson, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn, Martine Parriche, Jean Christophe Bousson, Christine Marie Pynnonen, Peter Jan Punt, Cornelia Marie Johanna Van Zeijl
  • Publication number: 20040002136
    Abstract: A novel transformation system in the field of filamentous fungal hosts for expressing and secreting heterologous proteins or polypeptides is described. The invention also covers a process for producing large amounts of polypeptide or protein in an economical manner. The system comprises a transformed or transfected fungal strain of the genus Chrysosporium, more particularly of Chrysosporium lucknowense and mutants or derivatives thereof. It also covers transformants containing Chrysosporium coding sequences, as well expression-regulating sequences of Chrysosporium genes. Also provided are novel fungal enzymes and their encoding sequences and expression-regulating sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Richard Paul Burlingame, Philip Terry Olson, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn, Martine Parriche, Jean Christophe Bousson, Christine Marie Pynnonen, Peter Jan Punt, Cornelia Maria Johanna Van Zeijl
  • Publication number: 20030187243
    Abstract: The invention pertains to novel proteins corresponding to Chrysosporium glycosyl hydrolases of families 7 and 10, exhibiting a minimum aminoacid identity of 70 and 75%, respectively, with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No's 2 and 4, and to a protein corresponding to a Chrysosporium glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase, exhibiting at least 86% amino acid identity with the partial amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 6. The invention further relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding these proteins, and especially to promoter sequences regulating the expression of the corresponding genes. The preferred host for expressing these genes is a fungus, especially a Chrysosporium strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Peter Jan Punt, Cornelia Maria Johanna Van Zeijl
  • Publication number: 20030157595
    Abstract: A computer-based method and apparatus for the analysis specification and support of work processes. The system is designed to support multiple interdependent decisions, at least some of which require collaboration among multiple participants (116). Work processes are modeled using an application framework (99) used to develop abstract, decision (100) process models. The decision (100) process models are used as a pattern to instantiate concrete process models that incorporate the work defined by the abstract process. The process model is then used to instantiate project models that incorporate the required work from the process. The project models are used to direct and guide the behavior of the participants (116) in the work process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: MARK AARON EMALFARB, IRINA VLADIMIROVNA SOLOVJEVA, ARIE BEN-BASSAT, RICHARD P. BURLINGAME, VLADIMIR MIKHAYLOVICH CHERNOGLAZOV, OLEG NICOLAEVICH OCOUNEV, PHILIP T. OLSON, ARKADY PANTELEIMONOVICH SINITSYN
  • Patent number: 6015707
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel compositions of neutral and/or alkaline cellulase and methods for obtaining neutral and/or alkaline cellulase compositions from Chrysosporium cultures, in particular Chrysosporium lucknowense. This invention also provides mutants and methods of generating mutants of Chrysosporium capable of producing neutral and/or alkaline cellulase. This invention also relates to the genes encoding the enzymes comprising the neutral and/or alkaline cellulase composition. In addition, this invention provides methods of culturing Chrysosporium to produce neutral and/or alkaline cellulases. The neutral and/or alkaline cellulase compositions of the subject invention can be used in a variety of processes including stone washing of clothing, detergent processes, deinking and biobleaching of paper & pulp and treatment of waste streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Mark A. Emalfarb
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Arie Ben-Bassat, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn
  • Patent number: 5811381
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel compositions of neutral and/or alkaline cellulase and methods for obtaining neutral and/or alkaline cellulase compositions from Chrysosporium cultures, in particular Chrysosporium lucknowense. This invention also provides mutants and methods of generating mutants of Chrysosporium capable of producing neutral and/or alkaline cellulose. This invention also relates to the genes encoding the enzymes comprising the neutral and/or alkaline cellulase composition. In addition, this invention provides methods of culturing Chrysosporium to produce neutral and/or alkaline cellulases. The neutral and/or alkaline cellulase compositions of the subject invention can be used in a variety of processes including stone washing of clothing, detergent processes, deinking and biobleaching of paper & pulp and treatment of waste streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Mark A. Emalfarb
    Inventors: Mark Aaron Emalfarb, Arie Ben-Bassat, Richard P. Burlingame, Vladimir Mikhaylovich Chernoglazov, Oleg Nicolaevich Okounev, Philip T. Olson, Arkady Panteleimonovich Sinitsyn, Irina Vladimirovna Solovjeva