Patents by Inventor Ramanan Sekar

Ramanan Sekar 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).

  • Novel Microbial Biocatalysts That Enables Use Of Cellodextrin As Biofuel
    Publication number: 20140087435
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides genetically engineered biocatalysts which enable intracellular assimilation of cellodextrin. The genetically engineered biocatalyst co-expresses a cellodextrin phosphorylase (CDP) gene and a cellobiose phosphorylase (CBP) gene. Further, the genetically engineered biocatalyst includes a first synthetic promoter used to express the cellodextrin phosphorylase (CDP) gene and a second synthetic promoter used to express the cellobiose phosphorylase (CBP) gene. Furthermore, the genetically engineered biocatalyst expresses one or more cellodextrin permeases. The intracellular assimilation includes hydrolysis and phosphorolysis mechanism. Further provided are methods of using the genetically engineered biocatalysts to generate various useful end-products including alcohol and lactic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Rachel Ruizhen Chen, Hyun-Dong Shin, Ramanan Sekar