Patents Assigned to Invista North America S.á.r.l.
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Publication number: 20200277634Abstract: This document describes biochemical pathways for producing pimeloyl-CoA using a polypeptide having the enzymatic activity of a hydroperoxide lyase to form non-3-enal and 9-oxononanoate from 9-hydroxyperoxyoctadec-10,12-dienoate. Non-3-enal and 9-oxononanoate can be enzymatically converted to pimeloyl-CoA or a salt thereof using one or more polypeptides having the activity of a dehydrogenase, a CoA ligase, an isomerase, a reductase, a thioesterase, a monooxygenase, a hydratase, and/or a thiolase. Pimeloyl-CoA can be enzymatically converted to pimelic acid, 7-aminoheptanoic acid, 7-hydroxyheptanoic acid, heptamethylenediamine, or 1,7-heptanediol, or corresponding salts thereof. This document also describes recombinant microorganisms producing pimeloyl-CoA, as well as pimelic acid, 7-aminoheptanoic acid, 7-hydroxyheptanoic acid, heptamethylenediamine, and 1,7-heptanediol, or corresponding salts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: INVISTA North America S.á.r.l.Inventors: Alex Van Eck CONRADIE, Adriana L. BOTES, Alexander Brett FOSTER, Changlin CHEN
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Publication number: 20200048667Abstract: The present disclosure describes biocatalytic processes for producing a product, comprising providing an aqueous stream (AS) comprising at least one fermentable substrate and a gaseous stream (GS) comprising at least one of CO2/H2, H2, methane, and/or CO to a fermentation zone, wherein the GS and AS stream, are optionally contacted and/or mixed; the fermentation zone comprising at least one organism capable of metabolizing an AS substrate and a GS substrate, wherein the fermentation operates at conditions to mixotrophically metabolize at least one gaseous substrate in the GS and at least one substrate in the AS, producing the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Invista North America S.à. r. l.Inventors: Gary SMITH, Alex Van Eck CONRADIE, Gregory S. KIRBY, Paul S. PEARLMAN
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Patent number: 10538746Abstract: The disclosure relates to polypeptides having carboxylic acid reductase (CAR) activity, including enzymes that catalyse the irreversible reduction of carboxylic acids, such as pimelic acid and adipic acid, to their respective semialdehydes. The enzymes have been engineered to have higher activity over a corresponding wild type enzyme. Provided herein are novel polypeptides and uses thereof related to the same.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: INVISTA North America S.à r.l.Inventors: Alexander Brett Foster, Adriana Leonora Botes
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Patent number: 10533180Abstract: This document describes biochemical pathways for producing adipic acid, caprolactam, 6-aminohexanoic acid, 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid, hexamethylenediamine or 1,6-hexanediol by forming two terminal functional groups, comprised of carboxyl, amine or hydroxyl groups, in a C6 aliphatic backbone substrate. These pathways, metabolic engineering and cultivation strategies described herein rely on CoA-dependent elongation enzymes or analogues enzymes associated with the carbon storage pathways from polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulating bacteria.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: INVISTA North America S.á.r.l.Inventors: Alex Van Eck Conradie, Adriana Leonora Botes
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Publication number: 20190300871Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel polypeptides with 3-buten-2-ol dehydratase activity, polypeptides with catalytic activity in the conversion of 3-methyl-3-buten-2-ol to isoprene, and crystal structure data for one of such polypeptides. Methods of making and using the polypeptides and their related crystal structure data are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: INVISTA North America S.à.r.l.Inventors: Eric ALTHOFF, Nadia KADI, Mihai AZOITEI, Yih-En A. BAN, Daniela GRABS-RÖTHLISBERGER, Alexander PISARCHIK, Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Adriana L. BOTES
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Patent number: 10233474Abstract: This document describes materials and methods for, for example, producing 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid using a ?-ketothiolase or synthase and an alcohol O-acetyltransferase to form a 6-acetyloxy-3-oxohexanoyl-CoA intermediate. This document describes biochemical pathways for producing 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid using a ?-ketothiolase or synthase and an alcohol O-acetyltransferase to form a 6-acetyloxy-3-oxohexanoyl-CoA intermediate. 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid can be enzymatically converted to adipic acid, caprolactam, 6-aminohexanoic acid, hexamethylenediamine or 1,6-hexanediol. This document also describes recombinant hosts producing 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid as well as adipic acid, caprolactam, 6-aminohexanoic acid, hexamethylenediamine and 1,6-hexanediol.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: INVISTA North America S.á.r.l.Inventors: Alexander Brett Foster, Mariusz Kamionka, Nadia Fatma Kadi, Adriana Leonora Botes, Alex Van Eck Conradie
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Patent number: 10214736Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel polypeptides with 3-buten-2-ol dehydratase activity, polypeptides with catalytic activity in the conversion of 3-methyl-3-buten-2-ol to isoprene, and crystal structure data for one of such polypeptides. Methods of making and using the polypeptides and their related crystal structure data are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: INVISTA North America S.à.r.l.Inventors: Eric Althoff, Nadia Kadi, Mihai Luchian Azoitei, Yih-En A. Ban, Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger, Alexander Pisarchik, Alexandre Zanghellini, Adriana L. Botes
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Patent number: 10202253Abstract: A method is provided for winding an elastic yarn into a cylindrical substantially straight-ended yarn package. The method includes feeding an elastic or elastomeric yarn at a substantially constant speed to a tube core to form the yarn package. The yarn package is rotated such that the yarn package with a substantially constant surface speed. The yarn is wound to form layers of helical coils, while providing a helix angle variation of greater than zero up to +/?80%.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: INVISTA North America S.à r.l.Inventor: Joseph E. Koskol
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Patent number: 10167487Abstract: This application describes methods, including non-naturally occurring methods, for biosynthesizing 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coA and intermediates thereof, as well as non-naturally occurring hosts for producing 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coA. This application also describes methods, including non-naturally occurring methods, for biosynthesizing isoprene and intermediates thereof, as well as non-naturally occurring hosts for producing isoprene.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: INVISTA North America S.à.r.l.Inventor: Alex Van Eck Conradie
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Publication number: 20180362713Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation of polymer with improved color and properties. More particularly, the disclosure relates to the preparation of polyamide by introducing a polyetheramine additive during the polymer extrusion step. The extruded polymer is superior in appearance and spinnable in subsequent processing into yarn.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: INVISTA North America S.à.r.l.Inventors: Charles Richard LANGRICK, Garry S. HUNT
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Publication number: 20180274136Abstract: Flame resistant fabrics made from yarns of cellulose fiber, polyamide fiber, and oxidized polymeric biregional fiber are provided. The fabrics comprise about 20 to about 90 percent by weight of cellulose fiber, about 3 to about 45 percent by weight of polyamide fiber and about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of an oxidized polymeric biregional fiber comprising an oxidized polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-based homopolymers, acrylonitrile-based copolymers, acrylonitrile-based terpolymers, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: INVISTA North America S.à.r.l.Inventors: Chuanpu GUO, Todd C. BARNES, David Anthony GREEN, JR.
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Patent number: 10072150Abstract: This document describes biochemical pathways for producing 4-hydroxybutyrate, 4-aminobutyrate, putrescine or 1,4-butanediol by forming one or two terminal functional groups, comprised of amine or hydroxyl group, in a C5 backbone substrate such as 2-oxoglutarate or L-glutamate.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: INVISTA North America S.à r.l.Inventors: Alex Van Eck Conradie, Adriana Leonora Botes
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Patent number: 10072378Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fluorine-free composition for treating textile articles being water repellant, sol resistant and stain resistant, especially carpets comprising a first composition comprising an aqueous silicone emulsion, an aqueous dispersion of a silane quaternary ammonium salt and water and a second composition comprising a soil repellency component that is an aqueous dispersion of colloidal organosiloxane copolymers.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.Ä.R.L.Inventor: Markus Baumann
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Patent number: 10071947Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for separating and purifying a long chain diacid from other long chain diacids, monocarboxylic acids, hydroxyl acids or alkanes by simulated or actual moving bed chromatography.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: INVISTA North America S.à.r.l.Inventors: Gary J. Smith, Paul S. Pearlman, Gregory S. Kirby
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Patent number: 9982372Abstract: An article including a woven fabric comprising warp yarns and weft yarns, wherein at least one of either the warp yarns or the weft yarns includes: (a) a corespun elastic base yarn having a denier and including staple fiber and an elastic fiber core; and (b) a separate control yarn selected from the group consisting of a single filament yarn, a multiple filament yarn, a composite yarn, and combinations thereof; having a denier greater than zero to about 0.8 times the denier of the corespun elastic base yarn; wherein the woven fabric includes (1) a ratio of corespun base yarn ends to control yarn ends of up to about 6:1; or (2) a ratio of corespun base yarn picks to control yarn picks of up to about 6:1; or (3) both a ratio of corespun base yarn ends to control yarn ends of up to about 6:1; and a ratio of corespun base yarn picks to control yarn picks of up to about 6:1.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: INVISTA North America S.à.r.l.Inventors: Tianyi Liao, Raymond S. P. Leung, Leonid Nefodov
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Patent number: 9878321Abstract: Described herein are processes and apparatus for the high purity and high concentration recovery of multivalent products via continuous ion exchange from aqueous solutions for further down-stream purification.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.Á.R.L.Inventors: Mariusz Kamionka, Alex Conradie
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Patent number: 9657436Abstract: Included are compositions for fibers which include a clay nanoparticle and a wax. The composition provides the fibers with oil and water repellency.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: INVISTA North America S.á.r.l.Inventors: Isaac K Iverson, James E Copenhafer, Charles N Kelcey, Michelle A Ivy
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Publication number: 20170044446Abstract: Described herein are processes for the conversion of ethylene into C5+ olefins, naphthenics, and aromatics via a dual catalyst reaction utilizing a dehydroaromatization catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: INVISTA North America S.á.r.lInventors: WILLIAM M. CROSS, JR., Daniel Travis Shay, Rui Chi Zhang, Fang Zhang
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Patent number: 9102958Abstract: This document describes biochemical pathways for producing adipic acid, caprolactam, 6-aminohexanoic acid, hexamethylenediamine or 1,6-hexanediol by forming two terminal functional groups, comprised of carboxyl, amine or hydroxyl groups, in a C6 aliphatic backbone substrate. These pathways, metabolic engineering and cultivation strategies described herein rely on CoA-dependent elongation enzymes or analogues enzymes associated with the carbon storage pathways from polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulating bacteria.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: INVISTA North America S.á.r.l.Inventors: Adriana L. Botes, Alex Van Eck Conradie
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Patent number: 9102960Abstract: This document describes biochemical pathways for producing adipic acid, caprolactam, 6-aminohexanoic acid, 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid, hexamethylenediamine or 1,6-hexanediol by forming two terminal functional groups, comprised of carboxyl, amine or hydroxyl groups, in a C6 aliphatic backbone substrate. These pathways, metabolic engineering and cultivation strategies described herein rely on CoA-dependent elongation enzymes or analogs enzymes associated with the carbon storage pathways from polyhydroxyalkanoate accumulating bacteria.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: INVISTA North America S.á.r.l.Inventors: Adriana Leonora Botes, Alex Van Eck Conradie