Patents by Inventor Alaa Ashraf Mahmoud AHMED

Alaa Ashraf Mahmoud AHMED 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).

  • Chimeric enzymes for conversion of lignin-derived chemicals
    Patent number: 10087425
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are enzymes useful for the dealkylation of aromatic substrates, including the conversion of guaiacol or guaethol to catechol. Methods of converting aromatic substrates found in lignin-based feedstocks such as pyrolysis oil into products such as catechol are also disclosed. Also presented herein are methods for rapidly evolving and optimizing genetic regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Ellen Lee Neidle, Christopher W. Johnson, Gregg Tyler Beckham, Jeffrey G. Linger, Mark Andrew Eiteman, Melissa Tumen-Velasquez, Alaa Ashraf Mahmoud Ahmed
  • CHIMERIC ENZYMES FOR CONVERSION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED CHEMICALS
    Publication number: 20180023061
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are enzymes useful for the dealkylation of aromatic substrates, including the conversion of guaiacol or guaethol to catechol. Methods of converting aromatic substrates found in lignin-based feedstocks such as pyrolysis oil into products such as catechol are also disclosed. Also presented herein are methods for rapidly evolving and optimizing genetic regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ellen Lee NEIDLE, Christopher W. JOHNSON, Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Jeffrey G. LINGER, Mark Andrew EITEMAN, Melissa TUMEN-VELASQUEZ, Alaa Ashraf Mahmoud AHMED