Patents by Inventor Alexandre Zanghellini

Alexandre Zanghellini 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).

  • Publication number: 20240368641
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose, more particularly, compositions comprising thermophilic fructose C4-epimerases derived from thermophilic microorganisms and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Kyle ROBERTS, Michael Charles Milner COCKREM, Christopher DUNCKLEY
  • Publication number: 20240368661
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides enzymes and a method to use those enzymes to transfer a sugar moiety to a substrate steviol glycoside. Specifically, designed beta-1,2-glycosyltransferases and sucrose synthases are used in a one-pot reaction to convert stevioside and Reb A into Reb E and Reb D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle Eugene ROBERTS, Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Daniela GRABS, Niklas Dalgas KRISTIANSEN, James J. HAVRANEK, Yih-En Andrew BAN, Ashwini DEVKOTA, Mark NANCE
  • Patent number: 11866758
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose, more particularly, compositions comprising thermophilic fructose C4-epimerases derived from thermophilic microorganisms and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: ARZEDA CORP.
    Inventors: Alexandre Zanghellini, Kyle Roberts, Michael Charles Milner Cockrem, Christopher Dunckley
  • Publication number: 20230045710
    Abstract: The invention provides computational methods for engineering, selecting, and/or identifying proteins with a desired activity. Further provided are automated computational design and screening methods to engineer proteins with desired functional activities including, but not limited to ligand binding, catalytic activity, substrate specificity, regioselectivity and/or stereoselectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Yih-En Andrew BAN, Eric Anthony ALTHOFF, Daniela GRABS, Mihai Luchian AZOITEI
  • Publication number: 20220228186
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for producing steviol glycosides, particularly rebD, rebM and isomers thereof. The method includes use of glycosyltransferases that can transfer a glucose moiety from non-UDP-sugar sugar donors to steviol glycosides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Kyle ROBERTS, Mark NANCE, Joshua RHEA
  • Patent number: 11393556
    Abstract: The invention provides computational methods for engineering, selecting, and/or identifying proteins with a desired activity. Further provided are automated computational design and screening methods to engineer proteins with desired functional activities including, but not limited to ligand binding, catalytic activity, substrate specificity, regioselectivity and/or stereoselectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Arzeda Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandre Zanghellini, Yih-En Andrew Ban, Eric Anthony Althoff, Daniela Grabs, Mihai Luchian Azoitei
  • Publication number: 20220025413
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose, more particularly, compositions comprising thermophilic fructose C4-epimerases derived from thermophilic microorganisms and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Kyle ROBERTS, Michael Charles Miller COCKREM, Christopher DUNCKLEY
  • Patent number: 11060119
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose, more particularly, compositions comprising thermophilic fructose C4-epimerases derived from thermophilic microorganisms and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: ARZEDA CORP.
    Inventors: Alexandre Zanghellini, Kyle Roberts, Michael Charles Miller Cockrem, Christopher Dunckley
  • Publication number: 20200165639
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose, more particularly, compositions comprising thermophilic fructose C4-epimerases derived from thermophilic microorganisms and methods for preparing tagatose from fructose using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Kyle ROBERTS, Michael Charles Miller COCKREM, Christopher DUNCKLEY
  • Patent number: 10519433
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Nadia Kadi, Adriana L. Botes, Mihai Luchian Azoitei, Yih-En A. Ban, Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger, Alexander Pisarchik, Alexandre Zanghellini, Eric Althoff
  • Publication number: 20190325984
    Abstract: The invention provides computational methods for engineering, selecting, and/or identifying proteins with a desired activity. Further provided are automated computational design and screening methods to engineer proteins with desired functional activities including, but not limited to ligand binding, catalytic activity, substrate specificity, regioselectivity and/or stereoselectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Yih-En Andrew BAN, Eric Anthony ALTHOFF, Daniela GRABS, Mihai Luchian AZOITEI
  • Publication number: 20190300871
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: 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
  • Patent number: 10214736
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 10025900
    Abstract: The invention provides computational methods for engineering, selecting, and/or identifying proteins with a desired activity. Further provided are automated computational design and screening methods to engineer proteins with desired functional activities including, but not limited to ligand binding, catalytic activity, substrate specificity, regioselectivity and/or stereoselectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ARZEDA CORP.
    Inventors: Alexandre Zanghellini, Yih-En Andrew Ban, Eric Anthony Althoff, Daniela Grabs, Mihai Luchian Azoitei
  • Publication number: 20180030431
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: INVISTA North America S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Eric ALTHOFF, Nadia KADI, Mihai Luchian AZOITEI, Yih-En A. BAN, Daniela GRABS-RÖTHLISBERGER, Alexander PISARCHIK, Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Adriana L. BOTES
  • Patent number: 9683227
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Eric Althoff, Nadia Kadi, Mihai Luchian Azoitei, Yih-En A Ban, Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger, Alexander Pisarchik, Alexandre Zanghellini, Adriana L. Botes
  • Publication number: 20160304852
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: INVISTA S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Adriana L. Botes, Nadia Kadi, Mihai Luchian Azoitei, Yih-En A. Ban, Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger, Alexander Pisarchik, Alexandre Zanghellini, Eric Althoff
  • Publication number: 20160251645
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: INVISTA North America S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: ADRIANA L. BOTES, Nadia Kadi, Mihai Luchian Azoitei, Yih-En A. Ban, Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger, Alexander Pisarchik, Alexandre Zanghellini, Eric Althoff
  • Publication number: 20160063177
    Abstract: The invention provides computational methods for engineering, selecting, and/or identifying proteins with a desired activity. Further provided are automated computational design and screening methods to engineer proteins with desired functional activities including, but not limited to ligand binding, catalytic activity, substrate specificity, regioselectivity and/or stereoselectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Alexandre ZANGHELLINI, Andrew Yih-En, Eric Anthony ALTHOFF, Daniela GRABS, Mihai Luchian AZOITEI
  • Publication number: 20160053277
    Abstract: Compositions and methods comprising polynucleotides and polypeptides having dicamba decarboxylase activity are provided. Further provided are nucleic acid constructs, host cells, plants, plant cells, explants, seeds and grain having the dicamba decarboxylase sequences. Various methods of employing the dicamba decarboxylase sequences are provided. Such methods include, for example, methods for decarboxylating an auxin-analog, method for producing an auxin-analog tolerant plant, plant cell, explant or seed and methods of controlling weeds in a field containing a crop employing the plants and/or seeds disclosed herein. Methods are also provided to identify additional dicamba decarboxylase variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Eric Althoff, Yih-En Andrew Ban, Linda A. Castle, Daniela Grabs, Jian Lu, Phillip A. Patten, Yumin Tao, Alexandre Zanghellini