Patents by Inventor April Brand

April Brand 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).

  • Transformation of algae for increasing lipid production
    Patent number: 9428779
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel proteins that when over expressed in algae result in an increase or change in fatty acid and/or glycerol lipid production and/or accumulation, without a substantial decrease in the growth rate of the alga or the break down of algal components, such as chlorophyll. The present disclosure also describes methods of using the novel proteins to increase or change the production and/or accumulation of fatty acids and/or glycerol lipids in algae. In addition, these proteins are useful tools in obtaining information about the fatty acid and triacyglyceride (TAG) synthetic pathways in algae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SAPPHIRE ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Yohn, April Brand, Michael Mendez, Craig A. Behnke
  • STRESS-INDUCED LIPID TRIGGER
    Publication number: 20120322157
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel proteins that when over expressed in algae result in an increase or change in fatty acid and/or glycerol lipid production and/or accumulation, without a substantial decrease in the growth rate of the alga or the break down of algal components, such as chlorophyll. The present disclosure also describes methods of using the novel proteins to increase or change the production and/or accumulation of fatty acids and/or glycerol lipids in algae. In addition, these proteins are useful tools in obtaining information about the fatty acid and triacyglyceride (TAG) synthetic pathways in algae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SAPPHIRE ENERGY, INC
    Inventors: Christopher Yohn, April Brand, Michael Mendez, Craig A. Behnke