Patents by Inventor Benjamin Aldo Leita

Benjamin Aldo Leita 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).

  • Patent number: 11814600
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing industrial products from plant lipids, particularly from vegetative parts of plants. In particular, the present invention provides oil products such as biodiesel and synthetic diesel and processes for producing these, as well as plants having an increased level of one or more non-polar lipids such as triacylglycerols and an increased total non-polar lipid content. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of modifications in two or more of lipid handling enzymes, oil body proteins, decreased lipid catabolic enzymes and/or transcription factors regulating lipid biosynthesis to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content and/or mono-unsaturated fatty acid content in plants or any part thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for extracting lipids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NUSEED GLOBAL INNNOVATION LTD.
    Inventors: Thomas Vanhercke, James Robertson Petrie, Anna El Tahchy, Surinder Pal Singh, Kyle Reynolds, Qing Liu, Benjamin Aldo Leita
  • Publication number: 20220364014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing industrial products from plant lipids, particularly from vegetative parts of plants. In particular, the present invention provides oil products such as biodiesel and synthetic diesel and processes for producing these, as well as plants having an increased level of one or more non-polar lipids such as triacylglycerols and an increased total non-polar lipid content. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of modifications in two or more of lipid handling enzymes, oil body proteins, decreased lipid catabolic enzymes and/or transcription factors regulating lipid biosynthesis to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content and/or mono-unsaturated fatty acid content in plants or any part thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for extracting lipids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Thomas VANHERCKE, James Robertson PETRIE, Anna EL TAHCHY, Surinder Pal SINGH, Kyle REYNOLDS, Qing LIU, Benjamin Aldo LEITA
  • Patent number: 11365369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing industrial products from plant lipids, particularly from vegetative parts of plants. In particular, the present invention provides oil products such as biodiesel and synthetic diesel and processes for producing these, as well as plants having an increased level of one or more non-polar lipids such as triacylglycerols and an increased total non-polar lipid content. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of modifications in two or more of lipid handling enzymes, oil body proteins, decreased lipid catabolic enzymes and/or transcription factors regulating lipid biosynthesis to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content and/or mono-unsaturated fatty acid content in plants or any part thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for extracting lipids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Thomas Vanhercke, James Robertson Petrie, Anna El Tahchy, Surinder Pal Singh, Kyle Reynolds, Qing Liu, Benjamin Aldo Leita
  • Publication number: 20200080022
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing industrial products from plant lipids, particularly from vegetative parts of plants. In particular, the present invention provides oil products such as biodiesel and synthetic diesel and processes for producing these, as well as plants having an increased level of one or more non-polar lipids such as triacylglycerols and an increased total non-polar lipid content. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of modifications in two or more of lipid handling enzymes, oil body proteins, decreased lipid catabolic enzymes and/or transcription factors regulating lipid biosynthesis to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content and/or mono-unsaturated fatty acid content in plants or any part thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for extracting lipids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Thomas VANHERCKE, James Robertson PETRIE, Anna EL TAHCHY, Surinder Pal SINGH, Kyle REYNOLDS, Qing LIU, Benjamin Aldo LEITA
  • Patent number: 10472587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing industrial products from plant lipids, particularly from vegetative parts of plants. In particular, the present invention provides oil products such as biodiesel and synthetic diesel and processes for producing these, as well as plants having an increased level of one or more non-polar lipids such as triacylglycerols and an increased total non-polar lipid content. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of modifications in two or more of lipid handling enzymes, oil body proteins, decreased lipid catabolic enzymes and/or transcription factors regulating lipid biosynthesis to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content and/or mono-unsaturated fatty acid content in plants or any part thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for extracting lipids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Thomas Vanhercke, James Robertson Petrie, Anna El Tahchy, Surinder Pal Singh, Kyle Reynolds, Qing Liu, Benjamin Aldo Leita
  • Patent number: 9617277
    Abstract: Monomers having the structure and a polymer comprising as part of its polymer backbone a moiety of Formula (II): where one of R6 to R10 represents A-O— and one of R6 to R10 represents —O—B and the remainder of R6 to R10 represent H, where A and B represent the remainder of the polymer backbone and may be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Florian Hans Maximilian Graichen, Benjamin Aldo Leita, Michael Shane O'Shea
  • Publication number: 20160075716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer comprising as part of its polymer backbone a moiety of Formula (II): where one of R6 to R10 represents A-O— and one of R6 to R10 represents —O—B and the remainder of R6 to R10 represent H, where A and B represent the remainder of the polymer backbone and may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Florian Hans Maximilian Graichen, Benjamin Aldo Leita, Michael Shane O'Shea
  • Publication number: 20160002566
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing industrial products from plant lipids, particularly from vegetative parts of plants. In particular, the present invention provides oil products such as biodiesel and synthetic diesel and processes for producing these, as well as plants having an increased level of one or more non-polar lipids such as triacylglycerols and an increased total non-polar lipid content. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of modifications in two or more of lipid handling enzymes, oil body proteins, decreased lipid catabolic enzymes and/or transcription factors regulating lipid biosynthesis to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content and/or mono-unsaturated fatty acid content in plants or any part thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for extracting lipids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Thomas Vanhercke, James Robertson Petrie, Anna El Tahchy, Surinder Pal Singh, Kyle Reynolds, Qing Liu, Benjamin Aldo Leita
  • Patent number: 9212257
    Abstract: A polymer comprising as part of its polymer backbone a cineole-type moiety having a structure according to Formula (II): where one of R6 to R10 represents A-O— and one of R6 to R10 represents —O—B and the remainder of R6 to R10 represent H, where A and B, which may be the same or different, represent the remainder of the polymer backbone and are independently selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyester, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyether, polyepoxy, polyacrylate, polysiloxane, polyvinyl and combinations thereof. The polymer comprising as part of its polymer backbone a moiety of Formula (II) or polymer blend, comprising this polymer, can be used for production of a sheet, fiber or film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
    Inventors: Florian Hans Maximilian Graichen, Benjamin Aldo Leita, Michael Shane O'Shea
  • Patent number: 8710287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing unsaturated cyclic and/or aromatic compounds from 1,8-cineole, the process comprising pyrolysing 1,8-cineole in the presence of gamma-alumina supported transition metal catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Benjamin Aldo Leita, Peter Gray, Nicholas Richard Burke, Michael Shane O'Shea, Garbriella Maria Furtenbach
  • Publication number: 20120264988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing unsaturated cyclic and/or aromatic compounds from 1,8-cineole, the process comprising pyrolysing 1,8-cineole in the presence of gamma-alumina supported transition metal catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Benjamin Aldo Leita, Peter Gray, Nicholas Richard Burke, Michael Shane O'shea, David Lawrence Trimm, Garbriella Maria Furtenbach
  • Publication number: 20120238706
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer comprising as part of its polymer backbone a moiety of Formula (II): where one of R6 to R10 represents A-O— and one of R6 to R10 represents —O—B and the remainder of R6 to R10 represent H, where A and B represent the remainder of the polymer backbone and may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Florian Hans Maximilian Graichen, Benjamin Aldo Leita, Michael Shane O'shea