Patents by Inventor Brooks Henningsen

Brooks Henningsen 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 POLYPEPTIDES HAVING XYLOSE ISOMERASE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20160040152
    Abstract: There is provided chimeric polypeptides capable of converting xylose to xylulose, engineered host cells that express the chimeric polypeptides, methods of creating chimeric polypeptides, and methods of fermenting cellulosic biomass to produce biofuels, including ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Allan Froehlich, Brooks Henningsen
  • MUTATIONS IN IRON-SULFUR CLUSTER PROTEINS THAT IMPROVE XYLOSE UTILIZATION
    Publication number: 20160040153
    Abstract: There is provided an engineered host cells comprising (a) one or more mutations in one or more endogenous genes encoding a protein associated with iron metabolism; and (b) at least one gene encoding a polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity, and methods of their use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Allan Froehlich, Brooks Henningsen, Sean Covalla