Patents by Inventor Eric J. Mathur

Eric J. Mathur 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).

  • Diagnostic Assays for Detecting, Quantifying, and/or Tracking Microbes and Other Analytes
    Publication number: 20230025938
    Abstract: The subject invention provides methods and assays for multiplexed detection of analytes using nanocrystals that are uniform in morphology, size, and composition based on their unique optical characteristics. The described methods and assays are particularly useful for detection of microbes and/or microbe-based agents in a complex environmental sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Paul ZORNER, Eric J. MATHUR, Josh COLLINS, Howard BELL, Scott Alan SHIBATA
  • Diagnostic Assays for Detecting, Quantifying, and/or Tracking Microbes and Other Analytes
    Publication number: 20200102602
    Abstract: The subject invention provides methods and assays for multiplexed detection of analytes using nanocrystals that are uniform in morphology, size, and composition based on their unique optical characteristics. The described methods and assays are particularly useful for detection of microbes and/or microbe-based agents in a complex environmental sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Paul ZORNER, Eric J. MATHUR, Josh COLLINS, Howard BELL, Scott Alan SHIBATA
  • Enzymes Having Alpha Amylase Activity and Methods of Making and Using Them
    Publication number: 20180334660
    Abstract: The invention relates to alpha amylases and to polynucleotides encoding the alpha amylases. In addition, methods of designing new alpha amylases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The alpha amylases have increased activity and stability at acidic, neutral and alkaline pH and increased temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Walter CALLEN, Toby RICHARDSON, Gerhard FREY, Jay M. SHORT, Eric J. MATHUR, Kevin A. Gray, Janne S. KEROVUO, Malgorzata SLUPSKA
  • Amylases, nucleic acids encoding them and method of producing an oil
    Patent number: 10066222
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: BASF ENZYMES LLC
    Inventors: Walter Callen, Toby Richardson, Gerhard Frey, Carl A. Miller, Martin Kazaoka, Eric J. Mathur, Jay M. Short
  • Enzymes having alpha amylase activity and methods of making and using them
    Patent number: 10047350
    Abstract: The invention relates to alpha amylases and to polynucleotides encoding the alpha amylases. In addition methods of designing new alpha amylases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The alpha amylases have increased activity and stability at acidic, neutral and alkaline pH and increased temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: BASF Enzymes LLC
    Inventors: Walter Callen, Toby Richardson, Gerhard Frey, Jay M. Short, Eric J. Mathur, Kevin A. Gray, Janne S. Kerovuo, Malgorzata Slupska
  • AMYLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM
    Publication number: 20170306308
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: WALTER CALLEN, TOBY RICHARDSON, GERHARD FREY, CARL A. MILLER, MARTIN KAZAOKA, ERIC J. MATHUR, JAY M. SHORT
  • Amylases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 9701950
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: BASF Enzymes LLC
    Inventors: Walter Callen, Toby Richardson, Gerhard Frey, Carl A. Miller, Martin Kazaoka, Eric J. Mathur, Jay M. Short
  • System and methods for anaerobic environmental microbial compartmentalized cultivation
    Patent number: 9556413
    Abstract: The invention described below relates to an enclosed cell sorting device and methods of using the device. The device is constructed so that the entire process of cell sorting can be conducted under fully anaerobic conditions to retain viability of anaerobic cells before, during, and after cell sorting. This is accomplished by creating an anaerobic atmosphere for the high speed cell sorter and all its components and by the use of airlocks that allow the introduction of anaerobic containers into the chamber containing the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Craig Venter, Eric J. Mathur, Gerardo Vicente Toledo, Hwai Wen Chang, Wayne A. Green
  • ENZYMES HAVING ALPHA AMYLASE ACTIVITY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM
    Publication number: 20160264951
    Abstract: The invention relates to alpha amylases and to polynucleotides encoding the alpha amylases. In addition methods of designing new alpha amylases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The alpha amylases have increased activity and stability at acidic, neutral and alkaline pH and increased temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: WALTER CALLEN, TOBY RICHARDSON, GERHARD FREY, JAY M. SHORT, ERIC J. MATHUR, KEVIN A. GRAY, JANNE S. KEROVUO, MALGORZATA SLUPSKA
  • Glycosidase enzymes
    Patent number: 9243236
    Abstract: A thermostable glycosidase enzymes derived from various Thermococcus, Staphylothermus and Pyrococcus organizms is disclosed. The enzymes are produced from native or recombinant host cells and can be utilized in the food processing industry, pharmaceutical industry and in the textile industry, detergent industry and in the baking industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Bylina, Ronald V. Swanson, Eric J. Mathur, David E. Lam
  • AMYLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM
    Publication number: 20150252341
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: WALTER CALLEN, TOBY RICHARDSON, GERHARD FREY, CARL A. MILLER, MARTIN KAZAOKA, ERIC J. MATHUR, JAY M. SHORT
  • NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM
    Publication number: 20150240226
    Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides, including enzymes, structural proteins and binding proteins, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Polypeptides, including enzymes and antibodies, and nucleic acids of the invention can be used in industrial, experimental, food and feed processing, nutritional and pharmaceutical applications, e.g., for food and feed supplements, colorants, neutraceuticals, cosmetic and pharmaceutical needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Eric J. Mathur, Cathy Chang
  • Recombinant polypeptides
    Patent number: 9062295
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: BASF Enzymes LLC
    Inventors: Walter Callen, Toby Richardson, Gerhard Frey, Carl A. Miller, Martin Kazaoka, Eric J. Mathur, Jay M. Short
  • Nucleic acids and proteins and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 8962800
    Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides, including enzymes, structural proteins and binding proteins, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Polypeptides, including enzymes and antibodies, and nucleic acids of the invention can be used in industrial, experimental, food and feed processing, nutritional and pharmaceutical applications, e.g., for food and feed supplements, colorants, neutraceuticals, cosmetic and pharmaceutical needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Mathur, Cathy Chang
  • GLYCOSIDASE ENZYMES
    Publication number: 20140323356
    Abstract: A thermostable glycosidase enzymes derived from various Thermococcus, Staphylothermus and Pyrococcus organisms is disclosed. The enzymes are produced from native or recombinant host cells and can be utilized in the food processing industry, pharmaceutical industry and in the textile industry, detergent industry and in the baking industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Bylina, Ronald V. Swanson, Eric J. Mathur, David E. Lam
  • Glycosidase enzymes
    Patent number: 8715993
    Abstract: A thermostable glycosidase enzymes derived from various Thermococcus, Staphylothermus and Pyrococcus organisms is disclosed. The enzymes are produced from native or recombinant host cells and can be utilized in the food processing industry, pharmaceutical industry and in the textile industry, detergent industry and in the baking industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Bylina, Ronald V. Swanson, Eric J. Mathur, David E. Lam
  • Amylases, Nucleic Acids Encoding Them and Methods for Making and Using Them
    Publication number: 20130231471
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases, for example, alpha amylases, to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: VERENIUM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Walter Callen, Toby Richardson, Gerhard Frey, Carl A. Miller, Martin Kazaoka, Eric J. Mathur, Jay M. Short
  • Methods of enhancing biogenic production of methane from hydrocarbon-bearing formations
    Patent number: 8448702
    Abstract: The present invention describes methods of identifying stimulants for the biogenic production of methane in hydrocarbon-bearing formations. Methods involve the use of microbial nucleic acid sequence information for the determination of gene products that are enzymes in a variety of pathways involved in the conversion of hydrocarbons to methane. Enzymes and stimulants identified by invention methods can be used in processes for enhancing biogenic methane production, for example, by addition to coal seams and coalbed methane wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerardo Vicente Toledo, Toby Howard Richardson, Ulrich Stingl, Eric J. Mathur, J. Craig Venter
  • Enzymes having alpha amylase activity and methods of making and using them
    Patent number: 8334118
    Abstract: The invention relates to alpha amylases and to polynucleotides and polypeptides encoding the alpha amylases. In addition, methods of using the alpha amylases are also provided. The alpha amylases have increased activity and stability at acidic, neutral and alkaline pH and at increased temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Verenium Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Callen, Toby Richardson, Gerhard Frey, Jay M. Short, Eric J. Mathur, Kevin A. Gray, Janne S. Kerovuo, Malgorzata Slupska
  • Nucleic Acids and Proteins and Methods for Making and Using Them
    Publication number: 20120266329
    Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides, including enzymes, structural proteins and binding proteins, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Polypeptides, including enzymes and antibodies, and nucleic acids of the invention can be used in industrial, experimental, food and feed processing, nutritional and pharmaceutical applications, e.g., for food and feed supplements, colorants, neutraceuticals, cosmetic and pharmaceutical needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Mathur, Cathy Chang