Patents by Inventor Evgenia Kern

Evgenia Kern 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).

  • Bacteria and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 10494600
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel bacterium with improved properties, including improved ethanol production, ethanol productivity, CO uptake, specific growth rate, ethanol to acetate ratio, and alcohol tolerance. The bacterium may be derived from Clostridium autoethanogenum and/or may comprise at least one DNA or amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16. In one embodiment, the bacterium is Clostridium autoethanogenum deposited under DSMZ accession number DSM23693 or a bacterium derived therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Bjorn Daniel Heijstra, Evgenia Kern, Michael Koepke, Simon Segovia, Fungmin Liew
  • NOVEL BACTERIA AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160017276
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel bacterium with improved properties, including improved ethanol production, ethanol productivity, CO uptake, specific growth rate, ethanol to acetate ratio, and alcohol tolerance. The bacterium may be derived from Clostridium autoethanogenum and/or may comprise at least one DNA or amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16. In one embodiment, the bacterium is Clostridium autoethanogenum deposited under DSMZ accession number DSM23693 or a bacterium derived therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Bjorn Daniel Heijstra, Evgenia Kern, Michael Koepke, Simon Segovia, Fungmin Liew