Patents by Inventor Florence BORDES

Florence BORDES 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).

  • Recombinant yeast cells producing polylactic acid and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10717996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant yeast cell comprising a gene encoding a protein exhibiting lactyl-CoA synthase activity and a gene encoding a protein exhibiting lactyl-CoA polymerase activity, said recombinant cell having the ability of producing polylactic acid (PLA), and the uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: CARBIOS, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, A'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT, INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Simon Dusseaux, Sophie Lajus, Vinciane Borsenberger, Jonathan Verbeke, Florence Bordes, Alain Marty, Jean-Marc Nicaud, Athanasios Beopoulos
  • MUTANT YEAST STRAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACIDS
    Publication number: 20200017892
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to mutant yeast strains, in particular mutant Yarrowia strains, capable of producing medium chain fatty acids compared to the parent oleaginous yeast strain from which said mutant oleaginous yeast strain derives. Embodiments of the present disclosure also relate to means and methods for obtaining these mutant yeast strains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicants: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE TOULOUSE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Florence Bordes, Coraline Rigouin, Alain Marty, Marc Gueroult, Isabelle Andre, Sophie Barbe, Benjamin Percheron, Christian Croux, Fayza Daboussi
  • Mutant yeasts capable of producing an unusual fatty acid
    Patent number: 10415064
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a mutant strain of oleaginous yeast which is useful as a template strain of yeast for obtaining other mutant strains of oleaginous yeast which are capable of producing an unusual fatty acid. The present invention also relates to the mutant strains of yeast obtained by said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Nicaud, Alain Marty, Athanasios Beopoulos, Jonathan Verbeke, Florence Bordes, Marie Guicherd
  • RECOMBINANT YEAST CELLS PRODUCING POLYLACTIC ACID AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190002933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant yeast cell comprising a gene encoding a protein exhibiting lactyl-CoA synthase activity and a gene encoding a protein exhibiting lactyl-CoA polymerase activity, said recombinant cell having the ability of producing polylactic acid (PLA), and the uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: SIMON DUSSEAUX, SOPHIE LAJUS, VINCIANE BORSENBERGER, JONATHAN VERBEKE, FLORENCE BORDES, ALAIN MARTY, JEAN-MARC NICAUD, ATHANASIOS BEOPOULOS
  • Mutant Yeasts Capable of Producing An Unusual Fatty Acid
    Publication number: 20160097066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a mutant strain of oleaginous yeast which is useful as a template strain of yeast for obtaining other mutant strains of oleaginous yeast which are capable of producing an unusual fatty acid. The present invention also relates to the mutant strains of yeast obtained by said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Marc NICAUD, Alain MARTY, Athanasios BEOPOULOS, Jonathan VERBEKE, Florence BORDES, Marie GUICHERD