Patents by Inventor Hefner Ying

Hefner Ying 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).

  • Publication number: 20140223602
    Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides having a lignocellulolytic activity, e.g., a glycosyl hydrolase, a cellulase, an endoglucanase, a cellobiohydrolase, a beta-glucosidase, a xylanase, a mannanse, a xylosidase (e.g., a ?-xylosidase), an arabinofuranosidase, and/or a glucose oxidase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention provides polypeptides that can enzymatically process (hydrolyze) sugarcane bagasse, i.e., for sugarcane bagasse degradation, or for biomass processing, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one embodiment, the invention provides thermostable and thermotolerant forms of polypeptides of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: BP Corporation North America LLC
    Inventors: Cathy Chang, Justin T. Stege, Nahla M. Aboushadi, Gordana Djordjevic, Ellen G. Burke, Peter Luginbuhl, Mark Dycaico, Toby H. Richardson, John Poland, Hefner Ying, Stacy M. Miles