Patents by Inventor Jörn Piel

Jörn Piel 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).

  • NOVEL POLYPEPTIDE-MODIFYING ENZYMES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220089655
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to all aspects of novel polypeptide-modifying enzymes from an enzyme cluster in Microvirgula aerodenitrificans. The present invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding these enzymes as well as corresponding vectors and host cells comprising these. Moreover, the present invention encompasses the use of said enzymes in methods for modifying (poly)peptides of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jörn PIEL, Agneya BHUSHAN
  • Gene cluster of pederin biosynthesis genes
    Patent number: 7771972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the cloning, sequencing and analysing of a gene cluster encoding a modular polyketide synthase enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the antitumor compound pederin. This novel cluster represents the first example of genes from an unculturable symbiont encoding the biosynthesis of a drug candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet Bonn
    Inventor: Jörn Piel