Patents by Inventor Jack Liang

Jack Liang 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: 20170067032
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Charlene Ching, John M. Gruber, Anke Krebber, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Patent number: 9528131
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Charlene Ching, John M. Gruber, Anke Krebber, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Patent number: 8962285
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize chiral compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Rama Voladri, James LaLonde, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Publication number: 20150017695
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Charlene Ching, John M. Gruber, Anke Krebber, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Patent number: 8932836
    Abstract: The disclosure provides transaminase polypeptides capable of converting the substrate, 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethoxy)cyclohexanone to the trans diastereomer product (1R,2R)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethoxy)cyclohexanamine in at least a 2:1 diastereomeric ratio relative to the cis diastereomer (1R,2S)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethoxy)cyclohexanamine. The disclosure also provides polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods of making and using the transaminase polypeptides in processes for preparing (1R,2R)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethoxy)cyclohexanamine and its analogs, which can product compounds can be further used to prepare the aminocyclohexylether compound, (3R)-1-[(1R,2R)-2-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethoxy]cyclohexyl]pyrrolidin-3-ol, which is an ion channel blocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: John Limanto, Gregory Beutner, Brendan Grau, Jacob Janey, Artis Klapars, Eric R. Ashley, Hallena R. Strotman, Matthew D. Truppo, Gregory Hughes, Fabien Cabirol, Anupam Gohel, Steven J. Collier, Jack Liang, Marissa Mock, Emily Mundorff, Scott Novick, Derek Smith
  • Patent number: 8859784
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides substantially enantiomerically pure heterobicyclic compounds of the following structural formulas, wherein A, M, M?, and R5 are as described herein, and to biocatalytic processes for their preparation, and to the enzymes used in those processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, James Lalonde, Jun Zhu, John M. Gruber, John D. Munger, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8852909
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Charlene Ching, John M. Gruber, Anke Krebber, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Patent number: 8748143
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Codexis, Inc., Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Charlene Ching, John M. Gruber, Anke Krebber, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Patent number: 8617853
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Birthe Borup, Vesna Mitchell, Emily Mundorff, James Lalonde, Gjalt Huisman
  • Publication number: 20130344552
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Charlene Ching, John M. Gruber, Anke Krebber, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Patent number: 8574876
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides substantially enantiomerically pure heterobicyclic compounds of the following structural formulas, wherein A, M, M?, and R5 are as described herein, and to biocatalytic processes for their preparation, and to the enzymes used in those processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Mijts, Sheela Muley, Jack Liang, Lisa M. Newman, Xiyun Zhang, James Lalonde, Michael D. Clay, Jun Zhu, John M. Gruber, Jeffrey Colbeck, John D. Munger, Jr., Jagadeesh Mavinahalli, Roger Sheldon
  • Patent number: 8512973
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Codexis, Inc., Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Charlene Ching, John M. Gruber, Anke Krebber, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Publication number: 20130164794
    Abstract: The disclosure provides transaminase polypeptides capable of converting the substrate, 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethoxy)cyclohexanone to the trans diastereomer product (1R,2R)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethoxy)cyclohexanamine in at least a 2:1 diastereomeric ratio relative to the cis diastereomer (1R,2S)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethoxy)cyclohexanamine. The disclosure also provides polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods of making and using the transaminase polypeptides in processes for preparing (1R,2R)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethoxy)cyclohexanamine and its analogs, which can product compounds can be further used to prepare the aminocyclohexylether compound, (3R)-1-[(1R,2R)-2-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethoxy]cyclohexyl]pyrrolidin-3-ol, which is an ion channel blocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: CODEXIS, INC.
    Inventors: John Limanto, Gregory Beutner, Brendan Grau, Jacob Janey, Artis Klapars, Eric Ashley, Hallena R. Strotman, Matthew D. Truppo, Gregory Hughes, Fabien L. Cabirol, Anupam Gohel, Steven J. Collier, Jack Liang, Marissa Mock, Emily Mundorff, Scott Novick, Derek Smith
  • Patent number: 8354261
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ?-class carbonic anhydrase polypeptides having improved properties including increased thermostability and/or stability in the presence of amine compounds, ammonia, or carbonate ion. The present disclosure also provides formulations and uses of the polypeptides for accelerating the absorption of carbon dioxide from a gas stream into a solution as well as for the release of the absorbed carbon dioxide for further treatment and/or sequestering. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the carbonic anhydrase polypeptides and host cells capable of expressing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Alvizo, Mike Benoit, Irene Fusman, Jack Liang, Luan Nguyen, Scott Novick
  • Publication number: 20120289709
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides substantially enantiomerically pure heterobicyclic compounds of the following structural formulas, wherein A, M, M?, and R5 are as described herein, and to biocatalytic processes for their preparation, and to the enzymes used in those processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: CODEXIS, INC.
    Inventors: James Lalonde, Tao Li, Jack Liang, Benjamin Mijts, Roger Sheldon, George S.K. Wong, Aleksey Zaks
  • Publication number: 20120276599
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize chiral compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicants: PFIZER, INC., CODEXIS, INC.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Rama Voladri, James Lalonde, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Publication number: 20120244581
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides substantially enantiomerically pure heterobicyclic compounds of the following structural formulas, wherein A, M, M?, and R5 are as described herein, and to biocatalytic processes for their preparation, and to the enzymes used in those processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: CODEXIS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Mijts, Sheela Muley, Jack Liang, Lisa M. Newman, Xiyun Zhang, James Lalonde, Michael D. Clay, Jun Zhu, John M. Gruber, Jeffrey Colbeck, John D. Munger, JR., Jagadeesh Mavinahalli, Roger Sheldon
  • Patent number: 8227229
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize chiral compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignees: Codexis, Inc., Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Stephane J. Jenne, Emily Mundorff, Rama Voladri, James LaLonde, Gjalt W. Huisman
  • Publication number: 20120184000
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: CODEXIS, INC.
    Inventors: Jack Liang, Birthe Borup, Vesna Mitchell, Emily Mundorff, James Lalonde, Gjalt Huisman
  • Publication number: 20120130087
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides substantially enantiomerically pure heterobicyclic compounds of the following structural formulas, wherein A, M, M?, and R5 are as described herein, and to biocatalytic processes for their preparation, and to the enzymes used in those processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: CODEXIS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Mijts, Sheela Muley, Jack Liang, Lisa M. Newman, Xiyun Zhang, James Lalonde, Michael D. Clay, Jun Zhu, John M. Gruber, Jeffrey Colbeck, John D. Munger, JR., Jagadeesh Mavinahalli, Roger Sheldon