Patents by Inventor Jeanne BENOIT

Jeanne BENOIT 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 NKR VARIANTS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION OF ISOBUTANOL
    Publication number: 20260152729
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant microorganisms comprising at least one nucleic acid molecule encoding a ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI) or modified NADH-dependent variant thereof, wherein said KARI is at least about 60% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2. In various aspects of the invention, the recombinant microorganisms may comprise an isobutanol producing metabolic pathway and can be used in methods of making isobutanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2025
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Christopher Smith, Timothy Hanly, Jeanne Benoit
  • NKR variants for increased production of isobutanol
    Patent number: 12595466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant microorganisms comprising at least one nucleic acid molecule encoding a ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI) or modified NADH-dependent variant thereof, wherein said KARI is at least about 60% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2. In various aspects of the invention, the recombinant microorganisms may comprise an isobutanol producing metabolic pathway and can be used in methods of making isobutanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: GEVO, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Smith, Timothy Hanly, Jeanne Benoit
  • NOVEL NKR VARIANTS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION OF ISOBUTANOL
    Publication number: 20230087872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant microorganisms comprising at least one nucleic acid molecule encoding a ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI) or modified NADH-dependent variant thereof, wherein said KARI is at least about 60% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2. In various aspects of the invention, the recombinant microorganisms may comprise an isobutanol producing metabolic pathway and can be used in methods of making isobutanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher SMITH, Timothy HANLEY, Jeanne BENOIT