Patents by Inventor Jennie Lau Kit

Jennie Lau Kit 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 microorganisms comprising thioesterase and lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase genes for fatty acid production
    Patent number: 9096834
    Abstract: The present invention provides for the improved production of fatty acid products in a recombinant microorganism or host cell engineered to express a non-native gene encoding a thioesterase and a non-native gene encoding a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT), in which the LPAAT is overexpressed in the recombinant microorganism compared to an otherwise identical microorganism that does not include the non-native LPAAT gene. The invention also provides methods of producing fatty acid products using such recombinant microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Rekha Seshadri, Jennie Lau Kit, Nicholas Bauman, Robert Christopher Brown
  • ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACIDS AND FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES BY RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20130224810
    Abstract: The present invention provides for the improved production of fatty acid products in a recombinant microorganism or host cell engineered to express a non-native gene encoding a thioesterase and a non-native gene encoding a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT), in which the LPAAT is overexpressed in the recombinant microorganism compared to an otherwise identical microorganism that does not include the non-native LPAAT gene. The invention also provides methods of producing fatty acid products using such recombinant microorganisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Rekha Seshadri, Jennie Lau Kit, Nicholas Bauman, Robert Christopher Brown