Patents by Inventor Jo Maertens

Jo Maertens 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: 20250051813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Patent number: 12123041
    Abstract: A method or producing amino sugar (containing) products using metabolically engineered microorganisms is disclosed, wherein the conversion of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to cell envelope precursors and molecules is reduced by altering the activity of enzymes involved in the synthesis of cell envelope precursors and molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, David Bauwens, Wouter Van Bellegem, Pieter Coussement, Dries Duchi, Marjan De Mey
  • Patent number: 12098403
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Inbiose N.V.
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Patent number: 11384374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20210355520
    Abstract: A method or producing amino sugar (containing) products using metabolically engineered microorganisms is disclosed, wherein the conversion of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to cell envelope precursors and molecules is reduced by altering the activity of enzymes involved in the synthesis of cell envelope precursors and molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, David Bauwens, Wouter Van Bellegem, Pieter Coussement, Dries Duchi, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20210017558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Patent number: 10738336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Inbiose N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Publication number: 20200140908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Patent number: 10570430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20180216147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor-to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Patent number: 9951362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Inbiose N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Publication number: 20170342452
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Patent number: 9719119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Patent number: 9701992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20170016038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20140349348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Publication number: 20130122553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20110177570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining enhanced metabolite production in micro-organisms, and to mutants and/or transformants obtained with said method. More particularly, it relates to bacterial mutants and/or transformants for enhanced succinate production, especially mutants and/or transformants that are affected in the import and export of succinate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Gino J.E. Baart, Joeri J.R. Beauprez, Maria R. Foulquié Moreno, Joseph . Heijnen, Jo Maertens