Patents by Inventor Kangjian Qiao

Kangjian Qiao 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).

  • Isolated oleaginous yeast
    Patent number: 11142770
    Abstract: Some aspects provide engineered microbes for oil production. Methods for microbe engineering and for use of engineered microbes are also provided herein. Such engineered microbes exhibit greatly enhanced conversion yields and TAG synthesis and storage properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Gregory Stephanopoulos, Kangjian Qiao, Peng Xu
  • STRAIN AND BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING FOR HIGH LIPID PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20170183670
    Abstract: Some aspects provide engineered microbes for oil production. Methods for microbe engineering and for use of engineered microbes are also provided herein. Such engineered microbes exhibit greatly enhanced conversion yields and TAG synthesis and storage properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: GREGORY STEPHANOPOULOS, Kangjian Qiao, Peng Xu
  • CO-CULTURE BASED MODULAR ENGINEERING FOR THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF ISOPRENOIDS, AROMATICS AND AROMATIC-DERIVED COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20150203880
    Abstract: The invention relates to co-cultures and their use in the biosynthesis of functionalized taxanes, other isoprenoids, aromatics, and aromatic-derived compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: GREGORY STEPHANOPOULOS, Kang Zhou, Kangjian Qiao, Steven Edgar, Haoran Zhang