Patents by Inventor Karen D. Xu

Karen D. Xu 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).

  • Molecules associated with fatty acid biosynthetic pathways and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10131897
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates in part to recombinant microorganisms that include non-native genes encoding PUFA-PKS polypeptides, and to methods of making and using such microorganisms for producing at least one PUFA. In particular, the disclosure further relates to methods and related materials useful for the production of at least one PUFA by heterologous expression of the nucleic acid sequences disclosed herein encoding PUFA-PKS polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Synthetics Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerardo V. Toledo, Karen D. Xu, Jun Urano
  • Molecules Associated with Fatty Acid Biosynthetic Pathways and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20160122741
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates in part to recombinant microorganisms that include non-native genes encoding PUFA-PKS polypeptides, and to methods of making and using such microorganisms for producing at least one PUFA. In particular, the disclosure further relates to methods and related materials useful for the production of at least one PUFA by heterologous expression of the nucleic acid sequences disclosed herein encoding PUFA-PKS polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Gerardo V. Toledo, Karen D. Xu, Jun Urano