Patents by Inventor KATE WOODS

KATE WOODS 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).

  • Polyketide synthase variants and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10745674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing polyketide synthase variants, and for altering the activity and/or substrate specificity of putative native and variant polyketide synthases. The present invention further relates to compositions comprising said polyketide synthase variants, compounds prepared using said polyketide synthase variants, and uses of said polyketide synthase variants. In one embodiment, said polyketide synthase variant is 2-pyrone synthase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Joseph Noel, Kate Woods, Marianne Bowman, Gordon Louie, Nancy Anderson Da Silva, Javier Pascual Cardenas
  • POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE VARIANTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170073649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing polyketide synthase variants, and for altering the activity and/or substrate specificity of putative native and variant polyketide synthases. The present invention further relates to compositions comprising said polyketide synthase variants, compounds prepared using said polyketide synthase variants, and uses of said polyketide synthase variants. In one embodiment, said polyketide synthase variant is 2-pyrone synthase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicants: SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: JOSEPH NOEL, KATE WOODS, MARIANNE BOWMAN, GORDON LOUIE, NANCY ANDERSON DA SILVA, JAVIER PASCUAL CARDENAS