Patents by Inventor Kelly Thayer

Kelly Thayer 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).

  • METHODS FOR MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF TERPENOIDS
    Publication number: 20120315672
    Abstract: The invention relates to recombinant expression of terpenoid synthase enzymes and geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS) enzymes in cells and the production of diterpenoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Effendi Leonard, Parayil K. Ajikumar, Kristala Lanett Jones Prather, Gregory Stephanopoulos, Kelly Thayer
  • Methods for microbial production of terpenoids
    Patent number: 8062878
    Abstract: The invention relates to recombinant expression of terpenoid synthase enzymes and geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS) enzymes in cells and the production of diterpenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Effendi Leonard, Parayil K. Ajikumar, Kristala Lanett Jones Prather, Gregory Stephanopoulos, Kelly Thayer
  • METHODS FOR MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF TERPENOIDS
    Publication number: 20110111457
    Abstract: The invention relates to recombinant expression of terpenoid synthase enzymes and geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS) enzymes in cells and the production of diterpenoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: EFFENDI LEONARD, PARAYIL K. AJIKUMAR, KRISTALA LANETT JONES PRATHER, GREGORY STEPHANOPOULOS, KELLY THAYER
  • Skin seal
    Patent number: RE44790
    Abstract: A skin seal or trocar stabilizer with an inflatable membrane disposed inside, whereby medical instruments may be passed through the skin seal into a endoscopic work space while the inflatable membrane is inflated, thereby allowing the use of normal short conventional open surgery instruments during endoscopic procedures and during insufflation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventors: Roger A. de la Torre, George D. Hermann, Kelly Thayer