Patents by Inventor Kevin Hoff

Kevin Hoff 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).

  • Patent number: 11898172
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides thiolases and polypeptide variants of 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase, nucleic acids encoding the same, vectors comprising the nucleic acids, and cells comprising the polypeptide variants and/or thiolase, the nucleic acids, and/or the vectors. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and using the same, including methods for culturing cells, and for the production of various products, including 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA (3-HB-CoA), 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal), 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-HB), 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), and esters and amides thereof, and products made from any of these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Hoff, Cara Ann Tracewell, Kui Chan, Michael Kuchinskas, Harish Nagarajan
  • Publication number: 20230139515
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides thiolases and polypeptide variants of 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase, nucleic acids encoding the same, vectors comprising the nucleic acids, and cells comprising the polypeptide variants and/or thiolase, the nucleic acids, and/or the vectors. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and using the same, including methods for culturing cells, and for the production of various products, including 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA (3-HB-CoA), 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal), 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-HB), 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), and esters and amides thereof, and products made from any of these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Hoff, Cara Ann Tracewell, Kui Chan, Michael Kuchinskas, Harish Nagarajan
  • Publication number: 20220325254
    Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids of aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention also provides cells expressing aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention further provides methods for producing 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal) and/or 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells. The invention additional provides methods for producing 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde (4-HBal) and/or 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Hoff, Cara Ann Tracewell, Kui Chan, Amit Shah, Joseph Warner, Michael Noble
  • Patent number: 11299716
    Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids of aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention also provides cells expressing aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention further provides methods for producing 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal) and/or 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells. The invention additional provides methods for producing 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde (4-HBal) and/or 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Hoff, Cara Ann Tracewell, Kui Chan, Amit Shah, Joseph Warner, Michael Noble
  • Publication number: 20210047636
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for designing and producing functional DNA binding effector molecules and associated customized services, tool kits and functional assays. In some aspects, the invention provides methods and tools for efficient assembly of customized TAL effector molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of TAL effector molecules and functional evaluation of such TAL by, for example, customized assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Federico KATZEN, Jonathan CHESNUT, Frank NOTKA, Matthias ARNOLD, Kevin HOFF, Stephen WHITESIDE
  • Patent number: 10745695
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for designing and producing functional DNA binding effector molecules and associated customized services, tool kits and functional assays. In some aspects, the invention provides methods and tools for efficient assembly of customized TAL effector molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of TAL effector molecules and functional evaluation of such TAL by, for example, customized assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC GENEART GMBH
    Inventors: Jonathan Chestnut, Matthias Arnold, Kevin Hoff
  • Publication number: 20200087634
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides thiolases and polypeptide variants of 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase, nucleic acids encoding the same, vectors comprising the nucleic acids, and cells comprising the polypeptide variants and/or thiolase, the nucleic acids, and/or the vectors. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and using the same, including methods for culturing cells, and for the production of various products, including 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA (3-HB-CoA), 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal), 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-HB), 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), and esters and amides thereof, and products made from any of these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Hoff, Cara Ann Tracewell, Kui Chan, Michael Kuchinkas, Harish Nagarajan
  • Publication number: 20200040312
    Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids of aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention also provides cells expressing aldehyde dehydrogenase variants. The invention further provides methods for producing 3-hydroxybutyraldehyde (3-HBal) and/or 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells. The invention additional provides methods for producing 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde (4-HBal) and/or 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), or an ester or amide thereof, comprising culturing cells expressing an aldehyde dehydrogenase variant or using lysates of such cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Hoff, Cara Ann Tracewell, Kui Chan, Amit Shah, Joseph Warner, Michael Noble
  • Publication number: 20190112596
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for designing and producing functional DNA binding effector molecules and associated customized services, tool kits and functional assays. In some aspects, the invention provides methods and tools for efficient assembly of customized TAL effector molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of TAL effector molecules and functional evaluation of such TAL by, for example, customized assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Federico KATZEN, Jonathan CHESTNUT, Frank NOTKA, Matthias Arnold, Kevin HOFF, Stephen WHITESIDE
  • Publication number: 20160264962
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for designing and producing functional DNA binding effector molecules and associated customized services, tool kits and functional assays. In some aspects, the invention provides methods and tools for efficient assembly of customized TAL effector molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of TAL effector molecules and functional evaluation of such TAL by, for example, customized assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Federico KATZEN, Jonathan Chesnut, Frank Notka, Matthias Arnold, Kevin Hoff, Stephen Whiteside
  • Publication number: 20130274129
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for designing and producing functional DNA binding effector molecules and associated customized services, tool kits and functional assays. In some aspects, the invention provides methods and tools for efficient assembly of customized TAL effector molecules. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of TAL effector molecules and functional evaluation of such TAL by, for example, customized assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Federico KATZEN, Jonathan Chesnut, Frank Notka, Matthias Arnold, Kevin Hoff, Stephen Whiteside
  • Bat
    Patent number: D652463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventor: Kevin Hoff