Patents by Inventor Louis Hom

Louis Hom 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).

  • Publication number: 20230416789
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods, isolated polypeptides and polynucleotides, expression vectors, and host cells for the production of olivetolic acid and phytocannabinoids. A method of producing olivetolic acid (OVLa) and/or a phytocannabinoid in a heterologous host cell having OVLa-producing or phytocannabinoid-producing capacity comprises transforming the host cell with a nucleotide encoding a variant olivetolic acid cyclase (OAC) protein having at least 6 amino acid mutations relative to the wild type OAC protein, and culturing the transformed host cell to produce OVLa and/or phytocannabinoids therefrom. The variant OAC protein (SEQ ID NO:92) has at least 85% sequence identity with the wild type OAC protein (SEQ ID NO:91). Exemplary variants having improved OVLa or phytocannabinoid production capacity are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy S. LIAO, Letian SONG, Louis HOM, Curtis WALTON, Daniel FURLONG, Mindy MELGAR, Devanshi BHARGAVA
  • Publication number: 20230371547
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Patent number: 11457649
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Publication number: 20220290194
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods, isolated polypeptides and polynucleotides, expression vectors, and host cells for the production of cannabidiolic acid (CBDa), cannabigerolic acid (CBCa), and other phytocannabinoids. A method of producing CBDa, CBCa, and/or other phytocannabinoids in a heterologous host cell having CBDa-producing, CBCa-producing or phytocannabinoid-producing capacity comprises transforming the host cell with a nucleotide encoding a variant CBDa synthase protein having a serine insertion between residues P224 and K225 and one or more other amino acid mutation relative to wild type CBDa synthase, and culturing the transformed host cell to produce CBDa, CBCa, and/or other phytocannabinoids therefrom. The variant CBDa synthase protein has at least 85% sequence identity with the wild type CBDa synthase protein sequence OXC52 according to SEQ ID NO:140, with serine insertion (SEQ ID NO:141). Exemplary variants having good phytocannabinoid production capacity are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Letian SONG, Timothy S. LIAO, Curtis WALTON, Louis HOM, Mindy MELGAR, Daniel FURLONG, Devanshi BHARGAVA, Sylvester PALYS, Leanne BOURGEOIS
  • Patent number: 11427840
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods, isolated polypeptides and polynucleotides, expression vectors, and host cells for the production of olivetolic acid and phytocannabinoids. A method of producing olivetolic acid (OVLa) and/or a phytocannabinoid in a heterologous host cell having OVLa-producing or phytocannabinoid-producing capacity comprises transforming the host cell with a nucleotide encoding a variant olivetolic acid cyclase (OAC) protein having at least 6 amino acid mutations relative to the wild type OAC protein, and culturing the transformed host cell to produce OVLa and/or phytocannabinoids therefrom. The variant OAC protein (SEQ ID NO:92) has at least 85% sequence identity with the wild type OAC protein (SEQ ID NO:91). Exemplary variants having improved OVLa or phytocannabinoid production capacity are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Hyasynth Biologicals Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. Liao, Letian Song, Louis Hom, Curtis Walton, Daniel Furlong, Mindy Melgar, Devanshi Bhargava
  • Publication number: 20220170055
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods, isolated polypeptides and polynucleotides, expression vectors, and host cells for the production of olivetolic acid and phytocannabinoids. A method of producing olivetolic acid (OVLa) and/or a phytocannabinoid in a heterologous host cell having OVLa-producing or phytocannabinoid-producing capacity comprises transforming the host cell with a nucleotide encoding a variant olivetolic acid cyclase (OAC) protein having at least 6 amino acid mutations relative to the wild type OAC protein, and culturing the transformed host cell to produce OVLa and/or phytocannabinoids therefrom. The variant OAC protein (SEQ ID NO:92) has at least 85% sequence identity with the wild type OAC protein (SEQ ID NO:91). Exemplary variants having improved OVLa or phytocannabinoid production capacity are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy S. LIAO, Letian SONG, Louis HOM, Curtis WALTON, Daniel FURLONG, Mindy MELGAR, Devanshi BHARGAVA
  • Publication number: 20220117258
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Publication number: 20210371836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mutant thioesterase enzymes and naturally-occurring equivalents thereof, compositions made from such enzymes and uses of thioesterase enzymes. In particular, the present invention provides mutant thioesterase enzymes that have altered properties, for example, altered substrate specificity, altered activity, altered selectivity, and/or altered proportional yields in the product mixtures. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such mutant thioesterase enzymes, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further provides for novel uses of thioesterases in the production of various fatty acid derivatives, which are useful as, or as components of, industrial chemicals and fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Louis HOM, Na TRINH, Murtaza ALIBHAI, Zhihao HU, Eli GROBAN, Vikranth ARLAGADDA, Elizabeth CLARKE
  • Patent number: 11076615
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Patent number: 11021695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mutant thioesterase enzymes and naturally-occurring equivalents thereof, compositions made from such enzymes and uses of thioesterase enzymes. In particular, the present invention provides mutant thioesterase enzymes that have altered properties, for example, altered substrate specificity, altered activity, altered selectivity, and/or altered proportional yields in the product mixtures. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such mutant thioesterase enzymes, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further provides for novel uses of thioesterases in the production of various fatty acid derivatives, which are useful as, or as components of, industrial chemicals and fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Hom, Na Trinh, Murtaza Alibhai, Zhihao Hu, Eli Groban, Vikranth Arlagadda, Elizabeth Clarke
  • Publication number: 20210037848
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Publication number: 20210037849
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Patent number: 10595545
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Publication number: 20190093089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mutant thioesterase enzymes and naturally-occurring equivalents thereof, compositions made from such enzymes and uses of thioesterase enzymes. In particular, the present invention provides mutant thioesterase enzymes that have altered properties, for example, altered substrate specificity, altered activity, altered selectivity, and/or altered proportional yields in the product mixtures. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such mutant thioesterase enzymes, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further provides for novel uses of thioesterases in the production of various fatty acid derivatives, which are useful as, or as components of, industrial chemicals and fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Louis HOM, Na TRINH, Murtaza ALIBHAI, Zhihao HU, Eli GROBAN, Vikranth Arlagadda, Elizabeth CLARKE
  • Publication number: 20180271111
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Patent number: 9951322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mutant thioesterase enzymes and naturally-occurring equivalents thereof, compositions made from such enzymes and uses of thioesterase enzymes. In particular, the present invention provides mutant thioesterase enzymes that have altered properties, for example, altered substrate specificity, altered activity, altered selectivity, and/or altered proportional yields in the product mixtures. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such mutant thioesterase enzymes, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further provides for novel uses of thioesterases in the production of various fatty acid derivatives, which are useful as, or as components of, industrial chemicals and fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: REG Life Sciences, LLC
    Inventors: Louis Hom, Na Trinh, Murtaza Alibhai, Zhihao Hu, Eli Groban, Vikranth Arlagadda, Elizabeth Clarke
  • Patent number: 9924728
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Publication number: 20170292121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mutant thioesterase enzymes and naturally-occurring equivalents thereof, compositions made from such enzymes and uses of thioesterase enzymes. In particular, the present invention provides mutant thioesterase enzymes that have altered properties, for example, altered substrate specificity, altered activity, altered selectivity, and/or altered proportional yields in the product mixtures. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such mutant thioesterase enzymes, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further provides for novel uses of thioesterases in the production of various fatty acid derivatives, which are useful as, or as components of, industrial chemicals and fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Louis HOM, Na TRINH, Murtaza ALIBHAI, Zhihao HU, Eli GROBAN, Vikranth Arlagadda, Elizabeth CLARKE
  • Publication number: 20170273328
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom
  • Publication number: 20170164632
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions including casein, and methods for making these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Perfect Day, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Pandya, Perumal Gandhi, Shaowen Ji, Derek Beauchamp, Louis Hom