Patents by Inventor Matthias G. Steiger

Matthias G. Steiger 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).

  • Method and agents for producing N-acetylneuraminic acid (NeuNAc)
    Patent number: 10106827
    Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising at least one promoter that is active in fungal cells of the trichoderma species, wherein a nucleic acid sequence encoding an N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase and/or an N-acetylneuraminic acid synthase is operatively bound to each promoter. The at least one promoter that is active in fungal cells is a constitutive promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
    Inventors: Astrid Mach-Aigner, Robert Mach, Matthias G. Steiger
  • METHOD AND AGENTS FOR PRODUCING N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID (NEUNAC)
    Publication number: 20150167038
    Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising at least one promoter that is active in fungal cells of the trichoderma species, wherein a nucleic acid sequence encoding an N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase and/or an N-acetylneuraminic acid synthase is operatively bound to each promoter. The at least one promoter that is active in fungal cells is a constitutive promoter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Astrid MACH-AIGNER, Robert Mach, Matthias G. Steiger
  • METHOD AND AGENTS FOR PRODUCING N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID (NEUNAC)
    Publication number: 20130266987
    Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising at least one promoter that is active in fungal cells of the trichoderma species, wherein a nucleic acid sequence encoding an N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase and/or an N-acetylneuraminic acid synthase is operatively bound to each promoter. The at least one promoter that is active in fungal cells is a constitutive promoter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
    Inventors: Astrid Mach-Aigner, Robert Mach, Matthias G. Steiger