Patents by Inventor Melissa Ann SCRANTON

Melissa Ann SCRANTON 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).

  • PROMOTER FOR YEAST
    Publication number: 20240084084
    Abstract: A promoter operably linked to a gene encoding a protein is disclosed. The promoter drives expression of the protein in a yeast cell in the absence of methanol. Also disclosed are vectors, host cells and expression systems that include the promoter, as well as methods of using the promoter to express proteins in yeast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Xuqiu Tan, Ruorong Cai, Jingping Zhong, Melissa Ann Scranton, Michael Speer
  • Promoter for yeast
    Patent number: 11866714
    Abstract: A promoter operably linked to a gene encoding a protein is disclosed. The promoter drives expression of the protein in a yeast cell in the absence of methanol. Also disclosed are vectors, host cells and expression systems that include the promoter, as well as methods of using the promoter to express proteins in yeast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Xuqiu Tan, Ruorong Cai, Jingping Zhong, Melissa Ann Scranton, Michael Speer
  • RECOMBINANT YEAST CELL
    Publication number: 20220002738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant yeast cell for high yield protein expression. The invention further relates to cell culture involving the recombinant yeast cell, a method for preparing protein involving culturing the recombinant yeast cell and a use of the recombinant yeast cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jingping Zhong, Xuqiu Tan, Melissa Ann Scranton, Daphne Li
  • LEADER SEQUENCE FOR YEAST
    Publication number: 20210388037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a leader peptide which promotes the secretion of recombinant proteins and a nucleic acid sequence encoding the leader peptide as well as expression cassettes, vectors and host cells comprising this leader sequence. Also disclosed is a method for producing a protein using this leader peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jingping Zhong, Xuqiu Tan, Melissa Ann Scranton
  • Promoter for Yeast
    Publication number: 20210254082
    Abstract: A promoter operably linked to a gene encoding a protein is disclosed. The promoter drives expression of the protein in a yeast cell in the absence of methanol. Also disclosed are vectors, host cells and expression systems that include the promoter, as well as methods of using the promoter to express proteins in yeast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Xuqiu TAN, Ruorong CAI, Jingping ZHONG, Melissa Ann SCRANTON, Michael SPEER