Patents by Inventor Menggen Ma

Menggen Ma 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).

  • Yeast strains and method for lignocellulose to ethanol production
    Patent number: 9102931
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method to incorporate xylose transport related genes into a yeast strain for lignocelluloses to ethanol production. More specifically, the invention relates to novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains NRRL Y-50463 and yeast strains having novel xylose transporter genes, the genes deposited as GenBank JF343555, GenBank JF343556, GenBank JF343557, GenBank JF343558, and GenBank JF343559. The yeast strains having said genes are deposited as Y-50465, Y-50466, Y-50746, Y-50747, Y-50748, and Y-50749.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Zonglin L. Liu, Jaewoong Moon, Patricia J. Slininger, Menggen Ma