Patents by Inventor Michael Boelker

Michael Boelker 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).

  • Means and methods for itaconic acid production
    Patent number: 10829791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing itaconic acid. Further the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding an aconitate-delta-isomerase (ADI) and trans-aconitate decarboxylase (TAD) and uses of such nucleic acids. Provided is additionally a recombinant host cell engineered to overexpress nucleic acids of the present invention. Furthermore an expression cassette and a vector are provided which include the respective nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE (RWTH) AACHEN
    Inventors: Michael Boelker, Wolfgang Buckel, Sandra Hartmann, Lars M. Blank, Nick Wierckx, Elena Geiser
  • Means and Methods for Itaconic Acid Production
    Publication number: 20170096690
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing itaconic acid. Further the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding an aconitate-delta-isomerase (ADI) and trans-aconitate decarboxylase (TAD) and uses of such nucleic acids. Provided is additionally a recombinant host cell engineered to overexpress nucleic acids of the present invention. Furthermore an expression cassette and a vector are provided which include the respective nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Boelker, Wolfgang Buckel, Sandra Przybilla, Lars M. Blank, Nick Wierckx, Elena Geiser