Patents by Inventor Michelle Oeser

Michelle Oeser 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).

  • Patent number: 11891641
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns yeast host cell especially suited for the expression of heterologous proteins, such as heterologous enzymes. The yeast host cell of the present disclosure exhibits an alteration in the cAMP signaling pathway which allows achieving increased heterologous protein yield and associated biological activity. The yeast host cell can also exhibit polyploidy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Lallemand USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Oeser, Janet Fisher, Aaron Argyros
  • Patent number: 11667680
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the modulation in the RAS/cAMP/PKA signaling pathway for maintaining the propagation efficiency and increasing fermentation efficiency of yeast cells. The present disclosure provides yeast cells having or engineered to exhibit a modulation in signaling in a RAS/cAMP/PKA pathway, depending on conditions. For example the yeast cells can be selected or genetically modified to express a mutated Ras1 protein, a mutated Ras2 protein, a mutated Ira1 protein and/or a mutated Ira2 protein, optionally in combination with specific promoters. Also provided herewith are methods for propagating the yeast cells as well as using the yeast cells to generate a fermented product (such as ethanol).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Lallemand Hungary Liquidity Management LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Oeser, Brooks Henningsen, Janet Fisher, Charles F. Rice, Allan Froehlich, Aaron Argyros, Rintze M. Zelle
  • Publication number: 20220127564
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns recombinant yeast host cells expressing cell-associated heterologous proteins which are expressed during the propagation phase of the recombinant yeast host cells and processes for propagating same. The recombinant yeast host cells can be 5 used to make a yeast composition or a yeast product enriched in the heterologous proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron Argyros, Michelle Oeser, Erin Wiswall, Janet Fisher, Johannes Van Eijk, J. Kevin Kraus, Kevin Wenger, Brooks Henningsen, Ryan Skinner
  • Publication number: 20220090102
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns the use of specific genetic modification(s) for improving sulfite tolerance in recombinant yeast host cells. The genetic modification(s) is (are) designed to allow the expression of an heterologous transcription factor favoring the expression of a SSU1 polypeptide and/or the expression of an heterologous SSU1 polypeptide in the recombinant yeast host cell(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron Argyros, Charles F. Rice, Trisha Barrett, Michelle Oeser, Janet Fisher
  • Publication number: 20220049234
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns yeast host cell especially suited for the expression of heterologous proteins, such as heterologous enzymes. The yeast host cell of the present disclosure exhibits an alteration in the cAMP signaling pathway which allows achieving increased heterologous protein yield and associated biological activity. The yeast host cell can also exhibit polyploidy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Michelle Oeser, Janet Fisher, Aaron Argyros
  • Publication number: 20200087672
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns recombinant yeast host cells expressing cell-associated heterologous food and/or feed enzymes which are expressed during the propagation phase of the recombinant yeast hosts cells. The recombinant yeast host cells can be used in a subsequent production process to make food and/or feed products, for example, baked products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Aaron Argyros, Michelle Oeser, Erin Wiswall, Janet Fisher, Johannes Van Eijk, J. Kevin Kraus, Kevin Wenger, Brooks Henningsen, Ryan Skinner
  • Publication number: 20190106464
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the modulation in the RAS/cAMP/PKA signaling pathway for maintaining the propagation efficiency and increasing fermentation efficiency of yeast cells. The present disclosure provides yeast cells having or engineered to exhibit a modulation in signaling in a RAS/cAMP/PKA pathway, depending on conditions. For example the yeast cells can be selected or genetically modified to express a mutated Ras1 protein, a mutated Ras2 protein, a mutated Ira1 protein and/or a mutated Ira2 protein, optionally in combination with specific promoters. Also provided herewith are methods for propagating the yeast cells as well as using the yeast cells to generate a fermented product (such as ethanol).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michelle Oeser, Brooks Henningsen, Janet Fisher, Charles F. Rice, Allan Froehlich, Aaron Argyros, Rintze M. Zelle