Patents by Inventor Mingrui Yu

Mingrui Yu 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).

  • Metabolic engineering of clostridium tyrobutyricum for butanol production
    Patent number: 9284580
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions, systems, and methods for producing biofuels, such as butanol, and related compounds. More specifically, provided are methods of making recombinant microorganizms having non-naturally occurring metabolic pathways for the production of biofuels, and methods of producing biofuels using such organizms. Also provided are metabolically engineered microorganizms capable of producing butanol from a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventors: Shang-Tian Yang, Mingrui Yu
  • METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM FOR BUTANOL PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20130323809
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions, systems, and methods for producing biofuels, such as butanol, and related compounds. More specifically, provided are methods of making recombinant microorganisms having non-naturally occurring metabolic pathways for the production of biofuels, and methods of producing biofuels using such organisms. Also provided are metabolically engineered microorganisms capable of producing butanol from a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shang-Tian Yang, Mingrui Yu