Patents by Inventor Minobu Nishimoto

Minobu Nishimoto 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).

  • Host cells and methods for producing 1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) and/or a DXP derived compound
    Patent number: 9637766
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell capable of producing 1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate or 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) (12), and optionally one or more DXP derived compounds, comprising: (a) a mutant RibB, or functional variant thereof, capable of catalyzing xylulose 5-phoshpate and/or ribulose 5-phospate to DXP, or (b) a YajO, or functional variant thereof, and a XylB, or functional variant thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: James Kirby, Jeffrey L. Fortman, Minobu Nishimoto, Jay D. Keasling
  • Host Cells and Methods for Producing 1-Deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) and/or a DXP Derived Compound
    Publication number: 20160298153
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell capable of producing 1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate or 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) (12), and optionally one or more DXP derived compounds, comprising: (a) a mutant RibB, or functional variant thereof, capable of catalyzing xylulose 5-phoshpate and/or ribulose 5-phospate to DXP, or (b) a YajO, or functional variant thereof, and a XylB, or functional variant thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: James Kirby, Jeffrey L. Fortman, Minobu Nishimoto, Jay D. Keasling
  • Host cells and methods for producing 1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) and/or a DXP derived compound
    Patent number: 9382553
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell capable of producing 1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate or 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) (12), and optionally one or more DXP derived compounds, comprising: (a) a mutant RibB, or functional variant thereof, capable of catalyzing xylulose 5-phosphate and/or ribulose 5-phosphate to DXP, or (b) a YajO, or functional variant thereof, and a XylB, or functional variant thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: James Kirby, Jeffrey L. Fortman, Minobu Nishimoto, Jay D. Keasling
  • Host Cells and Methods for Producing 1-Deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) and/or a DXP Derived Compound
    Publication number: 20130052692
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell capable of producing 1-deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate or 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) (12), and optionally one or more DXP derived compounds, comprising: (a) a mutant RibB, or functional variant thereof, capable of catalyzing xylulose 5-phosphate and/or ribulose 5-phosphate to DXP, or (b) a YajO, or functional variant thereof, and a XylB, or functional variant thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: James Kirby, Jeffrey L. Fortman, Minobu Nishimoto, Jay D. Keasling