Patents by Inventor Nahla Aboushadi

Nahla Aboushadi 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).

  • Amylases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 8551754
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Verenium Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Gray, Nahla Aboushadi, James Garrett
  • AMYLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM
    Publication number: 20120040412
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: VERENIUM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin A. Gray, Nahla Aboushadi, James B. Garrett
  • Amylases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 8071350
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Verenium Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. Gray, Nahla Aboushadi, James B. Garrett
  • Amylases, Nucleic Acids Encoding Them and Methods for Making and Using Them
    Publication number: 20110076740
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: VERENIUM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin A. Gray, Nahla Aboushadi, James B. Garrett
  • ENZYMES FOR THE TREATMENT OF LIGNOCELLULOSICS, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM
    Publication number: 20100189706
    Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides having a lignocellulolytic activity, e.g., a glycosyl hydrolase, a cellulase, an endoglucanase, a cellobiohydrolase, a beta-glucosidase, a xylanase, a mannanse, a xylosidase (e.g., a ?-xylosidase), an arabinofuranosidase, and/or a glucose oxidase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention provides polypeptides that can enzymatically process (hydrolyze) sugarcane bagasse, i.e., for sugarcane bagasse degradation, or for biomass processing, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one embodiment, the invention provides thermostable and thermotolerant forms of polypeptides of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Cathy Chang, Justin T. Stege, Nahla Aboushadi, Gordana Djordjevic, Ellen Burke, Peter Luginbuhl, Mark Dycaico, Toby Richardson, John Poland, Ying Hefner, Stacy Marie Miles
  • Amylases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 7741092
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Verenium Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. Gray, Nahla Aboushadi, James B. Garrett
  • Glucosidases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Publication number: 20070056053
    Abstract: The invention is directed to polypeptides having a glucosidase activity, including an alpha-glucosidase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention are used as alpha-glucosidases to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars, e.g., to convert liquefied starch to glucose. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can catalyze the hydrolysis of both alpha-(1,4) and alpha-(1,6) glucose linkages. In one aspect, the polypeptides of the invention can catalyze the hydrolysis of both malto-oligosaccharides and liquefied starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: DIVERSA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Gray, James Garrett, Nahla Aboushadi, Ryan Knowles, Eileen O'Donoghue, Elizabeth Waters
  • Amylases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Publication number: 20060294620
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having an amylase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used as amylases to catalyze the hydrolysis of starch into sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Kevin Gray, Nahla Aboushadi, James Garrett
  • Proteases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Publication number: 20060259995
    Abstract: The invention is directed to polypeptides having protease activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods for making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of diagnostic, therapeutic, and industrial contexts. The polypeptides of the invention can be used as, e.g., an additive for a detergent, for processing foods and for chemical synthesis utilizing a reverse reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Michelle Cayouette, Connie Hansen, Amy McClure, May Sun, Svetlana Gramatikova, Mark Dycaico, Nelson Barton, Justin Stege, Nahla Aboushadi