Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Westfall

Patrick J. Westfall 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: 11193150
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated nepetalactone oxidoreductase polypeptides (NORs), nepetalactol synthases (NEPSs), and related polynucleotides, engineered host cells, and cultures, as well as methods for producing NORs and NEPSs, and for using them to produce nepetalactol, nepetalactone, and dihydronepetalactone. The present disclosure also provides methods for engineering cells (e.g., microbial cells) to produce nepetalactone from a fermentation substrate such as glucose, as well as engineered cells having this capability and related cultures and methods for producing nepetalactone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ZYMERGEN INC.
    Inventors: Grayson Wawrzyn, Christine Roche, Patrick J. Westfall, Warren Lau, Savita Ganesan, Fern R. McSorley, Zach Serber
  • Publication number: 20200362376
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated nepetalactone oxidoreductase polypeptides (NORs), nepetalactol synthases (NEPSs), and related polynucleotides, engineered host cells, and cultures, as well as methods for producing NORs and NEPSs, and for using them to produce nepetalactol, nepetalactone, and dihydronepetalactone. The present disclosure also provides methods for engineering cells (e.g., microbial cells) to produce nepetalactone from a fermentation substrate such as glucose, as well as engineered cells having this capability and related cultures and methods for producing nepetalactone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Zymergen Inc.
    Inventors: Grayson Wawrzyn, Christine Roche, Patrick J. Westfall, Warren Lau, Savita Ganesan, Fern R. McSorley, Zach Serber
  • Patent number: 10696991
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated nepetalactone oxidoreductase polypeptides (NORs), nepetalactol synthases (NEPSs), and related polynucleotides, engineered host cells, and cultures, as well as methods for producing NORs and NEPSs, and for using them to produce nepetalactol, nepetalactone, and dihydronepetalactone. The present disclosure also provides methods for engineering cells (e.g., microbial cells) to produce nepetalactone from a fermentation substrate such as glucose, as well as engineered cells having this capability and related cultures and methods for producing nepetalactone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Zymergen Inc.
    Inventors: Grayson Wawrzyn, Christine Roche, Patrick J. Westfall, Warren Lau, Savita Ganesan, Fern R. McSorley, Zach Serber
  • Publication number: 20190390237
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated nepetalactone oxidoreductase polypeptides (NORs), nepetalactol synthases (NEPSs), and related polynucleotides, engineered host cells, and cultures, as well as methods for producing NORs and NEPSs, and for using them to produce nepetalactol, nepetalactone, and dihydronepetalactone. The present disclosure also provides methods for engineering cells (e.g., microbial cells) to produce nepetalactone from a fermentation substrate such as glucose, as well as engineered cells having this capability and related cultures and methods for producing nepetalactone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Grayson Wawrzyn, Christine Roche, Patrick J. Westfall, Warren Lau, Savita Ganesan, Fern R. McSorley, Zach Serber