Patents by Inventor Phillip Venter

Phillip Venter 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).

  • Hot-start antibodies for Taq DNA polymerase variant
    Patent number: 12723103
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to Taq polymerase binding antibody compositions and methods of use for nucleic acid amplification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Watchmaker Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Venter, Bjarne Faurholm, Eric van der Walt
  • LYSO-ORNITHINE LIPID BIOSURFACTANT OVERPRODUCTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20260250648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing production of a lyso-ornithine lipid in a microorganism, by expressing a heterologous ornithine acyl-ACP N-acyltransferase and elevating levels of an acyl carrier protein in the microorganism. Also provided for is a method of obtaining lyso-ornithine lipids with differing fatty acid chain lengths by varying the ornithine concentration. The invention further provides for recombinant microorganisms capable of producing increased levels of a lyso-ornithine lipid, which is useful as a biosurfactant. Also provided are lyso-ornithine lipids produced by the method or by the recombinant microorganism and application thereof as a biosurfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Applicant: University of the Western Cape
    Inventors: Leonardo Joaquim VAN ZYL, Marla TRINDADE, Phillip VENTER
  • HOT-START ANTIBODIES FOR TAQ DNA POLYMERASE VARIANT
    Publication number: 20260042864
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to Taq polymerase binding antibody compositions and methods of use for nucleic acid amplification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: Watchmaker Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Venter, Bjame Faurholm, Eric van der Walt