Patents by Inventor Randy M. Berka
Randy M. Berka 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).
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Patent number: 8362221Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first Bacillus cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second Bacillus cells using microarrays containing Bacillus genomic sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to computer readable media and computer-based systems. The present invention further relates to substrates containing an array of Bacillus licheniformis or Bacillus clausii GSTs.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignees: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/SInventors: Randy M. Berka, Ib Groth Clausen, Alexandre Bolotine, Alexei Sorokine, Alla Lapidus
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Publication number: 20120214221Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first Bacillus cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second Bacillus cells using microarrays containing Bacillus genomic sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to computer readable media and computer-based systems. The present invention further relates to substrates containing an array of Bacillus licheniformis or Bacillus clausii GSTs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicants: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/SInventors: Randy M. Berka, Ib Groth Clausen, Alexandre Bolotine, Alexei Sorokine, Alla Lapidus
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Publication number: 20120171749Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first Bacillus cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second Bacillus cells using microarrays containing Bacillus genomic sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to computer readable media and computer-based systems. The present invention further relates to substrates containing an array of Bacillus licheniformis or Bacillus clausii GSTs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicants: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/SInventors: Alexandre Bolotine, Alexei Sorokine, Alla Lapidus, Randy M. Berka, Ib Groth Clausen
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Patent number: 8168773Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first Bacillus cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second Bacillus cells using microarrays containing Bacillus genomic sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to computer readable media and computer-based systems. The present invention further relates to substrates containing an array of Bacillus licheniformis or Bacillus clausii GSTs.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignees: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/SInventors: Randy M. Berka, Ib Groth Clausen, Alexandre Bolotine, Alexei Sorokine, Alla Lapidus
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Publication number: 20100267584Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first Bacillus cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second Bacillus cells using microarrays containing Bacillus genomic sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to computer readable media and computer-based systems. The present invention further relates to substrates containing an array of Bacillus licheniformis or Bacillus clausii GSTs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes, Inc.Inventors: Alexandre Bolotine, Alexei Sorokine, Alla Lapidus, Randy M. Berka, Ib Groth Clausen
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Patent number: 7691574Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first Bacillus cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second Bacillus cells using microarrays containing Bacillus genomic sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to computer readable media and computer-based systems. The present invention further relates to substrates containing an array of Bacillus licheniformis or Bacillus clausii GSTs.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2005Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignees: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/SInventors: Randy M. Berka, Ib Groth Clausen, Alexandre Bolotine, Alexei Sorokine, Alla Lapidus
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Patent number: 7186513Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first filamentous fungal cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second filamentous fungal cells using microarrays containing filamentous fungal expressed sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to filamentous fungal expressed sequenced tags and to computer readable media and substrates containing such expressed sequenced tags for monitoring expression of a plurality of genes in filamentous fungal cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey, Jeffrey R. Shuster, Sakari Kauppinen, Ib Groth Clausen, Peter Bjarke Olsen
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Patent number: 7018794Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first Bacillus cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second Bacillus cells using microarrays containing Bacillus genomic sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to computer readable media and computer-based systems. The present invention further relates to substrates containing an array of Bacillus licheniformis or Bacillus clausii GSTs.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2001Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Ib Groth Clausen, Alexandre Bolotine, Alexei Sorokine, Alla Lapidus
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Patent number: 6942973Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for isolating a gene encoding an enzyme, comprising: (a) adding a mixture of labeled first nucleic acid probes from a microbial strain cultured on medium without the substrate, and labeled second nucleic acid probes from a microbial strain cultured on medium with the substrate, to an array of random nucleic acid fragments of the microbial strain where the labeled nucleic acids hybridize to complementary sequences of the genomic fragments in the array, wherein the first nucleic acid probes are labeled with a first reporter and the second nucleic acid probes are labeled with a second reporter; (b) examining the array under conditions wherein the relative expression of the genes of the microbial strain is determined by the observed hybridization reporter signal of each spot in the array; and (c) isolating a gene from the microbial strain that encodes an enzyme that degrades the substrate. The present invention also relates to isolated genes obtained by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2002Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Debbie S. Yaver, Randy M. Berka
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Patent number: 6902887Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first filamentous fungal cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second filamentous fungal cells using microarrays containing filamentous fungal expressed sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to filamentous fungal expressed sequenced tags and to computer readable media and substrates containing such expressed sequenced tags for monitoring expression of a plurality of genes in filamentous fungal cells.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2000Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignees: Novozymes Biotech, Inc., Novozymes A/SInventors: Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey, Jeffrey R. Shuster, Sakari Kauppinen, Ib Groth Clausen, Peter Bjarke Olsen
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Patent number: 6893839Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing a heterologous polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant of a parent filamentous fungal cell under conditions conducive for the production of the heterologous polypeptide, wherein (i) the mutant cell comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding the heterologous polypeptide and (ii) the mutant produces less of the cyclohexadepsipeptide than the parent filamentous fungal cell when cultured under the same conditions; and (b) isolating the heterologous polypeptide from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to mutants of filamentous fungal cells and methods for obtaining the mutant cells. The present invention also relates to isolated cyclohexadepsipeptide synthetases and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the cyclohexadepsipeptide synthetases.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2000Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey, Wendy T. Yoder
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Publication number: 20040229367Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first filamentous fungal cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second filamentous fungal cells using microarrays containing filamentous fungal expressed sequenced tags. The present invention also relates to filamentous fungal expressed sequenced tags and to computer readable media and substrates containing such expressed sequenced tags for monitoring expression of a plurality of genes in filamentous fungal cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Applicants: Novozymes Biotech, Inc., Novozymes A/S, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey, Jeffrey R. Shuster, Sakari Kauppinen, Ib Groth Clausen, Peter Bjarke Olsen
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Patent number: 6756220Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lactonohydrolase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. The present invention further relates to methods for preventing microbial biofilm development.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey
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Patent number: 6692940Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a fungal host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the fungal host cell comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide operably linked to a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a promoter foreign to the nucleic acid sequence, wherein the promoter comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of nucleotides 1 to 3949 of SEQ ID NO. 1, nucleotides 1 to 938 of SEQ ID NO. 2, and nucleotides 1 to 3060 of SEQ ID NO. 3, and a subsequence thereof; and mutant, hybrid, and tandem promoters thereof; and (b) isolating the polypeptide from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to the isolated promoter sequences and to constructs, vectors, and fungal host cells comprising the promoter sequences operably linked to nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey, Kimberly Brown, Stephen H. Brown
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Patent number: 6682922Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lysophospholipase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignees: Novozymes Biotech, Inc., Novozymes Bioindustry, Ltd.Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey, Tony Byun, Ryoko Itami, Noriko Tsutsumi, Alan Klotz
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Patent number: 6667169Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having acid phosphatase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2001Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Debbie S. Yaver, Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey
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Publication number: 20030148452Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a fungal host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the fungal host cell comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide operably linked to a second nucleic acid sequence comprising a promoter foreign to the nucleic acid sequence, wherein the promoter comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of nucleotides 1 to 3949 of SEQ ID NO. 1, nucleotides 1 to 938 of SEQ ID NO. 2, and nucleotides 1 to 3060 of SEQ ID NO. 3, and a subsequence thereof; and mutant, hybrid, and tandem promoters thereof; and (b) isolating the polypeptide from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to the isolated promoter sequences and to constructs, vectors, and fungal host cells comprising the promoter sequences operably linked to nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Applicant: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey, Kimberly Brown, Stephen H. Brown
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Publication number: 20030131376Abstract: The invention is directed to nucleic acid sequences derived from Fusarium fungal genes which encode the cell wall-degrading enzymes glucanase, endochitinase, and exochitinase; isolated polypeptides having glucanase, endochitinase or exochitinase activity; recombinant nucleic acid molecules, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides, including expression in plant cells to confer or enhance a plant's resistance to Fusarium and other pathogens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Patricia A. Okubara, Ann E. Blechl, Thomas M. Hohn, Randy M. Berka
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Publication number: 20030100092Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lysophospholipase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2002Publication date: May 29, 2003Applicant: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Randy M. Berka, Michael W. Rey, Tony Byun, Ryoko Itami, Noriko Tsutsumi, Alan Klotz
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Patent number: 6521435Abstract: The invention is directed to nucleic acid sequences derived from Fusarium fungal genes which encode the cell wall-degrading enzymes glucanase, endochitinase, and exochitinase; isolated polypeptides having glucanase, endochitinase or exochitinase activity; recombinant nucleic acid molecules, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides, including expression in plant cells to confer or enhance a plant's resistance to Fusarium and other pathogens.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2000Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Novozymes Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Patricia A. Okubara, Ann E. Blechl, Thomas M. Hohn, Randy M. Berka