Patents by Inventor Smita Shankar

Smita Shankar 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).

  • Materials and methods for protein production
    Patent number: 12509695
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for the production of protein. In one aspect, this document provides a first exogenous nucleic acid construct including a nucleotide sequence encoding an aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS) protein operably linked to a first promoter element, wherein the ALAS includes at least a first heme responsive motif (HRM), and wherein the ALAS includes a mutation in the first HRM, and a second exogenous nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a heme-binding protein, wherein the second exogenous nucleic acid construct including a nucleotide sequence encoding the heme-binding protein is operably linked to the first promoter element or is operably linked to a second promoter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Biswajoy Roy Chaudhuri, Smita Shankar
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PROTEIN PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20250066951
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for the production of protein. In one aspect, this document provides a nucleic acid construct including a first alcohol oxidase promoter element, wherein the first alcohol oxidase promoter element includes a mutation at one or more nucleotide positions corresponding to any of nucleotide positions 668-734 relative to SEQ ID NO: 28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Martin Andrew Hoyt, Xiao Guo, Smita Shankar
  • EXPRESSION CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERING METHYLOTROPHIC YEAST
    Publication number: 20250051786
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt
  • Materials and methods for protein production
    Patent number: 12116699
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for the production of protein. In one aspect, this document provides a nucleic acid construct including a first alcohol oxidase promoter element, wherein the first alcohol oxidase promoter element includes a mutation at one or more nucleotide positions corresponding to any of nucleotide positions 668-734 relative to SEQ ID NO: 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Andrew Hoyt, Xiao Guo, Smita Shankar
  • Expression constructs and methods of genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast
    Patent number: 12084667
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PROTEIN PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20240218378
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for the production of protein. In one aspect, this document provides a first exogenous nucleic acid construct including a nucleotide sequence encoding an aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS) protein operably linked to a first promoter element, wherein the ALAS includes at least a first heme responsive motif (HRM), and wherein the ALAS includes a mutation in the first HRM, and a second exogenous nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a heme-binding protein, wherein the second exogenous nucleic acid construct including a nucleotide sequence encoding the heme-binding protein is operably linked to the first promoter element or is operably linked to a second promoter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Biswajoy Roy Chaudhuri, Smita Shankar
  • Materials and methods for protein production
    Patent number: 11965167
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for the production of protein. In one aspect, this document provides a first exogenous nucleic acid construct including a nucleotide sequence encoding an aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS) protein operably linked to a first promoter element, wherein the ALAS includes at least a first heme responsive motif (HRM), and wherein the ALAS includes a mutation in the first HRM, and a second exogenous nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a heme-binding protein, wherein the second exogenous nucleic acid construct including a nucleotide sequence encoding the heme-binding protein is operably linked to the first promoter element or is operably linked to a second promoter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Biswajoy Roy Chaudhuri, Smita Shankar
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PROTEIN PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20220389616
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for the production of protein. In one aspect, this document provides a nucleic acid construct including a first alcohol oxidase promoter element, wherein the first alcohol oxidase promoter element includes a mutation at one or more nucleotide positions corresponding to any of nucleotide positions 668-734 relative to SEQ ID NO: 28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Andrew Hoyt, Xiao Guo, Smita Shankar
  • EXPRESSION CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERING METHYLOTROPHIC YEAST
    Publication number: 20220290166
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt
  • Materials and methods for protein production
    Patent number: 11427932
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for the production of protein. In one aspect, this document provides a nucleic acid construct including a first alcohol oxidase promoter element, wherein the first alcohol oxidase promoter element includes a mutation at one or more nucleotide positions corresponding to any of nucleotide positions 668-734 relative to SEQ ID NO: 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Andrew Hoyt, Xiao Guo, Smita Shankar
  • Expression constructs and methods of genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast
    Patent number: 11319544
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PROTEIN PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20200340000
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for the production of protein. In one aspect, this document provides a first exogenous nucleic acid construct including a nucleotide sequence encoding an aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS) protein operably linked to a first promoter element, wherein the ALAS includes at least a first heme responsive motif (HRM), and wherein the ALAS includes a mutation in the first HRM, and a second exogenous nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a heme-binding protein, wherein the second exogenous nucleic acid construct including a nucleotide sequence encoding the heme-binding protein is operably linked to the first promoter element or is operably linked to a second promoter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Biswajoy Roy-Chaudhuri, Smita Shankar
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PROTEIN PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20200332267
    Abstract: This document relates to materials and methods for the production of protein. In one aspect, this document provides a nucleic acid construct including a first alcohol oxidase promoter element, wherein the first alcohol oxidase promoter element includes a mutation at one or more nucleotide positions corresponding to any of nucleotide positions 668-734 relative to SEQ ID NO: 28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Andrew Hoyt, Xiao Guo, Smita Shankar
  • Expression constructs and methods of genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast
    Patent number: 10689656
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt
  • Expression constructs and methods of genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast
    Patent number: 10273492
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt
  • System for supporting a multi-tenant data architecture
    Patent number: 10250453
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system that enables a single software application instance to support multiple tenants, wherein each tenant is associated with a separate database. First, the software application instance receives an input, wherein the input requires an operation to be performed on a database of one of the supported tenants. Next, the software application instance identifies the tenant with which the input is associated. The software application instance then obtains a context associated with the tenant. From the context, the software application instance obtains a service object. Finally, the software application invokes a method provided by the service object's class. This enables a data access object, which is encapsulated within the service object, to perform the operation on the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: INTUIT INC.
    Inventors: Servesh Pratap Singh, Ritesh N. Jain, Smita Shankar
  • EXPRESSION CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERING METHYLOTROPHIC YEAST
    Publication number: 20180371469
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt
  • EXPRESSION CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERING METHYLOTROPHIC YEAST
    Publication number: 20180127764
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt
  • Expression constructs and methods of genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast
    Patent number: 9938327
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Impossible Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt
  • EXPRESSION CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERING METHYLOTROPHIC YEAST
    Publication number: 20170349637
    Abstract: Methods and materials for genetically engineering methylotrophic yeast are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Smita Shankar, Martin Andrew Hoyt