Patents by Inventor Steve Bass

Steve Bass 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).

  • Evolution of whole cells and organisms by recursive sequence recombination
    Patent number: 7148054
    Abstract: The invention provides methods employing iterative cycles of recombination and selection/screening for evolution of whole cells and organisms toward acquisition of desired properties Examples of such properties include enhanced recombinogenicity, genome copy number, and capacity for expression and/or secretion of proteins and secondary metabolites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Maxygen, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen delCardayre, Matthew Tobin, Willem P. C. Stemmer, Jon E. Ness, Jeremy Minshull, Phillip Patten, Venkiteswatan Subramanian, Linda A. Castle, Claus M. Krebber, Steve Bass, Ying-Xin Zhang, Tony Cox, Gjalt Huisman, Ling Yuan, Joseph A. Affholter
  • Evolution of whole cells and organisms by recursive sequence recombination
    Patent number: 6528311
    Abstract: The invention provides methods employing iterative cycles of recombination and selection/screening for evolution of whole cells and organisms toward acquisition of desired properties. Examples of such properties include enhanced recombinogenicity, genome copy number, and capacity for expression and/or secretion of proteins and secondary metabolites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Maxygen, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen delCardayre, Matthew Tobin, William P. C. Stemmer, Jon E. Ness, Jeremy Minshull, Phillip Patten, Venkiteswaran Subramanian, Linda Castle, Claus M. Krebber, Steve Bass
  • Evolution of whole cells and organisms by recursive sequence recombination
    Patent number: 6352859
    Abstract: The invention provides methods employing iterative cycles of recombination and selection/screening for evolution of whole cells and organisms toward acquisition of desired properties. Examples of such properties include enhanced recombinogenicity, genome copy number, and capacity for expression and/or secretion of proteins and secondary metabolites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Maxygen, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen delCardayre, Matthew Tobin, William P. C. Stemmer, Jon E. Ness, Jeremy Minshull, Phillip Patten, Venkiteswatan Subramanian, Linda Castle, Claus M. Krebber, Steve Bass
  • Evolution of whole cells and organisms by recursive sequence recombination
    Patent number: 6326204
    Abstract: The invention provides methods employing iterative cycles of recombination and selection/screening for evolution of whole cells and organisms toward acquisition of desired properties. Examples of such properties include enhanced recombinogenicity, genome copy number, and capacity for expression and/or secretion of proteins and secondary metabolites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Maxygen, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen delCardayre, Matthew Tobin, William P. C. Stemmer, Jon E. Ness, Jeremy Minshull, Phillip Patten, Venkiteswatan Subramanian, Linda Castle, Steve Bass