Patents by Inventor Susan Ellis Blackburn

Susan Ellis Blackburn 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).

  • Synthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids by recombinant cells
    Publication number: 20050273885
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desaturase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain poly unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Surinder Singh, Stanley Robert, Peter Nichols, Susan Ellis Blackburn, Xue-Rong Zhou, James Petrie, Allan Green