Patents by Inventor Thomas T. Eng

Thomas T. Eng 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).

  • Genetically modified bacterial cells and methods useful for producing indigoidine
    Patent number: 11767521
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified bacterial host cell capable of producing indigoidine, wherein the host cell comprises a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) that converts glutamine to indigoidine, and the bacterial host cell is reduced in its expression of one or more of the sixteen indicated enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Thomas T. Eng, Deepanwita Banerjee, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
  • Pseudomonas mutant strains with enhanced xylose and galactose utilization
    Publication number: 20230119263
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a Pseudomonas cell is able to grow in a medium with xylose or galactose as a sole carbon source with a growth rate of equal to or higher than 0.10 h?1. The present invention provides for methods and compositions relating to an engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440 utilizing a non-native carbon source, such as galactose or xylose or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Hyungyu Lim, Thomas T. Eng, Adam M. Feist
  • Use of cholinium lysinate as an herbicide
    Patent number: 11160277
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an herbicidal composition comprising a cholinium lysinate [Ch][Lys], and a method for controlling the growth of one or more plants, comprising applying the herbicidal composition thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jennifer C. Mortimer, Robin A. Herbert, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Thomas T. Eng
  • GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIAL CELLS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING INDIGOIDINE
    Publication number: 20210332398
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified bacterial host cell capable of producing indigoidine, wherein the host cell comprises a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) that converts glutamine to indigoidine, and the bacterial host cell is reduced in its expression of one or more of the sixteen indicated enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas T. Eng, Deepanwita Banerjee, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
  • GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIAL CELLS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING TETRAMETHYL PYRAZINE
    Publication number: 20210261511
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified bacterial host cell comprising one or more enzymes of a heterologous isoprenoid or isopentenol production pathway and capable of producing tetramethyl pyrazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Thomas T. Eng
  • Use of cholinium lysinate as an herbicide
    Publication number: 20200345007
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an herbicidal composition comprising a cholinium lysinate [Ch][Lys], and a method for controlling the growth of one or more plants, comprising applying the herbicidal composition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jennifer C. Mortimer, Robin A. Herbert, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Thomas T. Eng