Patents by Inventor Ulf Dehring

Ulf Dehring 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).

  • Selection of ADH in genetically modified cyanobacteria for the production of ethanol
    Patent number: 8163516
    Abstract: The present invention discloses genetically-modified cyanobacteria with ethanol-production capabilities enhanced over the currently-reported art, and methods of making such cyanobacteria. The invention provides a genetically modified photoautotrophic, ethanol producing host cell comprising an overexpressed pyruvate decarboxylase enzyme converting pyruvate to acetaldehyde and an overexpressed Zn2+ dependent alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme converting acetaldehyde to ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Algenol Biofuels Inc.
    Inventors: Ulf Dehring, Dan Kramer, Karl Ziegler