Patents by Inventor Veerle Saels

Veerle Saels 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).

  • Yeast alleles involved in tolerance to high alcohol levels
    Patent number: 11174497
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of yeast and, specifically, to the identification of yeast alleles that are involved in maximal alcohol accumulation and/or in tolerance to high alcohol levels. Preferably, the alcohol is ethanol. The identified alleles can be combined or stacked with each other to construe and/or select high alcohol tolerant yeasts, most notably Saccharomyces species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: VIB VZW, K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Kevin Verstrepen, Yudi Yang, Veerle Saels, Karin Voordeckers, Beatriz Herrera
  • YEAST ALLELES INVOLVED IN TOLERANCE TO HIGH ALCOHOL LEVELS
    Publication number: 20180312878
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of yeast and, specifically, to the identification of yeast alleles that are involved in maximal alcohol accumulation and/or in tolerance to high alcohol levels. The alcohol may be, e.g., ethanol. The identified alleles can be combined or stacked with each other to construe and/or select high alcohol tolerant yeasts, most notably Saccharomyces species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicants: VIB VZW, K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Kevin Verstrepen, Yudi Yang, Veerle Saels, Karin Voordeckers, Beatriz Herrera