Patents by Inventor Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina

Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina 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).

  • Publication number: 20240035051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing and/or preventing an increase in lactic acid levels in a fermentation product production process, such as especially ethanol production, wherein a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) or an enzyme composition comprising an LPMO is added before or during saccharification and/or fermentation, or before or during propagation, to reduce and/or prevent an increase in lactic acid levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina, Xin Li, Kelly Cristina Leite Mulder, Angela Shows
  • Patent number: 11795481
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing and/or preventing an increase in lactic acid levels in a fermentation product production process, such as especially ethanol production, wherein a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) or an enzyme composition comprising an LPMO is added before or during saccharification and/or fermentation, or before or during propagation, to reduce and/or prevent an increase in lactic acid levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina, Xin Li, Kelly Cristina Leite Mulder, Angela Shows
  • Publication number: 20220267811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing and/or preventing an increase in lactic acid levels in a fermentation product production process, such as especially ethanol production, wherein a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) or an enzyme composition comprising an LPMO is added before or during saccharification and/or fermentation, or before or during propagation, to reduce and/or prevent an increase in lactic acid levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina, Xin Li, Kelly Cristina Leite Mulder, Angela Shows
  • Patent number: 11326175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas Pronk, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan Van Maris, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina
  • Patent number: 11326187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing and/or preventing an increase in lactic acid levels in a fermentation product production process, such as especially ethanol production, wherein a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) or an enzyme composition comprising an LPMO is added before or during saccharification and/or fermentation, or before or during propagation, to reduce and/or prevent an increase in lactic acid levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina, Xin Li, Kelly Cristina Leite Mulder, Angela Shows
  • Publication number: 20220135989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas PRONK, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan VAN MARIS, Victor Gabriel GUADALUPE MEDINA
  • Patent number: 11214810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas Pronk, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan Van Maris, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina
  • Patent number: 11174489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas Pronk, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan Van Maris, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina
  • Publication number: 20210230613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas PRONK, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan VAN MARIS, Victor Gabriel GUADALUPE MEDINA
  • Publication number: 20210230614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas PRONK, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan VAN MARIS, Victor Gabriel GUADALUPE MEDINA
  • Publication number: 20210189436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing and/or preventing an increase in lactic acid levels in a fermentation product production process, such as especially ethanol production, wherein a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) or an enzyme composition comprising an LPMO is added before or during saccharification and/or fermentation, or before or during propagation, to reduce and/or prevent an increase in lactic acid levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina, Xin Li, Kelly Cristina Leite Mulder, Angela Shows
  • Publication number: 20210147859
    Abstract: The invention relates to a recombinant yeast cell, in particular a transgenic yeast cell, functionally expressing one or more recombinant, in particular heterologous, nucleic acid sequences encoding ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (Rubisco) and phosphoribulokinase (PRK). The invention further relates to the use of carbon dioxide as an electron acceptor in a recombinant chemotrophic micro-organism, in particular a eukaryotic micro-organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Antonius Jeroen Adriaan VAN MARIS, Jacobus Thomas PRONK, Victor Gabriel GUADALUPE MEDINA, Hendrik Wouter WISSELINK
  • Patent number: 10883110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas Pronk, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan Van Maris, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina
  • Publication number: 20200299704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas PRONK, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan VAN MARIS, Victor Gabriel GUADALUPE MEDINA
  • Patent number: 10738317
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas Pronk, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan Van Maris, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina
  • Publication number: 20200248194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas PRONK, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan VAN MARIS, Victor Gabriel GUADALUPE MEDINA
  • Patent number: 10533181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas Pronk, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan Van Maris, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina
  • Publication number: 20190264217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas Pronk, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan Van Maris, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina
  • Publication number: 20190127745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jacobus Thomas PRONK, Antonius Jeroen Adriaan VAN MARIS, Victor Gabriel GUADALUPE MEDINA
  • Patent number: 10093937
    Abstract: The invention relates to a recombinant yeast cell, in particular a transgenic yeast cell, functionally expressing one or more recombinant, in particular heterologous, nucleic acid sequences encoding ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (Rubisco) and phosphoribulokinase (PRK). The invention further relates to the use of carbon dioxide as an electron acceptor in a recombinant chemotrophic micro-organism, in particular a eukaryotic micro-organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
    Inventors: Antonius Jeroen Adriaan Van Maris, Jacobus Thomas Pronk, Victor Gabriel Guadalupe Medina, Hendrik Wouter Wisselink