Patents by Inventor Willem F. J. Vermaas

Willem F. J. Vermaas 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).

  • Modified cyanobacteria
    Patent number: 8753840
    Abstract: Disclosed is a modified photoautotrophic bacterium comprising genes of interest that are modified in terms of their expression and/or coding region sequence, wherein modification of the genes of interest increases production of a desired product in the bacterium relative to the amount of the desired product production in a photoautotrophic bacterium that is not modified with respect to the genes of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventor: Willem F. J. Vermaas
  • Modified Cyanobacteria
    Publication number: 20110053216
    Abstract: Disclosed is a modified photoautotrophic bacterium comprising genes of interest that are modified in terms of their expression and/or coding region sequence, wherein modification of the genes of interest increases production of a desired product in the bacterium relative to the amount of the desired product production in a photoautotrophic bacterium that is not modified with respect to the genes of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Willem F. J. Vermaas
  • System and Method for Growing Photosynthetic Cells
    Publication number: 20110014683
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for growing photosynthetic cells in conduit. The system and method supply light, CO2 and nutrients to the cells. The system and method also dampen thermal variations in the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Willem F. J. Vermaas, Bruce E. Rittmann