Patents by Inventor Won Heong Lee

Won Heong Lee 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).

  • Biosynthesis of oligosaccharides
    Patent number: 10907137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for production of 2?Fucosyllactose by a microbial system comprising a ?-1,2 fucosyltransferase (FucT2) polynucleotide and a Guanosine 5?-diphospho-?-L-fucose (GDP-L-fucose) synthesis pathway using lactose as a substrate. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising the microbial system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Won-Heong Lee, Panchalee Pathanibul, Josh Quarterman, Michael J. Miller, Yong-Su Jin, Jin-Ho Seo
  • Biosynthesis of Oligosaccharides
    Publication number: 20180298413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for production of 2?Fucosyllactose by a microbial system comprising a ?-1,2 fucosyltransferase (FucT2) polynucleotide and a Guanosine 5?-diphospho-?-L-fucose (GDP-L-fucose) synthesis pathway using lactose as a substrate. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising the microbial system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Won-Heong Lee, Panchalee Pathanibul, Josh Quarterman, Michael J. Miller, Yong-Su Jin, Jin-Ho Seo
  • Biosynthesis of oligosaccharides
    Patent number: 9944965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for production of 2?Fucosyllactose by a microbial system comprising a ?-1,2 fucosyltransferase (FucT2) polynucleotide and a Guanosine 5?-diphospho-?-L-fucose (GDP-L-fucose) synthesis pathway using lactose as a substrate. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising the microbial system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Won-Heong Lee, Panchalee Pathanibul, Josh Quarterman, Michael J. Miller, Yong-Su Jin, Jin-Ho Seo
  • Biosynthesis of Oligosaccharides
    Publication number: 20170152538
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for production of 2?Fucosyllactose by a microbial system comprising a ?-1,2 fucosyltransferase (FucT2) polynucleotide and a Guanosine 5?-diphospho-?-L-fucose (GDP-L-fucose) synthesis pathway using lactose as a substrate. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising the microbial system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Won-Heong Lee, Panchalee Pathanibul, Josh Quarterman, Michael J. Miller, Yong-Su Jin, Jin-Ho Seo
  • XYLITOL PRODUCTION FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20140342418
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to host cells containing a recombinant xylose reductase, a recombinant cellodextrin transporter, a recombinant intracellular ?-glucosidase, and lacking xylitol dehydrogenase and xylulokinase, and to methods of using such cells for producing xylitol from cellulosic biomass containing cellodextrin and xylose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Yong-Su Jin, Suk-Jin Ha, Eun Joong Oh, Soo Rin Kim, Won Heong Lee, James H. Doudna Cate, Jonathan M. Galazka