Patents by Inventor Yoko Phillips

Yoko Phillips 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).

  • Laccases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 8097442
    Abstract: The invention provides laccases, polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, the methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Verenium Corporation
    Inventors: Tim S. Hitchman, Dan E. Robertson, Masao Hiraiwa, Yoko Phillips, Kevin A. Gray
  • LACCASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM
    Publication number: 20100267110
    Abstract: The invention provides laccases, polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, the methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: VERENIUM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tim Hitchman, Dan E. Robertson, Masao Hiraiwa, Yoko Phillips, Kevin A. Gray
  • Laccases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 7741089
    Abstract: The invention provides laccases, polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, the use of such polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention relates to the enzymatic production of nootkatone by way of the conversion of valencene using proteins having a laccase activity, e.g., a novel laccase of the invention. In one aspect, the invention provides methods of depolymerizing lignin, e.g., in a pulp or paper manufacturing process, using a polypeptide of the invention. In another aspect, the invention provides methods for oxidizing products that can be mediators of laccase-catalyzed oxidation reactions, e.g., 2,2-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT), 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yloxy (TEMPO), dimethoxyphenol, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Verenium Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Hitchman, Dan E. Robertson, Masao Hiraiwa, Yoko Phillips, Kevin A. Gray
  • Laccases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Publication number: 20070105112
    Abstract: The invention provides laccases, polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, the use of such polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention relates to the enzymatic production of nootkatone by way of the conversion of valencene using proteins having a laccase activity, e.g., a novel laccase of the invention. In one aspect, the invention provides methods of depolymerizing lignin, e.g., in a pulp or paper manufacturing process, using a polypeptide of the invention. In another aspect, the invention provides methods for oxidizing products that can be mediators of laccase-catalyzed oxidation reactions, e.g., 2,2-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT), 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yloxy (TEMPO), dimethoxyphenol, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Tim Hitchman, Dan Robertson, Masao Hiraiwa, Yoko Phillips, Kevin Gray