Patents by Inventor Zhihao Hu

Zhihao Hu 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: 20240150774
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to recombinant host cells including strain modifications effective to improve titer, yield and/or productivity of fatty acid derivatives. The disclosure further relates to cell cultures including the recombinant host cells for the fermentative production of fatty acid derivatives and compositions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Derek L. GREENFIELD, Andreas W. Schirmer, Elizabeth J. Clarke, Eli S. Groban, Bernardo M. Da Costa, Zhihao Hu, Kevin Holden, Noah Helman
  • Publication number: 20240137618
    Abstract: This application provides a bullet-screen comment display method, where the bullet-screen comment display method includes: determining bullet-screen comment area basic information corresponding to a target bullet-screen comment from a target picture; identifying an invalid pixel set of the target picture; determining a bullet-screen comment filling area corresponding to the target bullet-screen comment based on the bullet-screen comment area basic information and the invalid pixel set; and filling the bullet-screen comment filling area with the target bullet-screen comment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zhicong ZANG, Chaoran LI, Xin LIU, Zhihao HU, Guojia CHEN, Jiarui ZHAO, Zhuofan LIU, Jingqiang ZHANG, Weini TIAN, Zhuangzhuang SHI, Zengxiang LV
  • Patent number: 11955323
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for blocking plasma backflow in a process chamber to protect an air inlet structure, comprising an air inlet nozzle tightly connected to an air inlet flange. The inner cavity of the air inlet nozzle is provided with an air inlet guide body, wherein the air inlet guide body has an upper structure, a middle structure, and a lower structure, the upper, middle, and lower structures are an integrated structure, the upper, middle, and lower structures are all cylindrical, the cross-sectional diameter of the upper structure is smaller than that of the middle structure, a gas gathering area is arranged between the middle structure and the lower structure, and the middle structure and the lower structure are connected by the gas gathering area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGSU LEUVEN INSTRUMENTS CO. LTD
    Inventors: Na Li, Dongdong Hu, Xiaobo Liu, Haiyang Liu, Shiran Cheng, Song Guo, Zhihao Wu, Kaidong Xu
  • Patent number: 11739357
    Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant microorganism for producing citicoline and a method for producing citicoline by using the recombinant microorganism, wherein genes for degradation and utilization of citicoline, choline, and phosphocholine are knocked out, In addition, a pyrimidine nucleoside synthesis pathway is genetically engineered to remove feedback inhibition to the synthesis pathway. A yield of more than 20 g/L of citicoline can be obtained with recombinant strains in a 5-liter fermenter by means of a biological fermentation method, achieving industrial mass production with low citicoline production costs and less pollution; therefore, the method is a simple, environmentally friendly and has a relatively high promotion and application value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SUZHOU BIOSYNTHETICA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Junjun Jiang, Junying Fan, Feng Tian, Xintong Wang, Kailin Zhang, Zhihao Hu
  • Publication number: 20220267813
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to fatty diols and recombinant microorganisms for producing them. More particularly, the disclosure relates to recombinant microorganisms engineered to produce fatty diols via fermentation. Further encompassed is a process that uses the microorganisms to produce fatty diols from a simple carbon source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas W. SCHIRMER, Noah HELMAN, Haibo WANG, Zhihao HU, Vikranth ARLAGADDA, Alma Itzel RAMOS-SOLIS, Elizabeth CLARKE
  • Patent number: 11359216
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to fatty diols and recombinant microorganisms for producing them. More particularly, the disclosure relates to recombinant microorganisms engineered to produce fatty diols via fermentation. Further encompassed is a process that uses the microorganisms to produce fatty diols from a simple carbon source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas W. Schirmer, Noah Helman, Haibo Wang, Zhihao Hu, Vikranth Arlagadda, Alma Itzel Ramos-Solis, Elizabeth Clarke
  • Publication number: 20210371836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mutant thioesterase enzymes and naturally-occurring equivalents thereof, compositions made from such enzymes and uses of thioesterase enzymes. In particular, the present invention provides mutant thioesterase enzymes that have altered properties, for example, altered substrate specificity, altered activity, altered selectivity, and/or altered proportional yields in the product mixtures. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such mutant thioesterase enzymes, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further provides for novel uses of thioesterases in the production of various fatty acid derivatives, which are useful as, or as components of, industrial chemicals and fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Louis HOM, Na TRINH, Murtaza ALIBHAI, Zhihao HU, Eli GROBAN, Vikranth ARLAGADDA, Elizabeth CLARKE
  • Publication number: 20210371889
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods, including polynucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and engineered host cells for producing fatty acids and derivates of fatty acids such as acyl-CoA, terminal olefins, fatty aldehydes, fatty alcohols, alkanes, alkenes, wax esters, ketones and internal olefins through altered expression of the transcription factor, fadR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Derek L. GREENFIELD, Louis G. HOM, Fernando A. SANCHEZ-RIERA, Zhihao HU, Vikranth ARLAGADDA, Eli S. GROBAN, Scott A. FRYKMAN
  • Publication number: 20210371843
    Abstract: The invention discloses a genetically engineered bacterium in which the gene encoding adenine deaminase on the genome of the bacterium is knocked out or/and the gene encoding the enzyme in the NAD+ anabolic pathway is integrated on the genome of the bacterium. The invention also discloses a construction method of the above-mentioned genetically engineered bacteria. The gene encoding adenine deaminase on the genome of the host strain is knocked out to obtain a strain with high NAD+ yield. Or the expression cassettes of the gene encoding the enzyme in the NAD+ synthesis pathway are constructed separately, and then the enzyme encoding The gene expression cassette is integrated into the genome of the host strain whose gene encoding adenine deaminase is knocked out to construct a strain with high NAD+ production. The application of the above genetically engineered bacteria is disclosed. A method of producing NAD+ is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wei WANG, Kanglin WANG, Minjie FU, Yonghong JIN, Feng TIAN, Heping JIA, Zhihao HU
  • Publication number: 20210355071
    Abstract: Genetically engineered cells and microorganisms are provided that produce products from the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway (fatty acid derivatives), as well as methods of their use. The products are particularly useful as biofuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Zhihao HU, Fernando VALLE
  • Publication number: 20210348173
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to recombinant host cells including strain modifications effective to improve titer, yield and/or productivity of fatty acid derivatives. The disclosure further relates to cell cultures including the recombinant host cells for the fermentative production of fatty acid derivatives and compositions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Derek L. GREENFIELD, Andreas W. SCHIRMER, Elizabeth J. CLARKE, Eli S. GROBAN, Bernardo M. DA COSTA, Zhihao HU, Kevin HOLDEN, Noah HELMAN
  • Publication number: 20210324430
    Abstract: Methods and compositions, including nucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and host cells, for producing fatty alcohols are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihao HU, Vikranth ARLAGADDA
  • Publication number: 20210324431
    Abstract: Recombinant microbial cells are provided which have been engineered to produce fatty acid derivatives having linear chains containing an odd number of carbon atoms by the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway. Also provided are methods of making odd chain fatty acid derivatives using the recombinant microbial cells, and compositions comprising odd chain fatty acid derivatives produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Grace J. LEE, John HALIBURTON, Zhihao HU, Andreas W. SCHIRMER, Kevin HOLDEN
  • Patent number: 11066682
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods, including polynucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and engineered host cells for producing fatty acids and derivates of fatty acids such as acyl-CoA, terminal olefins, fatty aldehydes, fatty alcohols, alkanes, alkenes, wax esters, ketones and internal olefins through altered expression of the transcription factor, fadR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek L. Greenfield, Louis G. Hom, Fernando A. Sanchez-Riera, Zhihao Hu, Vikranth Arlagadda, Eli S. Groban, Scott A. Frykman
  • Patent number: 11060099
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods, including polynucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, recombinant host cells and recombinant host cell cultures engineered to produce fatty acid derivative compositions comprising fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty aldehydes, fatty esters, alkanes, terminal olefins, internal olefins or ketones. The fatty acid derivative composition is produced extracellularly with a higher titer, yield or productivity than the corresponding wild type or non-engineered host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek L. Greenfield, Andreas W. Schirmer, Elizabeth J. Clarke, Eli S. Groban, Bernardo M. Da Costa, Zhihao Hu, Kevin Holden, Noah Helman
  • Patent number: 11046635
    Abstract: Genetically engineered cells and microorganisms are provided that produce products from the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway (fatty acid derivatives), as well as methods of their use. The products are particularly useful as biofuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: GENOMATICA, INC.
    Inventors: Zhihao Hu, Fernando Valle
  • Patent number: 11034937
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to variant carboxylic acid reductase (CAR) enzymes for the improved production of fatty alcohols in recombinant host cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek L. Greenfield, Elizabeth J. Clarke, Eli S. Groban, Vikranth Arlagadda, Sungwon Lee, Xuezhi Li, Zhihao Hu, Baolong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210171987
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for production of fatty alcohols using recombinant microorganisms are provided as well as fatty alcohol compositions produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jay D. KEASLING, Zhihao HU, Chris SOMERVILLE, George CHURCH, David BERRY, Lisa C. FRIEDMAN, Andreas SCHIRMER, Shane BRUBAKER, Stephen B. DEL CARDAYRE
  • Patent number: 11021695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mutant thioesterase enzymes and naturally-occurring equivalents thereof, compositions made from such enzymes and uses of thioesterase enzymes. In particular, the present invention provides mutant thioesterase enzymes that have altered properties, for example, altered substrate specificity, altered activity, altered selectivity, and/or altered proportional yields in the product mixtures. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such mutant thioesterase enzymes, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further provides for novel uses of thioesterases in the production of various fatty acid derivatives, which are useful as, or as components of, industrial chemicals and fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Hom, Na Trinh, Murtaza Alibhai, Zhihao Hu, Eli Groban, Vikranth Arlagadda, Elizabeth Clarke
  • Patent number: 10961553
    Abstract: Methods and compositions, including nucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and host cells, for producing fatty alcohols are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihao Hu, Vikranth Arlagadda