Patents
US 10233458 B2: Carbon fixation systems in plants and algae
- Granted
- 2019-03-19
- Filed
- 2017-01-20 application 15411854
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Provided are methods for elevating cyclic electron transfer activity, improving carbon concentration, and enhancing carbon fixation in C3 and C4 plants, and algae, and producing biomass or other products from C3 or C4 plants, and algae, selected from among, for example, starches, oils, fatty acids, lipids, cellulose or other carbohydrates, alcohols, sugars, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, fragrance and flavoring compounds, and organic acids, as well as transgenic plants produced thereby. These methods and transgenic plants and algae encompass the expression, or overexpression, of various combinations of genes that improve carbon concentrating systems in plants and algae, such as bicarbonate transport proteins, carbonic anhydrase, light driven proton pump, cyclic electron flow regulators, etc.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190319.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMC, INC. 11 patents | US company or organization | Los Alamos, NM | NMC INC Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard T. Sayre | Los Alamos, NM | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Somya S. Subramanian | Los Alamos, NM | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Natalia Friedland | Los Alamos, NM | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N15/8269 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C07K | Peptides | C07K14/415 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12P | Fermentation or enzyme-using processes to synthesise a desired chemical compound or composition or to separate optical isomers from a racemic mixture | C12P1/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02A | Technologies for adaptation to climate change | Y02A40/146 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-10 | Government interest Confirmatory license | NEW MEXICO CONSORTIUM, INC signed 2020-06-30 | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON, DC | 55546/106 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-11-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC signed 2015-05-29 | NMC, INC. LOS ALAMOS, NM | 44082/565 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-11-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SUBRAMANIAN, SOMYA S. signed 2017-05-30 FRIEDLAND, NATALIA signed 2017-06-05 | NMC, INC. ALBUQUERQUE, NM | 44082/522 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-11-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SAYRE, RICHARD THOMAS signed 2015-05-19 | LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC LOS ALAMOS, NM | 44082/383 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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