Patents
US 7795030 B2: Methods and compositions for cellular and metabolic engineering
- Granted
- 2010-09-14
- Filed
- 2008-01-28 application 12011767
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to the evolution of new metabolic pathways and the enhancement of bioprocessing through a process herein termed recursive sequence recombination. Recursive sequence recombination entails performing iterative cycles of recombination and screening or selection to “evolve” individual genes, whole plasmids or viruses, multigene clusters, or even whole genomes. Such techniques do not require the extensive analysis and computation required by conventional methods for metabolic engineering.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg100914.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxygen, Inc. 14 patents | US company or organization | Redwood City, CA | MAXYGEN, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state MAXYGEN INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Minshull | Los Altos, CA | 72 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Willem P. C. Stemmer | Los Gatos, CA | 17 | 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 | C12N15/1027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CODEXIS MAYFLOWER HOLDINGS, LLC signed 2024-02-06 | CODEXIS, INC. REDWOOD CITY, CA | 66522/180 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2010-12-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MAXYGEN, INC. signed 2010-10-28 | CODEXIS MAYFLOWER HOLDINGS, LLC REDWOOD CITY, CA | 25536/138 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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