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Link: United States Patent Patent No: US 11,365,417 B2. Date of Patent: June 21, 2022. Inventor: Raul Cuero Rengifo, Cypress, TX (US). Described herein are devices and methods for increasing the production of steviol glycosides, which have industrial and economic value. The steviol glycosides produced by the devices and methods disclosed herein do not require the ultra purification that is common in conventional or commercial methods and do not have a bitter aftertaste, making them Read more…

Link: United States Patent Described herein are biological devices and methods for using the same to produce carbo sugars. The biological devices include microbial cells transformed with a DNA construct containing genes for producing a cellulose synthase and galactomannan galactosyltransferase. In some instances, the biological devices also include a gene for lipase. Methods for altering the viscosity of petroleum oil using the carbo sugars are also described herein. Finally, methods for degreasing or decontaminating water mixed Read more…

Link: United States Patent The Patent #11,001,848 B2 issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office (May 11, 2021). Described herein are biological devices and methods for using the same to produce carbo sugars. The biological devices include microbial cells transformed with a DNA construct containing genes for producing a cellulose syn­thase and galactomannan galactosyltransferase. In some instances, the biological devices also include a gene for lipase. Methods for altering the viscosity of petroleum oil using the carbo Read more…

Link: United States Patent The Patent #10,995,353 B2 issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office (May 4, 2021). Described herein are biological devices and methods for using the same to produce a polyactive carbohydrate. The biological devices include microbial cells transformed with a DNA construct containing genes for producing a chitin synthase, a chitosanase, and a chitin deacetylase. In some instances, the biological devices also include a gene for lipase. Methods for using the polyactive carbohydrate are Read more…

Link: United States Patent The Patent #10,995,345 B2 issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office (May 4, 2021). Described herein are biological devices and methods for using the same to produce oxidized zinc. The biological devices include microbial cells transformed with a DNA construct containing genes for producing a zinc-related protein, an alkaline phosphatase, and an alcohol dehydro­genase. In some instances, the biological devices also include a gene for lipase. The oxidized zinc compositions produced herein have Read more…