Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Donald E. Trimbur

27Patents
14h-index
36Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1997 → Apr 7, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6013494A Method for the production of 1,3-propanediol by recombinant microorganisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US6136576A Method for the recombinant production of 1,3-propanediol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US6432686B1 Method for the production of 1,3-propanediol by recombinant organisms comprising genes for vitamin B12 transport Chemistry; Metallurgy 55 Expired
US8497116B2 Heterotrophic microalgae expressing invertase Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Active
US8476059B2 Sucrose feedstock utilization for oil-based fuel manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US7132527B2 Promoter and plasmid system for genetic engineering Chemistry; Metallurgy 43 Expired
US8518689B2 Production of oil in microorganisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Active
US8512999B2 Production of oil in microorganisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Active
US8647397B2 Lipid pathway modification in oil-bearing microorganisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US8889402B2 Chlorella species containing exogenous genes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US8889401B2 Production of oil in microorganisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US8697402B2 Glycerol feedstock utilization for oil-based fuel manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US8802422B2 Renewable diesel and jet fuel from microbial sources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US8790914B2 Use of cellulosic materials for cultivation of microorganisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US9434909B2 Renewable diesel and jet fuel from microbial sources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7005291B1 Transformed microorganisms and genes useful in the production of glycerol and 1,3-propanediol Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US10138435B2 Renewable diesel and jet fuel from microbial sources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8852890B2 Production of bacterial strains Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6953684B2 Method for the recombinant production of 1,3-propanediol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US8192959B2 Promoter and plasmid system for genetic engineering Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US7402415B2 Method for the production of glycerol by recombinant organisms Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US11142756B2 Acetyl-CoA carboxylase variants Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8168608B2 Promoter and plasmid system for genetic engineering Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US11339384B2 Thioesterase variants having improved activity for the production of medium-chain fatty acid derivatives Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US12157904B2 Thioesterase variants having improved activity for the production of medium-chain fatty acid derivatives Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.