Kirk E. Apt
47Patents
7h-index
28Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 23, 2001 → Dec 2, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7939710B1 | Trophic conversion of obligate phototrophic algae through metabolic engineering | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 63 | Active |
| US7163811B2 | Production of high levels of DHA in microalgae using modified amounts of chloride and potassium | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 33 | Expired |
| US7252979B2 | Production of DHA in microalgae in low pH medium | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 26 | Expired |
| US8207363B2 | Thraustochytrids, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Active |
| US9045785B2 | Eicosapentaenoic acid-producing microorganisms, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Active |
| US9222112B2 | Eicosapentaenoic acid-producing microorganisms, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US9414612B2 | Thraustochytrids, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Active |
| US7824892B2 | Production of DHA in microalgae in medium having modified amounts of potassium | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Active |
| US8663953B2 | Production of high levels of DHA in microalgae using modified amounts of chloride and potassium | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Active |
| US7871809B2 | Production of DHA in microalgae in medium having modified amounts of chloride ion and potassium ion | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Active |
| US9649287B2 | Eicosapentaenoic acid-producing microorganisms, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US10392578B2 | Extraction of lipid from cells and products therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US9249434B2 | Production of high levels of DHA in microalgae using modified amounts of chloride and potassium | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Active |
| US7829129B2 | Method to reduce corrosion during fermentation of microalgae | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Active |
| US8008050B2 | Methods for discouraging bacterial growth in culture medium | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Active |
| US8940884B2 | Polyunsaturated fatty acid synthase nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides, compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9968578B2 | Eicosapentaenoic acid-producing microorganisms, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US9611488B2 | Eicosapentaenoic acid-producing microorganisms, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US7745183B2 | Methods for the selection of low pH-tolerant, DHA producing microalgae | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Active |
| US9668499B2 | Eicosapentaenoic acid-producing microorganisms, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US9453172B2 | Biological oils and production and uses thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10362794B2 | Thraustochytrids, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US8669090B2 | Production of high levels of DHA in microalgae using modified amounts of chloride and potassium | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US8637651B2 | Protein production in microorganisms of the phylum labyrinthulomycota | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US10757959B2 | Thraustochytrids, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.