Inventor · Ellicott City, MD, US

Kirk E. Apt

47Patents
7h-index
28Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 23, 2001 → Dec 2, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.