Inventor · Hockessin, DE, US

Rick W. Ye

32Patents
8h-index
41Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 15, 1999 → Oct 16, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8241878B2 Recombinant yeast host cell with Fe-S cluster proteins and methods of using thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US8518678B2 Strain comprising increased expression of a CFA coding region for butanol production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8828694B2 Production of isobutanol in yeast mitochondria Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8951937B2 Identification and use of bacterial [2Fe-2S] dihydroxy-acid dehydratases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US7575864B2 Method for the direct detection of diagnostic RNA Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US7098005B2 Natural promoters for gene expression in C1 metabolizing bacteria Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US7026464B2 Natural promoters for gene expression in C1 metabolizing bacteria Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US9297016B2 Activity of Fe—S cluster requiring proteins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US6767744B2 Methanotrophic carbon metabolism pathway genes and enzymes Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US9512435B2 Activity of Fe—S cluster requiring proteins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US6617148B2 Natural promoters for gene expression and metabolic monitoring in bacillus species Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6555353B2 Methanotrophic carbon metabolism pathway genes and enzymes Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US8815567B2 Coenzyme Q10 production in a recombinant oleaginous yeast Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US9580705B2 DHAD variants and methods of screening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9650624B2 DHAD variants for butanol production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10287566B2 DHAD variants and methods of screening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8669076B1 Cow rumen xylose isomerases active in yeast cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7422873B2 Mutant carotenoid ketolase Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8846374B2 Carotenoid production in a recombinant oleaginous yeast Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US6537786B2 Genes encoding exopolysaccharide production Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US8906656B2 Cow rumen xylose isomerases active in yeast cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US6908992B2 Methanotrophic carbon metabolism pathway genes and enzymes Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US12239675B2 Compositions for gut health Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9187743B2 Bacterial xylose isomerases active in yeast cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7049115B2 Genes encoding denitrification enzymes Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired

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