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US0092.12358B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9.212,358 B2 Razavi-Shirazi et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Dec. 15, 2015 (54) BOCATALYST COMPOSITIONS AND CO2 F.3/06 (2006.01) PROCESSES FOR THEIR USE CO2F 3/08 (2006.01) (71) Applicant: Microvi Biotech Inc., Hayward, CA CO2F IOI/2O (2006.01) (US) CO2F IOI/34 (2006.01) CI2P3/00 (2006.01) (72) Inventors: Fatemeh Razavi-Shirazi, Hayward, CA (US); Mohammad Ali Dorri, Milpitas, CI2P 39/00 (2006.01) CA (US); Farhad Dorri-Nowkoorani, CI2P 7/08 (2006.01) Union City, CA (US); Ameen(nmn) CI2P 7/64 (2006.01) Razavi, Fremont, CA (US) (52) U.S. Cl. CPC ................ CI2N II/08 (2013.01); C02F 3/108 (73) Assignee: MICROVI BIOTECH, INC. Hayward, (2013.01); C02F 3/28 (2013.01); C02F 3/308 CA (US) (2013.01); C02F 3/34 (2013.01); C02F 3/348 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this (2013.01); C12N II/04 (2013.01); C12N II/10 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 (2013.01); CI2P5/023 (2013.01); C12P 7/06 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. (2013.01); CI2P 7/16 (2013.01); C12P 7/46 (2013.01); C02F 3/06 (2013.01); C02F 3/085 This patent is Subject to a terminal dis (2013.01); C02F 3/307 (2013.01); C02F claimer. 2101/105 (2013.01); C02F 2101/12 (2013.01); (21) Appl. No.: 13/918,868 C02F 2101/16 (2013.01); C02F 2101/163 (22) Filed: Jun. 14, 2013 (2013.01); C02F 2101/20 (2013.01); C02F 2101/34 (2013.01); C02F2301/08 (2013.01); (65) Prior Publication Data C02F2301/106 (2013.01); C02F2303/02 US 2013/0337518A1 Dec. 19, 2013 (2013.01); C02F2303/20 (2013.01); C12P3/00 (2013.01); C12P 7/065 (2013.01); C12P 7/08 Related U.S. Application Data (2013.01); C12P 7/6463 (2013.01); C12P39/00 (60) Provisional application No. 61/852.451, filed on Mar. (2013.01); Y02E 50/343 (2013.01); Y02W 10/12 15, 2013, provisional application No. 61/851,467, (2015.05); Y02W 10/15 (2015.05): Y02W 10/37 filed on Mar. 8, 2013, provisional application No. (2015.05) 61/850,631, filed on Feb. 20, 2013, provisional (58) Field of Classification Search application No. 61/849,725, filed on Feb. 1, 2013, None provisional application No. 61/689,953, filed on Jun. See application file for complete search history. 15, 2012, provisional application No. 61/689,945, filed on Jun. 15, 2012, provisional application No. (56) References Cited 61/689,943, filed on Jun. 15, 2012, provisional application No. 61/689,940, filed on Jun. 15, 2012, U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS provisional application No. 61/689.939, filed on Jun. 3,767,790 A 10/1973 Guttag 15, 2012, provisional application No. 61/689.935, 4,148,689 A 4, 1979 Hino et al. filed on Jun. 15, 2012, provisional application No. 61/689,933, filed on Jun. 15, 2012, provisional (Continued) application No. 61/689,932, filed on Jun. 15, 2012, FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS provisional application No. 61/689,930, filed on Jun. 15, 2012, provisional application No. 61/689,929, JP 1O-314782 12/1998 filed on Jun. 15, 2012, provisional application No. OTHER PUBLICATIONS 61/689.925, filed on Jun. 15, 2012, provisional Yarris, Lynn, “New Synthetic Biology Technique Boosts Microbial application No. 61/689,924, filed on Jun. 15, 2012, Production of Diesel Fuel.” Berkeley Lab, Lawrence Berkeley provisional application No. 61/689,923, filed on Jun. National Laboratory, 4 pages. Mar. 26, 2012. 15, 2012, provisional application No. 61/689,922, filed on Jun. 15, 2012, provisional application No. (Continued) 61/689,921, filed on Jun. 15, 2012. (51) Int. C. Primary Examiner — John S Brusca CI2N II/08 (2006.01) Assistant Examiner — Sharon M Papciak CO2F 3/34 (2006.01) (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Dentons US LLP CO2F 3/28 (2006.01) (57) ABSTRACT CI2P 7/06 (2006.01) The microorganism-containing biocatalysts disclosed have a CI2P 7/16 (2006.01) large population of the microorganisms irreversibly retained CI2P 5/02 (2006.01) in the interior of the biocatalysts. The biocatalysts possess a CI2N II/04 (2006.01) Surprisingly stable population of microorganisms and have an CO2F IOI/2 (2006.01) essential absence of debris generation from metabolic activ CO2F IOI/6 (2006.01) ity of the microorganisms. 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