Patents by Inventor Anja Patten

Anja Patten has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of enzyme inactivation
    Patent number: 9988621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the inactivation of enzymes with a composition comprising a sulfonated peroxycarboxylic acid according to formula (I) wherein: R1 is hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted Cm alkyl group; R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted Cn alkyl group; X is a hydrogen atom, a cationic group, or an ester forming moiety; Y is a hydrogen atom, a cationic group, or an ester forming moiety; n is 1 to 10; m is 1 to 10; and n+m is less than or equal to 18, wherein the composition is contacted with the enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Anja Patten, Christof Nolde, Petra Vogt
  • METHOD OF ENZYME INACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20150056679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the inactivation of enzymes with a composition comprising a sulfonated peroxycarboxylic acid according to formula (I) wherein: R1 is hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted Cm alkyl group; R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted Cn alkyl group; X is a hydrogen atom, a cationic group, or an ester forming moiety; Y is a hydrogen atom, a cationic group, or an ester forming moiety; n is 1 to 10; m is 1 to 10; and n+m is less than or equal to 18, wherein the composition is contacted with the enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Anja Patten, Christof Nolde, Petra Vogt
  • Cleaning agent for food-industry facilities, its use and method of cleaning such facilities using the agent
    Patent number: 6204231
    Abstract: An aqueous alkaline composition for cleaning equipment used in the food industry wherein the composition contains potassium hydroxide or a mixture of potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide and wherein the potassium hydroxide is present in an amount of at least 20% by weight, based on the weight of hydroxide present in the composition. A process for regenerating the cleaning solution is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Henkel Kommandigesellschaft Auf Aktien
    Inventors: Anja Patten, Ralf Krack, Dietmar Rossner
  • Mild cleaning preparations
    Patent number: 6172018
    Abstract: Aqueous cleaning compositions having high foaming power and minimal effect on the skin which comprise (A) from about 1 to about 50% by weight of one or more anionic surfactants having 1 or 2 lipophilic groups each of which has from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and a polar group selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate, a sulfate, and a sulfonate group; (B) from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of one or more alkyl glycosides of the formula R(G)x wherein R is a linear, saturate C8-22 alkyl group, (G) is a glycoside or oligoglycoside moiety, and x is a number from 1 to 4; (C) from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of an anionic polymer; (D) from about 35 to about 98.4% by weight of water; wherein the sum total of components (B) and (C) is no greater man the amount of component (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien
    Inventors: Reinhard Mueller, Kurt Seidel, Detlef Hollenberg, Anja Patten