Patents by Inventor Ayrookaran J. Poulose

Ayrookaran J. Poulose 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).

  • Publication number: 20160160197
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipolytic enzyme variants. Specifically, the present invention provides lipolytic enzyme variants having two, three, or more modifications as compared to a parent lipolytic enzyme and having at least one improved property. In addition, the present invention provides compositions comprising a lipolytic enzyme variant of the invention. The present invention also provides methods of cleaning using compositions comprising a lipolytic enzyme variant of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Graycar, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, David A. Estell
  • Publication number: 20160083710
    Abstract: The present invention provides protease variants, compositions comprising protease variants, and methods of using such protease variants and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua Roy Basler, Luis Gustavo Cacao-Pereira, David A. Estell, James T. Kellis, Alexander Pisarchik, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Daniel Torres-Pazmino
  • Patent number: 9282746
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one perhydrolase enzyme for cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for generation of peracids. The present invention finds particular use in applications involving cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Neelam S. Amin, Matthew G. Boston, Richard R. Bott, Maguerite A. Cervin, Edward M. Concar, Marc E. Gustwiller, Brian E. Jones, Klaus Liebeton, Gregory S. Miracle, Hiroshi Oh, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Sandra W. Ramer, Jeffrey J. Scheibel, Walter Weyler, Gregory M. Whited
  • Publication number: 20160032267
    Abstract: The present invention provides efficient methods for obtaining a protein with one or more beneficial attributes in industrial, consumer or pharmaceutical applications. In some preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods for producing superior enzymes for a given application through screening an abbreviated set of candidate enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Luis G. Cascao-Pereira, David A. Estell, James T. Kellis, Ayrookaran J. Poulose
  • Publication number: 20160010072
    Abstract: The present invention provides engineered protease variants. In particular, the protease variants comprise combinable mutations at selected surface positions that affect the charge and/or hydrophobicity of the enzyme to enhance at least one desired property of the resulting variant enzyme in a chosen application. Compositions comprising the protease variants, and methods for using the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aehle, Luis G. Cascao-Pereira, David A. Estell, Frits Goedegebuur, James T. Kellis, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Brian F. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20150368594
    Abstract: Compositions comprising cellulase and at least one poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound having a degree of substitution with an organic group of about 0.05-3.0 are disclosed. Such compositions can be dry or aqueous, the latter of which can have a viscosity of at least about 10 cPs. The disclosed composition can be in the form of a personal care product, household product, or industrial product, for example. Also disclosed are a method for preparing an aqueous composition comprising cellulase and a poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound, and a method of treating a material such as fabric by contacting it with this aqueous composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: KEVIN D. NAGY, PERRY G. CAIMI, T JOSEPH DENNES, SUSAN MARIE HENNESSEY, AYROOKARAN J. POULOSE, JAYME L. PAULLIN
  • Publication number: 20150291944
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipolytic enzyme variants. Specifically, the present invention provides lipolytic enzyme variants having one or more modifications as compared to a parent lipolytic enzyme having at least one improved property. In addition, the present invention provides compositions comprising a lipolytic enzyme variant of the invention. The present invention also provides methods of cleaning using compositions comprising a lipolytic enzyme variant of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Graycar, Sina Pricelius, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, David A. Estell
  • Patent number: 9157052
    Abstract: The present invention provides protease variants, compositions comprising protease variants, and methods of using such protease variants and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Roy Basler, Luis Gustavo Cascao-Pereira, David A. Estell, James T. Kellis, Jr., Alexander Pisarchik, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Daniel Torres-Pazmino
  • Patent number: 9133425
    Abstract: The present invention provides efficient methods for obtaining a protein with one or more beneficial attributes in industrial, consumer or pharmaceutical applications. In some preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods for producing superior enzymes for a given application through screening an abbreviated set of candidate enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Luis G. Cascao-Pereira, David A. Estell, James T. Kellis, Ayrookaran J. Poulose
  • Publication number: 20150240192
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Bacillus sp. subtilisin variant. In addition, the present invention provides automatic dishwashing compositions comprising this serine protease variant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: David A. Estell, Frits Goedegebuur, Ayrookaran J. Poulose
  • Publication number: 20150232829
    Abstract: Novel protease variants derived from the DNA sequences of naturally-occurring or recombinant non-human proteases are disclosed. The variant proteases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modification of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally-occurring or recombinant protease to generate the substitution of a plurality of amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence of a precursor protease. Such variant proteases have properties which are different from those of the precursor protease, such as altered wash performance. The substituted amino acid residue equivalent to positions 7, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 47, 66, 69, 73, 82, 85, 88, 90, 92, 93, 105, 113, 139, 148, 149, 150, 151, 178, 200, 201, 231, 233, 267 and/or 273 of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subtilisin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventor: Ayrookaran J. Poulose
  • Publication number: 20150152404
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel protein variants that exhibit reduced immunogenic responses, as compared to the parental proteins. The present invention further provides DNA molecules that encode novel variants, host cells comprising DNA encoding novel variants, as well as methods for making proteins less allergenic. In addition, the present invention provides various compositions that comprise these proteins that are less immunogenic than the wild-type proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: David A. Estell, Fiona A. Harding, Ayrookaran J. Poulose
  • Publication number: 20150132825
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for protein engineering and serine protease variants produced there from. Specifically, the present invention provides serine protease variants having one or more substitutions as compared to a reference serine protease. In addition, the present invention provides compositions comprising these serine protease variants. In some embodiments, the present invention provides cleaning compositions comprising at least one of these serine protease variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aehle, Luis G. Cascao-Pereira, David A. Estell, Frits Goedegebuur, James T. Kellis, JR., Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Brian F. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20150072913
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel Micrococcineae spp serine proteases having multiple substitutions. In particular, the present invention provides serine proteases having multiple substitutions, DNA encoding these proteases, vectors comprising the DNA encoding the proteases, host cells transformed with the vector DNA, and enzymes produced by the host cells. The present invention also provides cleaning compositions (e.g., detergent compositions), animal feed compositions, and textile and leather processing compositions comprising these serine protease variants. In particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides mutant (i.e., variant) proteases derived from the wild-type proteases described herein. These variant proteases also find use in numerous applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aehle, David A. Estell, Ronaldus W.J. Hommes, Brian E. Jones, Marc Kolkman, Chris Leeflang, Hiroshi Oh, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Andrew Shaw, Wilhelmus A.H. Van der Kley, Leonardus P.M. Van Marrewijk
  • Publication number: 20150031589
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for protein engineering and serine protease variants produced there from. Specifically, the present invention provides serine protease variants having one or more substitutions as compared to a reference serine protease. In addition, the present invention provides compositions comprising these serine protease variants. In some embodiments, the present invention provides cleaning compositions comprising at least one of these serine protease variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aehle, Luis G. Cascao-Pereira, David A. Estell, Frits Goedegebuur, James T. Kellis, JR., Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Brian F. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20150031109
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for producing a polyol oxidase in micoroorganisms, and the use of polyol oxidases in cleaning compositions. The invention includes cleaning compositions that contain combinations of two or more POx oxidases, and cleaning compositions that contain combinations of two or more POx oxidases and a perhydrolase. In particular, the invention provides methods for expressing polyol oxidases in bacterial hosts for use in detergent applications for cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Manoj KUMAR, Susan M. MADRID, Hugh C. MCDONALD, Ayrookaran J. POULOSE, Thomas RAND, Huaming WANG
  • Patent number: 8865449
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel Micrococcineae spp serine proteases having multiple substitutions. In particular, the present invention provides serine proteases having multiple substitutions, DNA encoding these proteases, vectors comprising the DNA encoding the proteases, host cells transformed with the vector DNA, and enzymes produced by the host cells. The present invention also provides cleaning compositions (e.g., detergent compositions), animal feed compositions, and textile and leather processing compositions comprising these serine protease variants. In particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides mutant (i.e., variant) proteases derived from the wild-type proteases described herein. These variant proteases also find use in numerous applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aehle, David A. Estell, Ronaldus W. J. Hommes, Brian E. Jones, Marc Kolkman, Chris Leeflang, Hiroshi Oh, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Andrew Shaw, Wilhelmus A. H. Van der Kley, Leonardus P. M. Van Marrewijk
  • Publication number: 20140302003
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one perhydrolase enzyme for cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for generation of peracids. The present invention finds particular use in applications involving cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Neelam S. Amin, Matthew G. Boston, Richard R. Bott, Maguerite A. Cervin, Edward M. Concar, Marc E. Gustwiller, Brian E. Jones, Klaus Liebeton, Gregory S. Miracle, Hiroshi Oh, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Sandra W. Ramer, Jeffrey J. Scheibel, Walter Weyler, Gregory M. Whited
  • Publication number: 20140302590
    Abstract: The present invention provides protease compositions particularly suited for dishwashing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Pieter Augustinus, Frits Goedegebuur, Ayrookaran J. Poulose, Johannes C. Van Der Laan
  • Publication number: 20140295527
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Bacillus sp. subtilisin variant. In addition, the present invention provides automatic dishwashing compositions comprising this serine protease variant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: David A. Estell, Frits Goedegebuur, Ayrookaran J. Poulose