Patents by Inventor Jens Toenne Andersen
Jens Toenne Andersen 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).
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Patent number: 9732331Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated synthetic polynucleotide encoding the mature amylase AX856 from Bacillus akibai, using codon modified polynucleotide constructs for the expression of the amylase.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Jens Toenne Andersen, Niels Banke
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Publication number: 20160115463Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated synthetic polynucleotide encoding the mature amylase AX856 from Bacillus akibai, using codon modified polynucleotide constructs for the expression of the amylase.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Jens Toenne Andersen, Niels Banke
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Publication number: 20150147783Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated mutant eubacterium comprising at least one mutation resulting in a substitution of at least one amino acid in the beta-subunit of the RNA-polymerase encoded for by the rpoB-gene providing an altered production of a product of interest when said production of a product of interest is compared to the production of the same product in an isogenic wild type strain grown at identical conditions, wherein the substitution of at least one amino acid occurs at any of positions 469, 478, 482, 485, or 487 of SEQ ID NO:2, or at the equivalent positions in any eubacterial RNA-polymerase beta-subunit family member. Another aspect of the invention relates to a process for producing at least one product of interest in a mutant eubacterium and to a use of the mutant eubacterium according to the invention for producing at least one product of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Steen Troels Joergensen, Jens Toenne Andersen, Niels Banke, Preben Nielsen
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Patent number: 8168417Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis. The present invention also relates to isolated genes of the chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis which encode biologically active substances and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the genes as well as methods for producing biologically active substances encoded by the genes and to methods of using the isolated genes of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes, Inc.Inventors: Randy Berka, Michael Rey, Preethi Ramaiya, Jens Tønne Andersen, Michael Dolberg Rasmussen, Peter Bjarke Olsen
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Publication number: 20110086407Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis. The present invention also relates to isolated genes of the chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis which encode biologically active substances and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the genes as well as methods for producing biologically active substances encoded by the genes and to methods of using the isolated genes of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes, Inc.Inventors: Randy Berka, Michael Rey, Preethi Ramaiya, Jens Tønne Andersen, Michael Dolberg Rasmussen, Peter Bjarke Olsen
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Patent number: 7863032Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis. The present invention also relates to isolated genes of the chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis which encode biologically active substances and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the genes as well as methods for producing biologically active substances encoded by the genes and to methods of using the isolated genes of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignees: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/SInventors: Randy Berka, Michael Rey, Preethi Ramaiya, Jens Tønne Andersen, Michael Dolberg Rasmussen, Peter Bjarke Olsen
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Publication number: 20090317865Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated mutant eubacterium comprising at least one mutation resulting in a substitution of at least one amino acid in the beta-subunit of the RNA-polymerase encoded for by the rpoB-gene providing an altered production of a product of interest when said production of a product of interest is compared to the production of the same product in an isogenic wild type strain grown at identical conditions, wherein the substitution of at least one amino acid occurs at any of positions 469, 478, 482, 485, or 487 of SEQ ID NO:2, or at the equivalent positions in any eubacterial RNA-polymererase beta-subunit family member. Another aspect of the invention relates to a process for producing at least one product of interest in a mutant eubacterium and to a use of the mutant eubacterium according to the invention for producing at least one product of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Steen Troels Jørgensen, Jens Toenne Andersen, Niels Banke, Preben Nielsen
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Patent number: 7494798Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis. The present invention also relates to isolated genes of the chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis which encode biologically active substances and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the genes as well as methods for producing biologically active substances encoded by the genes and to methods of using the isolated genes of the complete chromosome of Bacillus licheniformis.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.Inventors: Randy Berka, Michael Rey, Preethi Ramaiya, Jens Tønne Andersen, Michael Dolberg Rasmussen, Peter Bjarke Olsen
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Patent number: 7078213Abstract: The present invention relates to amylases having improved washing performance in an alkaline detergent solution at low temperature. More specifically, the present invention provides novel ?-amylases from Bacillus sp. with improved performance in alkaline solutions, especially in alkaline detergent solutions at pH around 9–11.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1999Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Helle Outtrup, Bjarne Rønfeldt Nielsen, Lisbeth Hedegaard, Jens Toenne Andersen
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Patent number: 6808896Abstract: The present invention solves the problem of integrating multiple copies of a gene of interest by homologous recombination into well defined positions adjacent to conditionally essential genes in a bacterial host strain chromosome, which already comprises at least one copy of the gene of interest in a different position.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2001Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Steen Troels Jørgensen, Jens Toenne Andersen, Michael Dolbjerg Rasmussen, Carsten Olsen
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Publication number: 20030087415Abstract: The present invention relates to transformed bacterial hosts capable of expressing a pectate lyase enzyme endogenous to a strain of Thermotoga maritima, especially a Bacillus or E. coli host cell, is useful in a method for producing the Thermotoga maritima pectate lyase. The Thermotoga maritima pectate lyase is useful for industrial use, e.g. for treatment of textiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2001Publication date: May 8, 2003Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Jens Toenne Andersen, Lars Kongsbak, Martin Schulein, Mads Eskelund Bjornvad
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Publication number: 20030032186Abstract: The present invention solves the problem of integrating multiple copies of a gene of interest by homologous recombination into well defined positions adjacent to conditionally essential genes in a bacterial host strain chromosome, which already comprises at least one copy of the gene of interest in a different position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Steen Troels Jorgensen, Jens Toenne Andersen, Michael Dolbjerg Rasmussen, Carsten Olsen
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Patent number: 6399351Abstract: A novel pectate lyase belonging to a novel family of polysaccharide lyases has good performance in industrial processes under neutral or alkaline conditions such as laundering and textile processing. The pectate lyase may be derivable from Bacillus species.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Mads Eskelund Bjørnvad, Jens Toenne Andersen, Kirk Schnorr, Martin Schülein, Lars Kongsbak
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Patent number: 6190879Abstract: A method for identifying a transglutaminase-producing microorganism based on a selective assay is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1999Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Lisbeth Bech, Iben Angelica Nørrevang, Torben Halkier, Grethe Rasmussen, Thomas Schäfer, Jens Tønne Andersen