Patents by Inventor Jesper Vind

Jesper Vind 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: 20240124806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants and compositions comprising (i) at least one surfactant and (ii) at least one lipase variant of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Kim BORCH, Carsten Hørslev Hansen, Jesper Vind, Marco Malten, Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard
  • Patent number: 11891591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants and compositions comprising (i) at least one surfactant and (ii) at least one lipase variant of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Carsten Hørslev Hansen, Jesper Vind, Marco Malten, Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard
  • Publication number: 20240035005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a parent lipase having reduced odor generation and/or wash performance. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising a lipase variant of the invention, methods and uses of the variants and compositions of the invention, polynucleotides, constructs, expression vectors and host cells comprising the polynucleotide of the invention and methods of producing the lipase variant of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Sune Fang Christensen, Vibeke Svovgaard Nielsen, Lone Baunsgaard, Jesper Vind, Lars Iversen, Matias Emil Moses, Cesar Lene Bjorg, PengFei Tian
  • Patent number: 11840713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants having improved thermostability. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Esben Peter Friis, Leonardo De Maria, Jesper Vind, Thomas A. Poulsen, Allan Svendsen, Steffen Danielsen, Rolf T. Lenhard, Henrik Friis-Madsen, Lars K. Skov
  • Publication number: 20230365948
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variant of a parent lipase, wherein said variant has at least 60% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 2; has lipase activity; has substitutions corresponding to G91A and N92D in the lid region located from position G82 to position I100 of SEQ ID NO: 2; has one or more additional substitutions in the lid region; and has at least mutations in positions corresponding to position T231 and position N233 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to compositions, methods for cleaning a surface using a variant or a composition of the invention; polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, host cells comprising the polynucleotides; methods of using the variants; and methods for obtaining the lipase variant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Allan Svendsen, Sune Fang Christensen, Lars Lehman Hylling Christensen, Vikram Kjoller Bhatia, Jesper Vind, Vibeke Skovsgaard Nielsen
  • Patent number: 11725197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variant of a parent lipase, wherein said variant has at least 60% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 2; has lipase activity; has substitutions corresponding to G91A and N92D in the lid region located from position G82 to position 1100 of SEQ ID NO: 2; has one or more additional substitutions in the lid region; and has at least mutations in positions corresponding to position T231 and position N233 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to compositions, methods for cleaning a surface using a variant or a composition of the invention; polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, host cells comprising the polynucleotides; methods of using the variants; and methods for obtaining the lipase variant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Allan Svendsen, Sune Fang Christensen, Lars Lehman Hylling Christensen, Vikram Kjoller Bhatia, Jesper Vind, Vibeke Skovsgaard Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20220411770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Miguel Duarte Guilherme Toscano, Allan Svendsen, Jesper Vind, Alexander David Fulton, Lone Baunsgaard
  • Publication number: 20220213453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a variant of a parent lipase which variant has lipase activity, has at least 60% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 2, and comprises substitutions at positions corresponding to T231R+N233R and at least one or more (e.g., several) of D96E, D111A, D254S, G163K, P256T, G91T, and G38A of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to use of the compositions, methods of producing the compositions, and methods of cleaning. The present invention furthermore relates to variants and polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Marco Malten, Kim Borch, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Luise Erlandsen, Hanne Philbert Nielsen, Carsten Horslev Hansen, Allan Svendsen, Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Jesper Vind, Christian Jackel
  • Publication number: 20220145273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variant of a parent lipase, which parent lipase has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the variant has lipase activity, comprises a substitution at a position corresponding to position 51 and comprises a substitution or remains unaltered at a position corresponding to position 96 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Christian Jackel, Jesper Vind, Allan Svendsen, Marco Malten, Thomas Agersten Poulsen
  • Patent number: 11326152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Miguel Duarte Guilherme Toscano, Allan Svendsen, Jesper Vind, Alexander David Fulton, Lone Baunsgaard
  • Patent number: 11312946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a variant of a parent lipase which variant has lipase activity, has at least 60% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 2, and comprises substitutions at positions corresponding to T231R+N233R and at least one or more (e.g., several) of D96E, D111A, D254S, G163K, P256T, G91T, and G38A of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to use of the compositions, methods of producing the compositions, and methods of cleaning. The present invention furthermore relates to variants and polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Marco Malten, Kim Borch, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Luise Erlandsen, Hanne Philbert Nielsen, Carsten Horslev Hansen, Allan Svendsen, Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Jesper Vind, Christian Jackel
  • Patent number: 11268076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variant of a parent lipase, which parent lipase has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the variant has lipase activity, comprises a substitution at a position corresponding to position 51 and comprises a substitution or remains unaltered at a position corresponding to position 96 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Christian Jackel, Jesper Vind, Allan Svendsen, Marco Malten, Thomas Agersten Poulsen
  • Publication number: 20220049230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phytase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hengxiao Zhai, Jesper Vind, Lars Kobberoe Skov, Qian Zhang, Ester Santigosa, Jose-Otavio B. Sorbara, Aurelia Anne Catherine Charlotte Seon, Carrie Louise Walk
  • Publication number: 20220049193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants and compositions comprising (i) at least one surfactant and (ii) at least one lipase variant of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Carsten Hørslev Hansen, Jesper Vind, Marco Malten, Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard
  • Patent number: 11229214
    Abstract: A method for preparing a dough or a baked product prepared from the dough which method comprises incorporating into the dough a lipolytic enzyme, wherein the lipolytic enzyme has an amino acid sequence which has at least 50% sequence identity to amino acids 20 to 254 of SEQ ID NO: 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Sara Maria Landvik, Henrik Lundkvist, Lisbeth Kalum, Jesper Vind, Anna Verena Reiser, Helle Niemann
  • Patent number: 11203732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants and compositions comprising (i) at least one surfactant and (ii) at least one lipase variant of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Carsten Hørslev Hansen, Jesper Vind, Marco Malten, Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard
  • Patent number: 11078445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) a source of sulfite; and (b) a lipase variant of a parent lipase, wherein one or more amino acids in the parent lipase within 20 angstrom (?) of a cysteine bridge are replaced with a more negatively charged amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Vind, Thomas A. Poulsen, Miguel D G P Toscano
  • Publication number: 20210123033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a parent lipase and variants of a parent lipase. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the lipases or lipase variants of the invention, compositions comprising lipase or lipase variants as well as methods of producing said lipases or lipase variants of the invention and the use of lipases, lipase variants or compositions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Vind, Kim Borch, Garry Paul Gippert
  • Patent number: 10954477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to reduced odor. More specifically the invention relates to a method for hydrolyzing a lipase substrate comprising: adding to said substrate a lipase variant of SEQ ID NO: 3, which variant comprises a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 4; 44; 45; 49; 58; 84; 88; 93; 95; 97; 104; 108; 131; 140; 147; 152; 158; 165; 176; 177; 187; 195; 199; 208; 211; 221; 222; 224; 232; 244; 247; 248; 249; 251; 255; and 259 of SEQ ID NO: 3, has lipase activity, and has at least 75% but less than 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 or a fragment thereof with lipase activity, in which method odor is reduced when compared to the method wherein SEQ ID NO: 3 is added to the lipase substrate. The present invention also relates lipase variants, polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of producing and using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Vind, Lone Baunsgaard, Garry Paul Gippert
  • Publication number: 20210079318
    Abstract: The present invention relates to reduced odor. More specifically the invention relates to a method for hydrolyzing a lipase substrate comprising: adding to said substrate a lipase variant of SEQ ID NO: 3, which variant comprises a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 4; 44; 45; 49; 58; 84; 88; 93; 95; 97; 104; 108; 131; 140; 147; 152; 158; 165; 176; 177; 187; 195; 199; 208; 211; 221; 222; 224; 232; 244; 247; 248; 249; 251; 255; and 259 of SEQ ID NO: 3, has lipase activity, and has at least 75% but less than 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 or a fragment thereof with lipase activity, in which method odor is reduced when compared to the method wherein SEQ ID NO: 3 is added to the lipase substrate. The present invention also relates lipase variants, polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of producing and using the variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Vind, Lone Baunsgaard, Garry Paul Gippert