Patents by Inventor Jochen KUTSCHER

Jochen KUTSCHER 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: 20240108016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a dough or a baked product from the dough, wherein the accordingly obtained baked product is characterized by a reduced hardness and improved resilience properties without affecting other bread properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hugo Urbina, Cristina Pop, Jochen Kutscher
  • Publication number: 20230212544
    Abstract: Variant polypeptides having beta-amylase activity and methods of making and using the enzymes in baking, detergents, personal care products, in the processing of textiles, in pulp and paper processing, in the production of ethanol, lignocellulosic ethanol, or syrups; as viscosity breakers in oilfield and mining industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hugo Urbina, Tong Li, Jared Dennis, Xuqiu Tan, Adrienne Huston Davenport, Jochen Kutscher, Kristine W. Chang
  • Patent number: 11542487
    Abstract: Variant polypeptides having beta-amylase activity and methods of making and using the enzymes in baking, detergents, personal care products, in the processing of textiles, in pulp and paper processing, in the production of ethanol, lignocellulosic ethanol, or syrups; as viscosity breakers in oilfield and mining industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hugo Urbina, Tong Li, Jared Dennis, Xuqiu Tan, Adrienne Huston Davenport, Jochen Kutscher, Kristine W. Chang
  • Publication number: 20220232838
    Abstract: The presently claimed invention provides a use of a composition comprising protein hydrolysate or protein hydrolysate conjugate and at least one acid as whipping agent. The invention further relates to a method for aerating a carbohydrate containing food product by adding one protein hydrolysate or at least one protein hydrolysate conjugate and at least one acid and its salts thereof. The invention also relates to the process of preparing a composition comprising at least one protein hydrolysate conjugate and at least one acid and its salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Gerald HILLITZER, Jochen KUTSCHER, Thrandur HELGASON, Selina MARZ
  • Publication number: 20220220463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a beta-amylase which have an increased % residual exoamylase activity compared to the parent beta-amylase after heat treatment. The present invention also relates to methods of making the variant beta-amylase and the use of the variant beta-amylase in baking, detergents, personal care products, in the processing of textiles, in pulp and paper processing, in the production of ethanol, lignocellulosic ethanol or syrups and as viscosity breaker in oilfield and mining industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Hugo URBINA, Kristine W. CHANG, Tuan TRAN, Gina Ning Lee LOWE, Adrienne HUSTON DAVENPORT, Xuqiu TAN, Tong LI, Stefan JENEWEIN, Stefan SEEMAYER, Jochen KUTSCHER
  • Publication number: 20220186200
    Abstract: Variant polypeptides having G4-amylase activity and methods of making and using the enzymes in baking, detergents, personal care products, in the processing of textiles, in pulp and paper processing, in the production of ethanol, lignocellulosic ethanol, or syrups; or as viscosity breakers in oilfield and mining industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Hugo Urbina, Kristine W. Chang, Tong Li, Xuqiu Tan, Jared Dennis, Jochen Kutscher, Adrienne Huston Davenport
  • Publication number: 20210368838
    Abstract: Disclosed is a) a conjugated peptide being conjugated with at least one reducing sugar and a degree of conjugation of at least 10 percent, preferably being in solid form such as powders; b) a method for preparing non-bitter conjugated protein hydrolysates comprising hydrolyzing a protein by at least one enzyme, mixing the resulting protein hydrolysate and at least one reducing sugar, heating the mixture to perform a Maillard reaction and drying the composition; c) a method for masking the bitter taste of a peptide comprising mixing a peptide and a reducing sugar, heating the mixture to perform a Maillard reaction and drying to obtain a powder; and d) the use of a conjugated peptide for food products, dietary supplements, pharmaceutical products and animal feed products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Thrandur HELGASON, Selina MARZ, Jochen KUTSCHER
  • Patent number: 11162086
    Abstract: Lipase enzymes, methods of making lipase enzymes, methods of using lipase enzymes in food, feed, personal care, detergents, grain processing, pulp and paper processing, biofuels, ethanol production, textiles, dairy processing, cocoa butter processing, cocoa extraction, dietary supplements, coffee processing, coatings, water treatment, and oil processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Michael Liszka, Jochen Kutscher, Aditi Prashar, Cristina Pop
  • Publication number: 20210198643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of an alpha-amylase which have an increased exoamylase activity compared to the parent alpha-amylase. The present invention also relates to methods of making the variant alpha-amylase and the use of the variant alpha-amylase in baking, detergents, personal care products, in the processing of textiles, in pulp and paper processing, in the production of ethanol, lignocellulosic ethanol or syrups and as viscosity breaker in oilfield and mining industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hugo URBINA, Asfia QURESHI, Adrienne HUSTON DAVENPORT, Xuqiu TAN, Jochen KUTSCHER, Andreas FUNKE, Michael SEITTER, Stefan HAEFNER, Anh-Huy Phan LE
  • Patent number: 10993446
    Abstract: Lipase enzymes and methods of using the lipases in a baking for improving the volume, stability, tolerance of a baked product and/or reducing and reducing or eliminating the use of DATEM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Cristina Pop, Adrienne Huston Davenport, Michael Liszka, Xuqiu Tan, Andreas Funke, Jochen Kutscher, Michael Seitter, Stefan Haefner
  • Publication number: 20200318089
    Abstract: Variant polypeptides having beta-amylase activity and methods of making and using the enzymes in baking, detergents, personal care products, in the processing of textiles, in pulp and paper processing, in the production of ethanol, lignocellulosic ethanol, or syrups; as viscosity breakers in oilfield and mining industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Hugo URBINA, Tong LI, Jared DENNIS, Xuqiu TAN, Adrienne HUSTON DAVENPORT, Jochen KUTSCHER, Kristine W. CHANG
  • Publication number: 20200305445
    Abstract: Use of a protein hydrolysate for the preparation of baked goods, preferably cakes, particularly fat free cakes, wherein the molecular weight of the protein hydrolysate is between 600 and 2400 Da and the solubility of the protein hydrolysate is at least 85%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Thrandur HELGASON, Dieter HIETSCH, Peter HORLACHER, Jochen KUTSCHER, Selina MARZ
  • Publication number: 20200205423
    Abstract: Lipase enzymes, methods of making lipase enzymes, methods of using lipase enzymes in food, feed, personal care, detergents, grain processing, pulp and paper processing, biofuels, ethanol production, textiles, dairy processing, cocoa butter processing, cocoa extraction, dietary supplements, coffee processing, coatings, water treatment, and oil processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Liszka, Jochen Kutscher, Aditi Prashar, Cristina Pop
  • Publication number: 20190053501
    Abstract: Lipase enzymes and methods of using the lipases in a baking for improving the volume, stability, tolerance of a baked product and/or reducing and reducing or eliminating the use of DATEM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Cristina POP, Adrienne HUSTON DAVENPORT, Michael LISZKA, Xuqiu TAN, Andreas FUNKE, Jochen KUTSCHER, Michael SEITTER, Stefan HAEFNER