Patents by Inventor Joop van den Heuvel

Joop van den Heuvel 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).

  • Recombinant carboxypeptidase B
    Patent number: 7977081
    Abstract: A nucleic acid coding for pro-carboxypeptidase B (Pro-CPB), comprising three segments A, B and C, wherein at least one of the segments has one of the sequences according to SEQ ID No. 1, 2 or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Biosciences AG
    Inventors: Joop Van Den Heuvel, Joerg Bartuch, Arno Cordes
  • Recombinant Carboxypeptidase B
    Publication number: 20080311619
    Abstract: A nucleic acid coding for pro-carboxypeptidase B (Pro-CPB), comprising three segments A, B and C, wherein at least one of the segments has one of the sequences according to SEQ ID No. 1, 2 or 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: MERCK BIOSCIENCES AG
    Inventors: Joop Van Den Heuvel, Joerg Bartuch, Arno Cordes
  • Enzyme which cleaves ester groups and which is derived from
    Patent number: 6995005
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ester-group-cleaving enzyme obtainable by culturing the microorganism Thermomonospora fusca in a suitable nutrient medium, optionally in the presence of an inducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Gesellschaft fuer Biotechnologische Forschung mbH (GBF)
    Inventors: Wolf-Dieter Deckwer, Rolf-Joachim Mueller, Ilona Kleeberg, Joop van den Heuvel
  • Method for identifying interaction between proteins and dna fragments of a genome
    Publication number: 20040209267
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of identifying interactions between proteins and DNA fragments of a genome, wherein at least one protein is incubated in vitro with at least one DNA fragment of a genome and the protein and/or DNA sequences that have interacted are then identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Beyer, Ursula Bilitewski, Joop Van Den Heuvel
  • DNA sequences coding for ester-group-cleaving enzymes
    Publication number: 20030194790
    Abstract: The invention relates to DNA sequences coding for enzymes that cleave or hydrolyse ester groups, to the production of those enzymes by genetically recombinant microorganisms and to the use of those enzymes and microorganisms for the degradation of polymers containing ester groups, especially aliphatic-aromatic polyesters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Wolf-Dieter Deckwer, Rolf-Joachim Mueller, Joop van den Heuvel, Ilona Kleeberg, Ute Widow