Patents by Inventor Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel

Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel 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).

  • Detergent Compositions Comprising Two Proteases
    Publication number: 20220145220
    Abstract: The invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a first protease and a second protease having different net charge characteristics as well as novel protease variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Bena-Marie Lue, Kenneth Jensen
  • Polypeptides having DNase activity
    Patent number: 11208639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having DNase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Mary Ann Stringer, Jesper Salomon, Klaus Gori, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel
  • Detergent compositions comprising polypeptide variants
    Patent number: 10781408
    Abstract: Detergent compositions comprising polypeptide variants and methods of cleaning and/or treatment of surfaces using such compositions, and fabric treatment compositions comprising polypeptide variants. The compositions may comprise surfactants: anionic, nonionic and/or cationic surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lars Henrik Oestergaard, Lars Giger, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Beier, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Gernot J. Abel, Klaus Gori, Neil Joseph Lant
  • Detergent Composition
    Publication number: 20200157472
    Abstract: Peptide aldehydes containing a ureido group are effective as stabilizers for protease in a detergent composition, and as stabilizers for a second enzyme in a liquid composition with a protease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lone Kierstein Nielsen, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Esben Peter Friis, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Ole Simonsen
  • Polypeptides having Dnase Activity
    Publication number: 20200109381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having DNase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Mary Ann Stringer, Jesper Salomon, Klaus Gori, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel
  • Detergent composition
    Patent number: 10577568
    Abstract: Peptide aldehydes containing a ureido group are effective as stabilizers for protease in a detergent composition, and as stabilizers for a second enzyme in a liquid composition with a protease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lone Kierstein Nielsen, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Esben Peter Friis, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Ole Simonsen
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYPEPTIDE VARIANTS
    Publication number: 20190127664
    Abstract: Detergent compositions comprising polypeptide variants and methods of cleaning and/or treatment of surfaces using such compositions, and fabric treatment compositions comprising polypeptide variants. The compositions may comprise surfactants: anionic, nonionic and/or cationic surfactants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Lars Henrik OESTERGAARD, Lars GIGER, Annette Helle JOHANSEN, Lars BEIER, Jürgen Carsten Franz KNÖTZEL, Gernot J. ABEL, Klaus GORI, Neil Joseph LANT
  • Detergent composition comprising protease variants
    Patent number: 10072236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising protease variants and methods for obtaining such detergent compositions. The present invention also relates to the use of such detergent compositions, especially in laundry or in hard surface cleaning applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Timothy O'Connell, Susanne Tondera, Hendrik Hellmuth, Thomas Weber, Frank Winther Rasmussen, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Miguel Duarte Guilherme Pereira Toscano, Esben Friis, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Mikael Bauer
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING PROTEASE VARIANTS
    Publication number: 20160160159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising protease variants and methods for obtaining such detergent compositions. The present invention also relates to the use of such detergent compositions, especially in laundry or in hard surface cleaning applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Timothy O'Connell, Susanne Tondera, Hendrik Hellmuth, Thomas Weber, Frank Winther Rasmussen, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Miguel Duarte Guilherme Perira Toscano, Esben Friis, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Mikael Bauer
  • Stabilized liquid enzyme compositions
    Patent number: 9181296
    Abstract: Peptide aldehydes or ketone derivatives are particularly efficient for stabilizing subtilisin-type proteases in aqueous compositions such as liquid detergents, including peptide compounds with OH-substituted phenylalanine aldehyde as the C-terminal residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Lone Kierstein Nielsen, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Esben Peter Friis, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Ole Simonsen, Lotte Rugholm Soerensen
  • Detergent Compositions Comprising Metalloproteases
    Publication number: 20140024103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning and/or detergent compositions comprising metalloproteases (E.C 3.4.24). The invention further concerns the use of the metalloproteases in cleaning processes, such as dish wash and laundry, and in particular to the use in low temperature wash and in removal of egg stains. Further the invention concerns methods of doing cleaning, such as dish wash and laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Astrid Benie, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Peter Rahbek Østergaard, Esben Peter Friis
  • Savinase Variants Having An Improved Wash Performance on Egg Stains
    Publication number: 20120295331
    Abstract: Subtilase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains. These subtilases are useful exhibiting excellent or improved wash performance on egg stains when used in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Stefan Minning, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Niels Henrik Sørensen
  • Lipase variants
    Patent number: 8187854
    Abstract: The invention provides variant lipases, preferably, variants with reduced tendency to odor generation obtained by introducing mutations in one or more regions identified in a parent lipase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Vind, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Kim Borch, Allan Svendsen, Thomas Honger Callisen, Debbie Yaver, Mads Eskelund Bjornvad, Peter Kamp Hansen, Haiyan Ge, Michael Lamsa
  • Swatch for testing the washing performance of an enzyme
    Patent number: 8101376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a swatch comprising a pH-indicator substance and a substrate for an enzyme for testing the washing performance of the enzyme, e.g. an enzyme for use in detergent compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Jytte Poulsen
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20110212877
    Abstract: Peptide aldehydes containing a ureido group are effective as stabilizers for protease in a detergent composition, and as stabilizers for a second enzyme in a liquid composition with a protease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lone Kierstein Nielsen, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Esben Peter Friis, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Ole Simonsen
  • Stabilized Liquid Enzyme Compositions
    Publication number: 20110039752
    Abstract: Peptide aldehydes or ketone derivatives are particularly efficient for stabilizing subtilisin-type proteases in aqueous compositions such as liquid detergents, including peptide compounds with OH-substituted phenylalanine aldehyde as the C-terminal residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Lone Kierstein Nielsen, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Esben Peter Friis, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Ole Simonsen, Lotte Rugholm Soerensen
  • Liquid Enzyme Composition
    Publication number: 20110034367
    Abstract: Incorporation of a serine protease inhibitor such as RASI, BASI, WASI (bifunctional alpha-amylase/subtilisin inhibitors of rice, barley and wheat) into a liquid detergent which contains a serine proteasecan stabilize the serine protease and/or a second enzyme and can release the enzyme when the detergent composition is diluted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Ole Simonsen, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Lone Kierstein Nielsen
  • Polypeptides Having Lipase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20100227375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptide having lipase activity and which further has a RP of at least 0.8 and a BR of at least 1.1 at the test conditions given in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Vind, Kim Borch, Mikael Mikkelsen, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel
  • SAVINASE VARIANTS HAVING AN IMPROVED WASH PERFORMANCE ON EGG STAINS
    Publication number: 20090215663
    Abstract: Subtilase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains. These subtilases are useful exhibiting excellent or improved wash performance on egg stains when used in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Stefan Minning, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Niels Henrik Sørensen