Patents by Inventor Kim Borch

Kim Borch 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: 20190249203
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of reducing foam during ethanol fermentation by adding a phospholipase A and/or a phospholipase C during fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Xinyu Shen, Kim Borch, Justin Schroeder
  • Patent number: 10351833
    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 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    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: 10351795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing the phospholipid content in an oil or fat composition and polypeptides having PI-specific phospholipase C activity as well as polypeptides having PC, PE-specific phospholipase C activity and combinations thereof capable of catalyzing this reduction. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Dorotea Raventos Segura, Robert Piotr Olinski, Kim Borch, Allan Noergaard, Jesper Brask, Rune Falkenberg Haller, Marianne Linde Damstrup
  • Publication number: 20190194631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase 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: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Robert Piotr Olinski, Preben Nielsen, Kim Borch, Anna Verena Reiser, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lone Baunsgaard
  • Publication number: 20190194578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) at least one surfactant, at least one surfactant system, at least one soap, or any mixtures thereof; and (b) a polypeptide having lipase activity selected from the group consisting of: (I) a polypeptide having at least 80% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2; (II) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under low stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or (ii) the full-length complement of (i); (III) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide having at least 80% sequence identity to the matore polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (IV) a variant of the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2 comprising a substitution, deletion, and/or insertion at one or more positions; and (V) a fragment of the polypeptide of (I), (II), (III), or (IV); wherein said composition is a cleaning and/or treatment composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Marc Dominique Morant, Anna Verena Reiser, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Kim Borch, Lone Baunsgaard, Vikram Kjoeller Bhatia
  • Publication number: 20190153411
    Abstract: Isolated polypeptides with lipase activity; polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the polypeptides for cleaning are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, Tianqi Sun, Xianzhi Jiang, Lone Baunsgaard, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Kim Borch, Han Bucong
  • Publication number: 20190153410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for modifying one or more characteristics of a lipase, comprising the step of associating a peptide to the lipase, wherein the peptide has at least 50% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of at least one major lipase contact zone of the propeptide of said lipase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Anna Verena Reiser, Vikram Kjoeller Bhatia, Kim Borch, Christian I. Joergensen, Birgitte Andersen, Lone Baunsgaard
  • Patent number: 10246692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase 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: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Robert Piotr Olinski, Preben Nielsen, Kim Borch, Anna Verena Reiser, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lone Baunsgaard
  • Publication number: 20190071655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides with lipase activity. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, tianqi Sun, Xianshi Jiang, Lone Baunsgaard, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Kim Borch, Han Bucong
  • Patent number: 10221406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellobiohydrolase 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: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignees: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Kenneth Jensen, Kristian Krogh, Brett McBrayer, Peter Westh, Jeppe Kari, Johan Olsen, Trine Sorensen, Michael Windahl, Hui Xu
  • Patent number: 10221404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for modifying one or more characteristics of a lipase, comprising the step of associating a peptide to the lipase, wherein the peptide has at least 50% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of at least one major lipase contact zone of the propeptide of said lipase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Anna Verena Reiser, Vikram Kjoeller Bhatia, Kim Borch, Christian I. Joergensen, Birgitte Andersen, Lone Baunsgaard
  • Publication number: 20190055531
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellobiohydrolase 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: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Kenneth Jensen, Kristian Krogh, Brett McBrayer, Peter Westh, Jeppe Kari, Johan Olsen, Trine Sorensen, Michael Windhal, Hui Xu
  • Patent number: 10208297
    Abstract: Isolated polypeptides with lipase activity; polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the polypeptides for cleaning are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, Tianqi Sun, Xianzhi Jiang, Lone Baunsgaard, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Kim Borch, Han Bucong
  • Publication number: 20190024063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having phospholipase C 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: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Tianqi Sun, Ye Liu, Ming Li, Kim Borch
  • Publication number: 20180371438
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lipase variant of a parent lipase, which variant has lipase activity, at least 75% but less than 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 and comprises a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 17; 18; 29; 30; 33; 34; 36; 37; 38; 40; 41; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 49; 50; 5 51; 52; 54; 55; 57; 58; 59; 60; 69; 70; 71; 72; 81; 82; 85; 86; 87; 89; 90; 91; 92; 94; 95; 96; 97; 99; 100; 101; 102; 103; 105; 108; 111; 115; 116; 118; 119; 120; 122; 123; 124; 126; 127; 128; 129; 130; 131; 132; 133; 134; 136; 144; 152; 155; 157; 158; 159; 161; 162; 163; 177; 178; 181; 182; 184; 185; 187; 189; 191; 196; 197; 199; 203; 205; 206; 207; 208; 209; 211; 215; 220; 221; 222; 223; 224; 226; 229; 230; 232; 235; 236; 240; 242; 243; 244; 247; 248; 252; 254; 255; 257; 10 260; 261; 262 of SEQ ID NO: 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Rakhi Saikia, Geetha Hiremath Mendez, Sohel Dalal, Padmavathi Balmuri, Santhosh Vasu Mepadam, Lone Baunsgaard, Jesper Vind, Garry Paul Gippert, Kim Borch
  • Patent number: 10155935
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides with lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, tianqi Sun, Xianshi Jiang, Lone Baunsgaard, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Kim Borch, Han Bucong
  • Publication number: 20180340159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating a preparation of a lipase variant of a parent lipase comprising a step of altering one or more nucleotides in a polynucleotide encoding the parent lipase, wherein the alteration provides at least one disulfide bond and a hydrolytic activity of said lipase variant which is reduced as compared with the hydrolytic activity of the parent lipase. The invention also relates to a polynucleotide encoding the lipase variant, the lipase variant and its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Lone Baunsgaard, Allan Svendsen, Kim Borch, Rakhi Saikia, Jakob Skjold-Jørgensen
  • Patent number: 10076121
    Abstract: Disclosed is the making of baked products, more particularly making of baked products using polypeptides having lipolytic activity and at least one emulsifier. The invention also relates to compositions comprising polypeptides having lipolytic activity and at least one emulsifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Tina Salomonsen, Tom Anton Busk Nielsen, Kirk Matthew Schnorr
  • Patent number: 10030215
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides with lipase activity. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; compositions comprising the polynucleotides and methods of using the polypeptides or the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, Tianqi Sun, Xianzhi Jiang, Han Bucong, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Kim Borch, Lone Baunsgaard
  • Publication number: 20180044652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellobiohydrolase 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: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Brett McBrayer, Michael Skovbo Windahl, Peter Westh, Silke Flindt Badino, Kim Borch