Patents by Inventor Maria Norman Hockauf

Maria Norman Hockauf 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).

  • Low pH Powder Detergent Composition
    Publication number: 20220017844
    Abstract: The invention relates to low pH powder detergent composition comprising at least one polypeptide having alpha-amylase activity and at least 60%, such as 65%, such as 70%, such as 75%, such as 80%, such as 85%, such as 90%, such as 95%, such as 97% sequence identity to SEQ ID NOs: 1-19 and the composition has a pH value below 9.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Astrid Benie, Pascal Schauwers, Elena Genesca Pont, Maria Norman Hockauf
  • Use of enzymes, composition and method for removing soil
    Patent number: 11001787
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of enzymes for removing soil from a surface during the rising of the surface, wherein the rinsing is following a washing cycle. The invention further concerns a rinse aid composition for rinsing the surface and a method for removing soil from the surface during a rinsing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Elena Genesca Pont, Sofia Arnehed, Maria Norman Hockauf, Ana Maria Pardos Blasco, Bitten Plesner
  • Subtilase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10647974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorff Hede, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Mikael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Julie Bille Rannes
  • Subtilase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20190338266
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorf Hede, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Julie Billie Rannes
  • Subtilase variants and compositions comprising same
    Patent number: 10378001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorf Micheelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Christensen, Julie Billie Rannes
  • USE OF ENZYMES, COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REMOVING SOIL
    Publication number: 20190233766
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of enzymes for removing soil from a surface during the rising of the surface, wherein the rinsing is following a washing cycle. The invention further concerns a rinse aid composition for rinsing the surface and a method for removing soil from the surface during a rinsing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Elena Genesca Pont, Sofia Arnehed, Maria Norman Hockauf, Ana Maria Pardos Blasco, Bitten Plesner
  • Subtilase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160145596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and preferably on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pemille Ollendorff Micheelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Julie Bille Rannes
  • Subtilase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160137998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorf Micheelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Christensen, Julie Billie Rannes
  • Polypeptides for Cleaning or Detergent Compositions
    Publication number: 20150353871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning or detergent compositions comprising polypeptides exhibiting beta-glucanase activity and one or more amylases and their use thereof in cleaning or detergent applications and processes such as cleaning hard-surfaces, dish wash and laundering. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as methods of producing the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Jens Oebro, Maria Norman Hockauf
  • Use of Protease Variants
    Publication number: 20120252106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants, in particular to the use of the protease variants in hard surface cleaning. The present invention also relates to detergent compositions, such as dish wash compositions, comprising the protease variants, and the use of such compositions for removal of proteinaceous stains, especially boiled egg stains. Finally, the invention provides methods for removal proteinceous stains using the variant enzymes or laundry and detergent compositions composition comprising the variants enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Jugen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf
  • Protease Variants
    Publication number: 20120172280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variant protease variants and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes, such as, in laundry and detergent compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Astrid Benie