Patents by Inventor Markus Sakari Kauppinen

Markus Sakari Kauppinen 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).

  • Patent number: 9023620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity, which perform very well in industrial applications such as laundry compositions, for biopolishing of newly manufactured textiles, for providing an abraded look of cellulosic fabric or garment, and for treatment of paper pulp. Further, the invention relates to DNA constructs encoding such enzymes, a method for providing a gene encoding for such enzymes, a method of producing the enzymes, enzyme preparations containing such enzymes, and the use of these enzymes for a number of industrial applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Martin Schulein, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Soren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Ilum Nielsen, Shinobu Takagi, Michiko Ihara
  • Patent number: 8642730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence (SEQ ID NO: 79) Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Cys Xaa 1???2???3???4???5???6???7???8???9???10??11??12 Trp Xaa 13??14 and a second amino acid sequence having the following sequence Trp Cys Cys Xaa Cys (SEQ ID NO: 80) 1???2???3???4???5 wherein, at position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; at positions 9, 10, 12 and 14, respectively, of the first sequence, and at position 4 of the second sequence, the amino acid is any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acid residues with the provisos that, in the first amino acid sequence, (i) when the amino residue at position 12 is Ser, then the amino acid resid
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lene Nonboe Andersen, Soren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Ilum Nielsen, Shinobu Takagi, Michiko Ihara, Torben Henriksen
  • Publication number: 20130330781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity, which perform very well in industrial applications such as laundry compositions, for biopolishing of newly manufactured textiles, for providing an abraded look of cellulosic fabric or garment, and for treatment of paper pulp. Further, the invention relates to DNA constructs encoding such enzymes, a method for providing a gene encoding for such enzymes, a method of producing the enzymes, enzyme preparations containing such enzymes, and the use of these enzymes for a number of industrial applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Martin Schulein, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Soren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Ilum Nielsen, Shinobu Takagi, Michiko Ihara
  • Publication number: 20100107342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence (SEQ ID NO: 79) Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Cys Xaa 1???2???3???4???5???6???7???8???9???10??11??12 Trp Xaa 13??14 and a second amino acid sequence having the following sequence Trp Cys Cys Xaa Cys (SEQ ID NO: 80) 1???2???3???4???5 wherein, at position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; at positions 9, 10, 12 and 14, respectively, of the first sequence, and at position 4 of the second sequence, the amino acid is any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acid residues with the provisos that, in the first amino acid sequence, (i) when the amino residue at position 12 is Ser, then the amino acid resid
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: MARTIN SCHULEIN, TORBEN HENRIKSEN, LENE NONBOE ANDERSEN, SOREN FLENSTED LASSEN, MARKUS SAKARI KAUPPINEN, LENE LANGE, RUBY IIUM NIELSEN, SHINOBU TAKAGI, MICHIKO IHARA
  • Publication number: 20080145912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence (SEQ ID NO: 79) Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Cys Xaa 1???2???3???4???5???6???7???8???9???10??11??12 Trp Xaa 13??14 and a second amino acid sequence having the following sequence Trp Cys Cys Xaa Cys (SEQ ID NO: 80) 1???2???3???4???5 wherein, at position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; at positions 9, 10, 12 and 14, respectively, of the first sequence, and at position 4 of the second sequence, the amino acid is any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acid residues with the provisos that, in the first amino acid sequence, (i) when the amino residue at position 12 is Ser, then the amino acid
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Martin Schulein, Torben Henriksen, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Soren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Ilum Nielsen, Shinobu Takagi, Michiko Ihara
  • Patent number: 7273745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pectate lyases comprising the amino acid sequence Asn Leu Asn Ser Arg Val Pro (NLNSRVP) (amino acids 236-242 of SEQ ID NO: 2) belonging to Family 1 of polysaccharide lyases have good performance in industrial processes under neutral or alkaline conditions such as laundering and textile processing. The pectate lyase may be derivable from Bacillus species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lene Nonboe Andersen, Hanne Dela, legal representative, Niels Erik Krebs Lange, Mads Eskelund Bjørnvad, Søren Møller, Sanne O. Schrøder Glad, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Kirk Schnorr, Lars Kongsbak, Martin Schülein, deceased
  • Patent number: 7226773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence (SEQ ID NO: 79) Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Cys Xaa Trp Xaa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 and a second amino acid sequence having the following sequence Trp Cys Cys Xaa Cys (SEQ ID NO: 80) 1 2 3 4 5 wherein, at position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; at positions 9, 10, 12 and 14, respectively, of the first sequence, and at position 4 of the second sequence, the amino acid is any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acid residues with the provisos that, in the first amino acid sequence, (i) when the amino residue at position 12 is Ser, then the amino acid residue at position
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Martin Schulein, deceased, Torben Henriksen, legal representative, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Soren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Ilum Nielsen, Shinobu Takagi, Michiko Ihara
  • Patent number: 7183093
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mannanases comprising e.g., a sequence of amino acids 32–330 of SEQ ID NO: 2 or their homologues may be derived from e.g., Bacillus sp. I633, or may be encoded by polynucleotide molecules comprising a sequence of nucleotides 94–990 of SEQ ID NO: 1 from, polynucleotide molecules that encode a polypeptide that is at least 65% identical to the sequence of amino acids 32–330 of SEQ ID NO: 2, or degenerate nucleotide sequences thereof. The mannanases are alkaline and are useful e.g. in cleaning compositions, in a fracturing fluid useful to fracture a subterranean formation, for modifying plant material, and for treatment of cellulosic fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Martin Schulein, Kirk Schnorr, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Mads Eskelund Bjornvad
  • Patent number: 7144722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pectate lyases comprising the amino acid sequence Asn Leu Asn Ser Arg Val Pro (NLNSRVP) (amino acids 236–242 of SEQ ID NO: 2) belonging to Family 1 of polysaccharide lyases have good performance in industrial processes under neutral or alkaline conditions such as laundering and textile processing. The pectate lyase may be derivable from Bacillus species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lene Nonboe Andersen, Hanne Dela, legal representative, Niels Erik Krebs Lange, Mads Eskelund Bjornvad, Soren Moller, Sanne O Schroder Glad, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Kirk Schnorr, Lars Kongsbak, Martin Schulein, deceased
  • Patent number: 7094586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transglutaminases and transglutaminase preparations obtained from lower fungi belonging to the class Oomycetes and unprecedented high-level expression is achievable by growing these coenocytium forming organisms, especially the strains Pythium sp., Pythium irregulare, Pythium dissotocum, Pythium periilum (or P. periplocum), Pythium torulosum, Pythium ultimum, Pythium aphanidermatum, Phytophthora cactorum, Phytophthora palmivora, Phytophthora porri, Phytophthora infestans, Phytophthora megasperma, Phytophthora cinnamomi and Phytophthora cryptogea; and a recombinant transglutaminase has been cloned and expressed, the enzyme and enzyme preparations being useful for cross-linking proteins, e.g. in flour, baked products, meat products, fish products, cosmetics, cheese, milk products, gelled food products and leather finishing, or as a glutaminase, e.g. in bread and other baked glutein-containing food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lisbeth Bech, Grethe Rasmussen, Torben Halkier, Mariko Okada, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Thomas Sandal
  • Patent number: 6855531
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence (SEQ ID NO:79) Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa 1???2???3???4???5???6???7???8???9 Xaa Cys Xaa Trp Xaa 10??11??12??13??14 and a second amino acid sequence having the following sequence Trp Cys Cys Xaa Cys (SEQ ID NO:80) 1???2???3???4???5 wherein, at position 3 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 4 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Trp, Tyr or Phe; at position 8 of the first sequence, the amino acid is Arg, Lys or His; at positions 9, 10, 12 and 14, respectively, of the first sequence, and at position 4 of the second sequence, the amino acid is any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acid residues with the provisos that, in the first amino acid sequence, (i) when the amino residue at position 12 is Ser, then the amino acid residue at po
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Torben Henriksen, Søren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Martin Shulein
  • Patent number: 6759225
    Abstract: The inventors have isolated lysophospholipases from Aspergillus (A. niger and A. oryzae) having molecular masses of about 68 kDa and amino acid sequences of 600-604 amino acid residues. The novel lysophospholipases have only a limited homology to known amino acid sequences. The inventors also isolated genes encoding the novel enzymes and cloned them into E. coli strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Torben Peter Frandsen, Tom Anton Busk Nielsen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Soren Christensen
  • Publication number: 20040067572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pectate lyases comprising the amino acid sequence Asn Leu Asn Ser Arg Val Pro (NLNSRVP) (SEQ ID NO: 2) belonging to Family 1 of polysaccharide lyases have good performance in industrial processes under neutral or alkaline conditions such as laundering and textile processing. The pectate lyase may be derivable from Bacillus species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lene Nonboe Andersen, Martin Schulein, Hanne Dela, Niels Erik Krebs Lange, Mads Eskelund Bjornvad, Soren Moller, Sanne O Schroder Glad, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Kirk Schnorr, Lars Kongsbak
  • Patent number: 6677147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pectate lyases comprising the amino acid sequence Asn Leu Asn Ser Arg Val Pro (NLNSRVP) (SEQ ID NO: 2) belonging to Family 1 of polysaccharide lyases have good performance in industrial processes under neutral or alkaline conditions such as laundering and textile processing. The pectate lyase may be derivable from Bacillus species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lene Nonboe Andersen, Martin Schülein, Niels Erik Krebs Lange, Mads Eskelund Bjørnvad, Søren Møller, Sanne O. Schroder Glad, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Kirk Schnorr, Lars Kongsbak
  • Publication number: 20030203466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mannanases comprising e.g., a sequence of amino acids 32-330 of SEQ ID NO: 2 or their homologues may be derived from e.g., Bacillus sp. I633, or may be encoded by polynucleotide molecules comprising a sequence of nucleotides 94-990 of SEQ ID NO: 1 from, polynucleotide molecules that encode a polypeptide that is at least 65% identical to the sequence of amino acids 32-330 of SEQ ID NO: 2, or degenerate nucleotide sequences thereof. The mannanases are alkaline and are useful e.g. in cleaning compositions, in a fracturing fluid useful to fracture a subterranean formation, for modifying plant material, and for treatment of cellulosic fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Martin Schulein, Kirk Schnorr, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Mads Eskelund Bjornvad
  • Patent number: 6630340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to xyloglucanases belonging to family 5 of glycosyl hydrolases are derived from strains of Paenibacillus, especially from strains of Paenibacillus pabuli. The xyloglucanases show high performance in conventional liquid detergent compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Reinhard Wilting, Mads Eskelund Bjørnvad, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Martin Schulein
  • Publication number: 20030119164
    Abstract: The inventors have isolated lysophospholipases from Aspergillus (A. niger and A. oryzae) having molecular masses of about 68 kDa and amino acid sequences of 600-604 amino acid residues. The novel lysophospholipases have only a limited homology to known amino acid sequences. The inventors also isolated genes encoding the novel enzymes and cloned them into E. coli strains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hiroaki Udagawa, Torben Peter Frandsen, Tom Anton Busk Nielsen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Soren Christensen
  • Patent number: 6566114
    Abstract: Novel mannanases comprising e.g. an amino acid sequence as shown in positions 31-330 of SEQ ID NO:2 or their homologues may be derived from e.g. Bacillus sp. I633, or may be encoded by polynucleotide molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 from nucleotide 91 to nucleotide 990, polynucleotide molecules that encode a polypeptide that is at least 65% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 from amino acid residue 31 to amino acid residue 330, or degenerate nucleotide sequences thereof. The mannanases are alkaline and are useful e.g. in cleaning compositions, in a fracturing fluid useful to fracture a subterranean formation, for modifying plant material, and for treatment of cellulosic fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Novozymes, A/S
    Inventors: Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Martin Schülein, Kirk Schnorr, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Mads Eskelund Bjørnvad
  • Publication number: 20030059914
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transglutaminases and transglutaminase preparations obtained from lower fungi belonging to the class Oomycetes and unprecedented high-level expression is achievable by growing these coenocytium forming organisms, especially the strains Pythium sp., Pythium irregulare, Pythium dissotocum, Pythium periilum (or P. periplocum), Pythium torulosum, Pythium ultimum, Pythium aphanidermatum, Phytophthora cactorum, Phytophthora palmivora, Phytophthora porri, Phytophthora infestans, Phytophthora megaspenna, Phytophthora cinnamomi and Phytophthora cryptogea; and a recombinant transglutaminase has been cloned and expressed, the enzyme and enzyme preparations being useful for cross-linking proteins, e.g. in flour, baked products, meat products, fish products, cosmetics, cheese, milk products, gelled food products and leather finishing, or as a glutaminase, e.g. in bread and other baked glutein-containing food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lisbeth Bech, Grethe Rasmussen, Torben Halkier, Mariko Okada, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Thomas Sandal
  • Publication number: 20030054539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence 1 (SEQ ID NO:79) Thr Arg Xaa Xaa Asp Cys Cys Xaa Xaa 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9 Xaa Cys Xaa Trp Xaa 10  11  12  13  14
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Martin Schulein, Hanne Dela, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Soren Flensted Lassen, Markus Sakari Kauppinen, Lene Lange, Ruby Ilum Nielsen, Shinobu Takagi, Michiko Ihara