Patents by Inventor Mikael Blom Soerensen

Mikael Blom Soerensen 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: 10041052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and comprises at least one alteration as compared to this phytase. These phytase variants have amended, preferably improved, properties, such as thermostability, temperature profile, pH profile, specific activity, performance in animal feed, reduced protease sensibility, and/or an amended glycosylation pattern. The invention also relates to DNA encoding these phytases, methods of their production, as well as the use thereof, e.g., in animal feed and animal feed additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Leonardo De Maria, Carsten Andersen, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Mikael Blom Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20160362666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and comprises at least one alteration as compared to this phytase. These phytase variants have amended, preferably improved, properties, such as thermostability, temperature profile, pH profile, specific activity, performance in animal feed, reduced protease sensibility, and/or an amended glycosylation pattern. The invention also relates to DNA encoding these phytases, methods of their production, as well as the use thereof, e.g., in animal feed and animal feed additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Leonardo De Maria, Carsten Andersen, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Mikael Blom Soerensen
  • Patent number: 9451783
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and comprises at least one alteration as compared to this phytase. These phytase variants have amended, preferably improved, properties, such as thermostability, temperature profile, pH profile, specific activity, performance in animal feed, reduced protease sensitiliby, and/or an amended glycosylation pattern. The invention also relates to DNA encoding these phytases, methods of their production, as well as the use thereof, e.g., in animal feed and animal feed additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Leonardo De Maria, Carsten Andersen, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Mikael Blom Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20150024084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and comprises at least one alteration as compared to this phytase. These phytase variants have amended, preferably improved, properties, such as thermostability, temperature profile, pH profile, specific activity, performance in animal feed, reduced protease sensitiliby, and/or an amended glycosylation pattern. The invention also relates to DNA encoding these phytases, methods of their production, as well as the use thereof, e.g., in animal feed and animal feed additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Leonardo De Maria, Carsten Andersen, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Mikael Blom Soerensen
  • Patent number: 8877471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and comprises at least one alteration as compared to this phytase. These phytase variants have amended, preferably improved, properties, such as thermostability, temperature profile, pH profile, specific activity, performance in animal feed, reduced protease sensitiliby, and/or an amended glycosylation pattern. The invention also relates to DNA encoding these phytases, methods of their production, as well as the use thereof, e.g. in animal feed and animal feed additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Leonardo De Maria, Carsten Andersen, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Mikael Blom Soerensen
  • Patent number: 8460656
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 80% identity to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and comprises at least one alteration when compared to this phytase. These phytase variants have amended, preferably improved, properties, such as thermostability, temperature profile, pH profile, specific activity, performance in animal feed, reduced protease sensitiliby, and/or an amended glycosylation pattern. The invention also relates to DNA encoding these phytases, methods of their production, as well as the use thereof, e.g. in animal feed and animal feed additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Leonardo De Maria, Carsten Andersen, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Mikael Blom Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20110258714
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phytase which has at least 74% identity to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and comprises at least one alteration as compared to this phytase. These phytase variants have amended, preferably improved, properties, such as thermostability, temperature profile, pH profile, specific activity, performance in animal feed, reduced protease sensitiliby, and/or an amended glycosylation pattern. The invention also relates to DNA encoding these phytases, methods of their production, as well as the use thereof, e.g. in animal feed and animal feed additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Leonardo De Maria, Carsten Andersen, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Mikael Blom Soerensen
  • Patent number: 7867743
    Abstract: The invention relates to a phytase derived from Citrobacter braakii and related phytases. The phytases belong to the acid histidine phosphatase family, are acid-stable, of an excellent performance in animal feed, of a high specificity towards the substrate phytate, and expectedly of a high specific activity. The invention also relates to the corresponding DNA, the recombinant and wild-type production of the phytases, as well as the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Monica Takamiya Wik, Carsten Sjøholm, Henrik Frisner, Allan Noergaard, Mikael Blom Sørensen
  • Patent number: 7186817
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having phytase activity, recombinant DNA sequences encoding such polypeptides, methods of producing such polypeptides, and the use of the polypeptides in transgenic plants. The invention discloses polypeptides having affinity for the substrate phytate (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 myo-inositol-hexakisphosphate, phytic acid), comprising an amino acid sequence as described by the invention. Furthermore, the invention discloses DNA fragments encoding the polypeptides, and cDNA fragments encoding the polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention may, for example, be used as an additive in animal feeds, an additive in food for human consumption, or to extract proteins from rice bran. The invention also concerns a transgenic plant or part thereof, wherein the plant or part thereof has been genetically modified to comprise a polypeptide as defined by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Forskningscenter Riso
    Inventors: Søren Rasmussen, Mikael Blom Sørensen, Katja Salomon Johansen