Patents by Inventor Patrick Pfister

Patrick Pfister 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: 20240117001
    Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides that bind to the malodour-causing substance DMTS. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences that encode for the polypeptides. Further provided herein is a method for identifying a compound that binds, suppresses, blocks, inhibits, and/or modulates the activity of one or more olfactory receptor that is activated by the malodor-causing substance DMTS comprising a) contacting the receptor, or a chimera or fragment thereof with a compound and b) determining whether the compound has an effect on the activity of the receptor. Further provided is an expression vector comprising the nucleic acid encoding the polypeptides described as well as a non-human organism or a host cell modified to express a receptor that is activated by DMTS. Also provided is the use of the polypeptides for identifying malodor modulating compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Patrick Pfister, Matthew Rogers, Huey-Ling Kao, Claude Ayome Abibi
  • Patent number: 11951197
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and/or ingredients that increase a subject's perception of floral muguet compounds, methods for intensifying a subject's perception of floral muguet compounds, as well as perfumed articles or perfuming compositions including as an active ingredient, at least one compound selected from octanal; (E)-dec-2-enal, 2-phenylpropanal; (E)-but-2-enal; 3-methylbenzaldehyde; 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropanal; (±)-3-(4-methyl-3-penten-1-yl)-3-cyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde, (±)-4-(4-methyl-3-penten-1-yl)-3-cyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde, and mixtures thereof; heptanal, 4-Propan-2-ylbenzaldehyde; (3R)-3,7-dimethyloct-6-enal; (+)-(3S)-3-[(1R)-4-methyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl]butanal, (+)-(3R)-3-[(1R)-4-methyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl]butanal, and mixtures thereof; hexanal; 2,6-dimethylhept-5-enal; benzaldehyde; 2-methyl-3-(4-methylphenyl)propanal; 3,5,6-trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde, 2,4,6-trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde, and mixtures thereof; 4-ethylbenzaldehyde; 6-methoxy-2,6-dimethyl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Patrick Pfister, Christie Delaura, Casey Trimmer, Lily Wu, Aleksey Dumer, Florian De Nanteuil
  • Patent number: 11921105
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to assays and methods for screening and identifying compositions and/or ingredients that intensify a subject's perception of target odorant compounds based on the use of particular olfactory receptors activated by the target odorant compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Pfister, Matthew Rogers, Lily Wu, Christian Margot
  • Patent number: 11787847
    Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides that bind to the malodour-causing substance DMTS. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences that encode for the polypeptides. Further provided herein is a method for identifying a compound that binds, suppresses, blocks, inhibits, and/or modulates the activity of one or more olfactory receptor that is activated by the malodor-causing substance DMTS comprising a) contacting the receptor, or a chimera or fragment thereof with a compound and b) determining whether the compound has an effect on the activity of the receptor. Further provided is an expression vector comprising the nucleic acid encoding the polypeptides described as well as a non-human organism or a host cell modified to express a receptor that is activated by DMTS. Also provided is the use of the polypeptides for identifying malodor modulating compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Patrick Pfister, Matthew Rogers, Huey-Ling Kao, Claude Ayome Abibi
  • Patent number: 11744785
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to the use of volatile compositions to limit, decrease or eliminate the perception of malodor. Such compositions include at least one malodor antagonist optionally combined with perfuming ingredients. Such compositions, their use in combination with delivery systems and their applications in consumer products are also objects of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Huey-Ling Kao, Stefan Alexander Ruider, Ben Smith, Gary Marr, Matthew Rogers, Mushhood Sheikh, Zhenan Wu, Patrick Pfister, Anthony Alexander Birkbeck, Julien Coulomb
  • Publication number: 20230233425
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to the use of volatile compositions to limit, decrease or eliminate the perception of malodor. Such compositions include at least one malodor antagonist optionally combined with perfuming ingredients. Such compositions, their use in combination with delivery systems and their applications in consumer products are also objects of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Huey-Ling KAO, Stefan Alexander RUIDER, Ben SMITH, Gary MARR, Matthew ROGERS, Mushhood SHEIKH, Zhenan WU, Patrick PFISTER, Anthony Alexander BIRKBECK, Julien COULOMB
  • Publication number: 20230125249
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to compositions and/or ingredients that increase a subject's perception of musk compounds, methods for intensifying a subject's perception of musk compounds, as well as to the perfumed articles or perfuming compositions comprising as an active ingredient, a compound of Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick PFISTER, Matthew ROGERS, Jana PIKA, Florian DE NANTEUIL, Nicholas O'LEARY, Christie DELAURA
  • Publication number: 20230065799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the present invention relates to assays and methods for screening and identifying compositions and/or ingredients that intensify a subjects perception of target odorant compounds based on the use of particular olfactory receptors activated by the target odorant compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ben SMITH, Patrick PFISTER, Lily WU, Hyo Young JEONG, Daniel RAPS
  • Patent number: 11530366
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to compositions and/or ingredients that increase a subjects perception of musk compounds, methods for intensifying a subjects perception of musk compounds, as well as to the perfumed articles or perfuming compositions comprising as an active ingredient, a compound of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Patrick Pfister, Matthew Rogers, Jana Pika, Florian De Nanteuil, Nicholas O'Leary, Christie Delaura
  • Publication number: 20220375548
    Abstract: The composition tonality determination method includes: inputting at least one volatile molecule digital identifier, the volatile molecule digital identifier representative of a fragrant volatile molecule, the input defining a formula, calculating, by a computing system, for at least one volatile molecule digital identifier of the formula, a value representative of an impact of each molecule on an activity level of an odorant receptor, represented by an odorant receptor digital identifier, each volatile molecule digital identifier being associated with at least one odorant receptor digital identifier, the association being a many-to-many association, and determining, by a computing system, for the formula and as a function of at least one odorant receptor activity level impact calculated and a value representative of an odorant receptor activation threshold, a value representative of at least one tonality forming a composition, each odorant receptor digital identifier being associated with one tonality digita
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ben SMITH, Patrick PFISTER, Lily WU, Hyo Young JEONG, Daniel RAPS, Maria BORISOVSKA
  • Patent number: 11267852
    Abstract: Provided herein is a cell line with improved odorant receptor function comprising an activated endogenous RTP1 gene, which further expresses an RTP1 protein. Further provided herein is a method for specifically activating an endogenous RTP1 gene in a eukaryotic cell using a CRISPR/Cas9 derived technique. Also provided herein is a method for identifying compounds with desired effects such as perfume or aroma modulators in said cell line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Hyo-Young Jeong, Patrick Pfister, Matthew Rogers
  • Publication number: 20220008302
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and/or ingredients that increase a subject's perception of floral muguet compounds, methods for intensifying a subject's perception of floral muguet compounds, as well as perfumed articles or perfuming compositions including as an active ingredient, at least one compound selected from octanal; (E)-dec-2-enal, 2-phenylpropanal; (E)-but-2-enal; 3-methylbenzaldehyde; 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropanal; (±)-3-(4-methyl-3-penten-1-yl)-3-cyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde, (±)-4-(4-methyl-3-penten-1-yl)-3-cyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde, and mixtures thereof; heptanal, 4-Propan-2-ylbenzaldehyde; (3R)-3,7-dimethyloct-6-enal; (+)-(3S)-3-[(1R)-4-methyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl]butanal, (+)-(3R)-3-[(1R)-4-methyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl]butanal, and mixtures thereof; hexanal; 2,6-dimethylhept-5-enal; benzaldehyde; 2-methyl-3-(4-methylphenyl)propanal; 3,5,6-trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde, 2,4,6-trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde, and mixtures thereof; 4-ethylbenzaldehyde; 6-methoxy-2,6-dimethyl
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Pfister, Christie Delaura, Casey Trimmer, Lily Wu, Aleksey Dumer, Florian De Nanteuil
  • Patent number: 10913787
    Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides that bind to Musk compounds. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences that encode for the polypeptides. Further provided herein is a method for identifying a compound that activates, mimics, blocks, inhibits, modulates, and/or enhances the activity of an olfactory receptor that is activated by a polycyclic Musk or a nitro Musk wherein the receptor is a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least 75% identical to Olfr96 or OR11A1, wherein the method includes a) contacting the receptor, or a chimera or fragment thereof with a compound and b) determining whether the compound has an effect on the activity of the receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Patrick Pfister, Matthew Rogers
  • Publication number: 20210003553
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for identifying a compound that binds, suppresses, blocks, inhibits, and/or modulates the activity of an olfactory receptor that is activated by a laundry malodor causing substance, a moldy malodour causing substance and/or a sweat malodor-causing substance. The method includes contacting a test substance and the laundry malodor and/or sweat malodor-causing substance to an olfactory receptor polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Huey-Ling KAO, Mushhood SHEIKH, Patrick PFISTER, Cristinel SANDU, Barry EVANS, Nicholas O'LEARY, Ben SMITH
  • Publication number: 20200408738
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to assays and methods for screening and identifying compositions and/or ingredients that intensify a subject's perception of target odorant compounds based on the use of particular olfactory receptors activated by the target odorant compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick PFISTER, Matthew ROGERS, Lily WU, Christian MARGOT
  • Publication number: 20200385648
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to compositions and/or ingredients that increase a subjects perception of musk compounds, methods for intensifying a subjects perception of musk compounds, as well as to the perfumed articles or perfuming compositions comprising as an active ingredient, a compound of Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Firmenich, SA
    Inventors: Patrick PFISTER, Matthew ROGERS, Jana PIKA, Florian DE NANTEUIL, Nicholas O'LEARY, Christie DELAURA
  • Publication number: 20200345601
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to the use of volatile compositions to limit, decrease or eliminate the perception of malodor. Such compositions include at least one malodor antagonist optionally combined with perfuming ingredients. Such compositions, their use in combination with delivery systems and their applications in consumer products are also objects of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Huey-Ling KAO, Stefan Alexander RUIDER, Ben SMITH, Gary MARR, Matthew ROGERS, Mushhood SHEIKH, Anna WU, Patrick PFISTER, Anthony Alexander BIRKBECK, Julien COULOMB
  • Publication number: 20200048326
    Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides that bind to Musk compounds. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences that encode for the polypeptides. Further provided herein is a method for identifying a compound that activates, mimics, blocks, inhibits, modulates, and/or enhances the activity of an olfactory receptor that is activated by a polycyclic Musk or a nitro Musk wherein the receptor is a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least 75% identical to Olfr96 or OR11A1, wherein the method includes a) contacting the receptor, or a chimera or fragment thereof with a compound and b) determining whether the compound has an effect on the activity of the receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Patrick PFISTER, Matthew ROGERS
  • Publication number: 20200002399
    Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides that bind to the malodour-causing substance DMTS. Also provided are nucleic acid N sequences that encode for the polypeptides. Further provided herein is a method for identifying a compound that binds, suppresses, blocks, inhibits, and/or modulates the activity of one or more olfactory receptor that is activated by the malodor-causing substance DMTS comprising a) contacting the receptor, or a chimera or fragment thereof with a compound and b) determining whether the compound has an effect on the activity of the receptor. Further provided is an expression vector comprising the nucleic acid encoding the polypeptides described as well as a non-human organism or a host cell modified to express a receptor that is activated by DMTS. Also provided is the use of the polypeptides for identifying malodor modulating compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick Pfister, Matthew Rogers, Huey-Ling Kao, Claude Ayome Abibi
  • Publication number: 20180298069
    Abstract: Provided herein is a cell line with improved odorant receptor function comprising an activated endogenous RTP1 gene, which further expresses an RTP1 protein. Further provided herein is a method for specifically activating an endogenous RTP1 gene in a eukaryotic cell using a CRISPR/Cas9 derived technique. Also provided herein is a method for identifying compounds with desired effects such as perfume or aroma modulators in said cell line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Hyo-Young JEONG, Patrick PFISTER, Matthew ROGERS