Patents by Inventor Sven Pedersen

Sven Pedersen 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: 10696987
    Abstract: A process for producing ethanol from lactose containing substrates, comprising simultaneously saccharifying the substrate to produce monosaccharide and fermenting the monosaccharide to produce ethanol at a pH from 3.5-5.5, using a fermenting organism, wherein saccharification is carried out in the presence of a lactase, and wherein the fermenting organism is a Saccharomyces sp., and the ratio between the incubation time required for obtaining at least 90% hydrolysis of the lactose present in the substrate (t1) and the total fermentation time (t2) is in the range of 0.1 to 1, and the Saccharomyces sp. is added in amounts that will result in an ethanol yield of at least 70% w/w of the theoretical ethanol yield from lactose by the end of fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventor: Sven Pedersen
  • Patent number: 10370682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to xylanase variants, comprising an alteration at least at one position corresponding to position 87 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein the variant has xylanase activity and has increased xylanase inhibitor tolerance compared to the xylanase of SEQ ID NO: 3; and i) wherein the variant has at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%, but less than 100% sequence identity to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 3; or ii) wherein the number of alterations is 1-20, e.g., 1-10 such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 alterations. 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: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Brian R. Scott, Mark David Wogulis, Sven Pedersen, James Lavigne
  • Publication number: 20180066289
    Abstract: A process for producing ethanol from lactose containing substrates, comprising simultaneously saccharifying the substrate to produce monosaccharide and fermenting the monosaccharide to produce ethanol at a pH from 3.5-5.5, using a fermenting organism, wherein saccharification is carried out in the presence of a lactase, and wherein the fermenting organism is a Saccharomyces sp., and the ratio between the incubation time required for obtaining at least 90% hydrolysis of the lactose present in the substrate (t1) and the total fermentation time (t2) is in the range of 0.1 to 1, and the Saccharomyces sp. is added in amounts that will result in an ethanol yield of at least 70% w/w of the theoretical ethanol yield from lactose by the end of fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventor: Sven Pedersen
  • Patent number: 9840723
    Abstract: A process for producing ethanol from lactose containing substrates, comprising simultaneously saccharifying the substrate to produce monosaccharide and fermenting the monosaccharide to produce ethanol at a pH from 3.5-5.5, using a fermenting organism, wherein saccharification is carried out in the presence of a lactase, and wherein the fermenting organism is a Saccharomyces sp., and the ratio between the incubation time required for obtaining at least 90% hydrolysis of the lactose present in the substrate (t-1) and the total fermentation time (t2) is in the range of 0.1 to 1, and the Saccharomyces sp. is added in amounts that will result in an ethanol yield of at least 70% w/w of the theoretical ethanol yield from lactose by the end of fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventor: Sven Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20170226537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for production of an alcohol product from granular starch comprising a pre-treatment at an elevated temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, and optionally recovery of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Hans Sejr Olsen, Sven Pedersen, Rikke Monica Festersen
  • Patent number: 9670509
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for production of an alcohol product from granular starch including a pre-treatment at an elevated temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of the granular starch followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, and optionally recovery of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Hans Sejr Olsen, Sven Pedersen, Rikke Monica Festersen
  • Publication number: 20170114371
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein a GH5 xylanase is present during saccharification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Sven Pedersen, Jens Magnus Eklöf
  • Publication number: 20170096687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to xylanase variants, comprising an alteration at least at one position corresponding to position 87 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein the variant has xylanase activity and has increased xylanase inhibitor tolerance compared to the xylanase of SEQ ID NO: 3; and i) wherein the variant has at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%, but less than 100% sequence identity to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 3; or ii) wherein the number of alterations is 1-20, e.g., 1-10 such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 alterations. 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: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Brian R. Scott, Mark David Wogulis, Sven Pedersen, James Lavigne
  • Publication number: 20160108440
    Abstract: A process for producing ethanol from lactose containing substrates, comprising simultaneously saccharifying the substrate to produce monosaccharide and fermenting the monosaccharide to produce ethanol at a pH from 3.5-5.5, using a fermenting organism, wherein saccharification is carried out in the presence of a lactase, and wherein the fermenting organism is a Saccharomyces sp., and the ratio between the incubation time required for obtaining at least 90% hydrolysis of the lactose present in the sub strate (t-1) and the total fermentation time (t2) is in the range of 0.1 to 1, and the Saccharomyces sp. is added in amounts that will result in an ethanol yield of at least 70% w/w of the theoretical ethanol yield from lactose by the end of fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventor: Sven Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20150152452
    Abstract: Provided herein are enzymatic methods for oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and HMF derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Lisbeth Kalum, Marc Dominique Morant, Henrik Lund, Jacob Jensen, Ingrida Lapainaite, Niels Henrik Soerensen, Sven Pedersen, Lars Henrik Ostergaard, Feng Xu
  • Publication number: 20150079628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of granular starch into a soluble starch hydrolysate at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Anders Vikso-Nielsen, Carsten Andersen, Sven Pedersen, Carsten Hjort
  • Publication number: 20140349351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from fructose in a single-phase aqueous solution comprising an organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Skibsted Jensen, Thomas Grotkjaer, Sven Pedersen, Rolf Ringborg
  • Patent number: 8772001
    Abstract: Processes for production of an alcohol product from granular starch comprising a pre-treatment at an elevated temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of the granular starch followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, and optionally recovery of ethanol, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hans Sejr Olsen, Sven Pedersen, Rikke Monica Festersen
  • Publication number: 20140154764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for production of an alcohol product from granular starch comprising a pre-treatment at an elevated temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, and optionally recovery of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Hans Sejr Olsen, Sven Pedersen, Rikke Monica Festersen
  • Patent number: 8604225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by dehydration of fructose and/or glucose and/or mannose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Novozymes, A/S
    Inventors: Sven Pedersen, Troels B. Christensen, Astrid Boisen, Vibeke W. Jurgensen, Thomas S. Hansen, Soeren Kegnaes, Anders Riisager, John M. Woodley, Jacob S. Jensen, Wenjing Fu
  • Publication number: 20130029383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by dehydration of fructose and/or glucose and/or mannose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Sven Pedersen, Troels B. Christensen, Astrid Boisen, Vibeke W. Jurgensen, Thomas S. Hansen, Soeren Kegnaes, Anders Riisager, John M. Woodley, Jacob S. Jensen, Wenjing Fu
  • Publication number: 20120094333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of granular starch into a soluble starch hydrolysate at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Anders Vikso-Nielsen, Carsten Andersen, Sven Pedersen, Carsten Hjort
  • Patent number: 8105801
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of granular starch into a soluble starch hydrolysate at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Anders Vikso Nielsen, Carsten Andersen, Sven Pedersen, Carsten Hjort
  • Patent number: 7998709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of granular starch into a soluble starch hydrolysate at a temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Anders Viksoe-Nielsen, Carsten Andersen, Sven Pedersen, Carsten Hjort
  • Patent number: 7993890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of arabinoxylan, and an enzyme composition suitable for use in such a process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Sven Pedersen, Anders Viksoe-Nielsen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod