Patents by Inventor Thomas Lykke Sorensen

Thomas Lykke Sorensen 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: 20040151801
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing cheese from cows milk wherein milk or a fraction of milk is treated with a phospholipase and heat treated during or after phospholipase treatment, and the treated milk or milk fraction is used for producing cheese. The methods results in a decreased oiling off of the cheese when heated and/or in an improved cheese yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Chr. Hansen A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Lykke Sorensen, Tine Muxoll Fatum, Don Higgins
  • Publication number: 20030224096
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for hydrolysing whey proteins by a metaloprotease. The invention also relates to the hydrolysate obtained and the use of the hydrolysate as a food ingredient. The invention further relates to a food product obtained by using the whey protein hydrolysate as an ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Lykke Sorensen, Sabry A. Madkor, Sonya Mims
  • Patent number: 5919698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a one-step method for disinfection and cleaning of contact lenses of the type using hydrogen peroxide as the disinfecting agent and a protease as the cleaning agent, comprising the following steps: a) disinfection of the contact lenses in an aqueous disinfecting solution comprising from 1 wt. % to 5 wt. % hydrogen peroxide at a pH not acceptable to the eyes, b) cleaning the contact lenses by subjecting the contact lenses to a protease being inactivated within a period of time at a pH level not acceptable to the eyes, c) neutralization of the hydrogen peroxide in the aqueous disinfecting solution with a microbial catalase being substantially active at pH 3.0 to 7.0, d) adjusting the pH in the aqueous disinfecting solution to a pH level acceptable to the eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Lykke Sorensen, Flemming Mark Christensen