Patents by Inventor Toby M. Baldwin

Toby M. Baldwin 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).

  • Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes in trichoderma and process for producing glucose from granular starch sustrates
    Patent number: 9428780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity (GSHE). Further the invention relates to a method for producing a glucose syrup comprising contacting a granular starch slurry obtained from a granular starch substrate simultaneously with an alpha amylase and a GSHE at a temperature equal to or below the gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to obtain a composition of a glucose syrup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Gopal K. Chotani, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Oreste J. Lantero, Suzanne Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin, Jayarama K. Shetty, Bruce A. Strohm
  • Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme in trichoderma
    Patent number: 9382563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne E. Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin
  • EXPRESSION OF GRANULAR STARCH HYDROLYZING ENZYMES IN TRICHODERMA AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLUCOSE FROM GRANULAR STARCH SUSTRATES
    Publication number: 20150284756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity (GSHE). Further the invention relates to a method for producing a glucose syrup comprising contacting a granular starch slurry obtained from a granular starch substrate simultaneously with an alpha amylase and a GSHE at a temperature equal to or below the gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to obtain a composition of a glucose syrup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Gopal K. Chotani, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Oreste J. Lantero, Suzanne Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin, Jayarama K. Shetty, Bruce A. Strohm
  • EXPRESSION OF GRANULAR STARCH HYDROLYZING ENZYME IN TRICHODERMA
    Publication number: 20140179007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Toby M. BALDWIN, Benjamin S. BOWER, Nigel DUNN-COLEMAN, Suzanne E. LANTZ, Michael J. PEPSIN
  • HETEROLOGOUS ALPHA AMYLASE EXPRESSION IN ASPERGILLUS
    Publication number: 20140127757
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-expression and production of a heterologous alpha amylase and an endogenous glucoamylase in an Aspergillus strain and enzyme compositions including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Kathleen A. Clarkson, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne E. Lantz
  • Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme in
    Patent number: 8679815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne E. Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin
  • Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes in and process for producing glucose from granular starch substrates
    Patent number: 8323932
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity (GSHE). Further the invention relates to a method for producing a glucose syrup comprising contacting a granular starch slurry obtained from a granular starch substrate simultaneously with an alpha amylase and a GSHE at a temperature equal to or below the gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to obtain a composition of a glucose syrup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Gopal K. Chotani, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Oreste J. Lantero, Jr., Suzanne E. Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin, Jayarama K. Shetty, Bruce A. Strohm
  • Expression Of Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Enzymes In Trichoderma And Process For Producing Glucose From Granular Starch Substrates
    Publication number: 20120156329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity (GSHE). Further the invention relates to a method for producing a glucose syrup comprising contacting a granular starch slurry obtained from a granular starch substrate simultaneously with an alpha amylase and a GSHE at a temperature equal to or below the gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to obtain a composition of a glucose syrup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Gopal K. Chotani, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Oreste J. Lantero, JR., Suzanne E. Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin, Jayarama K. Shetty, Bruce A. Strohm
  • Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes in trichoderma and process for producing glucose from granular starch substrates
    Patent number: 8034590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity (GSHE). Further the invention relates to a method for producing a glucose syrup comprising contacting a granular starch slurry obtained from a granular starch substrate simultaneously with an alpha amylase and a GSHE at a temperature equal to or below the gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to obtain a composition of a glucose syrup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Gopal K. Chotani, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Oreste J. Lantero, Jr., Suzanne E. Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin, Jayarama K. Shetty, Bruce A. Strohm
  • Expression of Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Enzymes in Trichoderma and process for producing glucose from granular starch substrates
    Publication number: 20090203087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity (GSHE). Further the invention relates to a method for producing a glucose syrup comprising contacting a granular starch slurry obtained from a granular starch substrate simultaneously with an alpha amylase and a GSHE at a temperature equal to or below the gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to obtain a composition of a glucose syrup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Gopal K. Chotani, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Oreste J. Lantero, JR., Suzanne E. Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin, Jayarama K. Shetty, Bruce A. Strohm
  • Heterologous Alpha Amylase Expression in Aspergillus
    Publication number: 20090203088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-expression and production of a heterologous alpha amylase and an endogenous glucoamylase in an Aspergillus strain and enzyme compositions including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Kathleen A. Clarkson, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne E. Lantz
  • Heterologous alpha amylase expression in
    Patent number: 7498159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-expression and production of a heterologous alpha amylase and an endogenous glucoamylase in an Aspergillus strain and enzyme compositions including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Kathleen A. Clarkson, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne E. Lantz
  • Binding Phenol Oxidizing Enzyme-Peptide Complexes
    Publication number: 20080248527
    Abstract: The present application relates to peptides which bind to a target stain, phenol oxidizing enzyme-binding peptide complexes wherein the binding peptide is attached to the C-terminus of the phenol oxidizing enzyme or is inserted or substituted into the phenol oxidizing enzyme. In a preferred embodiment the phenol oxidizing enzyme is a laccase specifically Stachybotrys oxidase B and variants thereof. The invention provides expression vectors comprising the phenol oxidizing enzyme-binding peptide complex as well as host cells comprising the vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Aehle Wolfgang, Toby M. Baldwin, Franciscus J. C. Van Gastel, Giselle G. Janssen, Christopher J. Murray, Huaming Wang, Deborah S. Winetzky
  • Nucleic acids and expression vectors comprising carotenoid binding peptides
    Patent number: 7402664
    Abstract: The present application relates to peptides which bind to a target stain, phenol oxidizing enzyme-binding peptide complexes wherein the binding peptide is attached to the C-terminus of the phenol oxidizing enzyme or is inserted or substituted into the phenol oxidizing enzyme. In a preferred embodiment the phenol oxidizing enzyme is a laccase specifically Stachybotrys oxidase B and variants thereof. The invention provides expression vectors comprising the phenol oxidizing enzyme-binding peptide complex as well as host cells comprising the vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Aehle Wolfgang, Toby M. Baldwin, Franciscus J. C. van Gastel, Giselle G. Janssen, Christopher J. Murray, Huaming Wang, Deborah S. Winetzky
  • Heterologous alpha amylase expression in aspergillus
    Publication number: 20080124764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-expression and production of a heterologous alpha amylase and an endogenous glucoamylase in an Aspergillus strain and enzyme compositions including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Kathleen A. Clarkson, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne E. Lantz
  • Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme in
    Patent number: 7335503
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne E. Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin
  • Heterologous alpha amylase expression in
    Patent number: 7332319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-expression and production of a heterologous alpha amylase and an endogenous glucoamylase in an Aspergillus strain and enzyme compositions including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Kathleen A. Clarkson, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne E. Lantz
  • Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes in and process for producing glucose from granular starch substrates
    Patent number: 7303899
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity (GSHE). Further the invention relates to a method for producing a glucose syrup comprising contacting a granular starch slurry obtained from a granular starch substrate simultaneously with an alpha amylase and a GSHE at a temperature equal to or below the gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to obtain a composition of a glucose syrup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Gopal K. Chotani, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Oreste J. Lantero, Jr., Suzanne E. Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin, Jayarama K. Shetty, Bruce A. Strohm
  • Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme in
    Patent number: 7262041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby M. Baldwin, Benjamin S. Bower, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne E. Lantz, Michael J. Pepsin
  • Binding phenol oxidizing enzyme-peptide complexes
    Publication number: 20030100467
    Abstract: The present application relates to peptides which bind to a target stain, phenol oxidizing enzyme-binding peptide complexes wherein the binding peptide is attached to the C-terminus of the phenol oxidizing enzyme or is inserted or substituted into the phenol oxidizing enzyme. In a preferred embodiment the phenol oxidizing enzyme is a laccase specifically Stachybotrys oxidase B and variants thereof. The invention provides expression vectors comprising the phenol oxidizing enzyme-binding peptide complex as well as host cells comprising the vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aehle, Toby M. Baldwin, Franciscus J. C. van Gastel, Giselle G. Janssen, Christopher J. Murray, Huaming Wang, Deborah S. Winetzky