Patents by Inventor Volker Landschutze
Volker Landschutze 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).
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Patent number: 9670290Abstract: Functionalized alternan polysaccharide, comprising nitrogen groups or permanently positively charged nitrogen groups that can be protonated as functional groups and can be described by the following formula, for instance: (I) wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to about 100 carbon atoms, that may comprise one or more heteroatoms, R2 and R3 are each a hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group with 1 to about 20 carbon atoms that can comprise one or more heteroatoms, wherein R2 and R3 can be the same or different, or R2 and R3 form a 4-8 membered heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen to which they are bound; Wherein said ring can be condensed with one or more additional isocyclic or heterocyclic rings, wherein the nitrogen can be bound to one of the R2 or R3 groups by way of a double bond and then bears a positive charge, wherein the nitrogen in Formula (I) is optionally protonated, and wherein the residues R1, R2 and R3 can be selected independently from each other in multiple —R1NR2R3 groups.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Croda International PLCInventors: Volker Landschütze, Sylvia Radosta, Waltraud Vorwerg
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Patent number: 9562112Abstract: Functionalized alternan, comprising carboxy groups as functional groups, wherein the alternan can be described by the following formula (I) Alternan (I) wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to about 100 carbon atoms, optionally featuring one or more heteroatoms, wherein the oxygen between “Alternan” and R1 in Formula (I) is an oxygen of an ether group, as well as the procedures for producing such a functionalized alternan in a aqueous medium or using an alcohol or an alcohol-water mixture as a reaction medium, and the use of this functionalized alternan.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLCInventors: Volker Landschütze, Sylvia Radosta, Waltraud Vorwerg
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Publication number: 20150239995Abstract: Functionalized alternan, comprising carboxy groups as functional groups, wherein the alternan can be described by the following formula (I) Alternan (I) wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to about 100 carbon atoms, optionally featuring one or more heteroatoms, wherein the oxygen between “Alternan” and R1 in Formula (I) is an oxygen of an ether group, as well as the procedures for producing such a functionalized alternan in a aqueous medium or using an alcohol or an alcohol-water mixture as a reaction medium, and the use of this functionalized alternan.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLCInventors: Volker Landschütze, Sylvia Radosta, Waltraud Vorwerg
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Publication number: 20150203598Abstract: Functionalized alternan polysaccharide, comprising nitrogen groups or permanently positively charged nitrogen groups that can be protonated as functional groups and can be described by the following formula, for instance: (I) wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to about 100 carbon atoms, that may comprise one or more heteroatoms, R2 and R3 are each a hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group with 1 to about 20 carbon atoms that can comprise one or more heteroatoms, wherein R2 and R3 can be the same or different, or R2 and R3 form a 4-8 membered heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen to which they are bound; Wherein said ring can be condensed with one or more additional isocyclic or heterocyclic rings, wherein the nitrogen can be bound to one of the R2 or R3 groups by way of a double bond and then bears a positive charge, wherein the nitrogen in Formula (I) is optionally protonated, and wherein the residues R1, R2 and R3 can be selected independently from each other in multiple —R1NR2R3 groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLCInventors: Volker Landschütze, Sylvia Radosta, Waltraud Vorwerg
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Patent number: 7842853Abstract: Transgenic plant cells and plants are described which synthesise a starch which is modified in comparison with corresponding wild type plant cells and plants. The plant cells and plants described show a reduced activity of R1, BEI and BEII proteins. Furthermore, modified starches as well as methods for their production are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AGInventors: Ursula Uwer, Claus Frohberg, Jens Pilling, Volker Landschütze
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Patent number: 7608708Abstract: The present invention relates to monocotyledon plant cells and plants which are genetically modified, wherein the genetic modification consists of the introduction of an extraneous nucleic acid molecule which codes for a protein with the biological activity of an R1 protein. The present invention further relates to means and methods for the production thereof. Plant cells and plants of this type synthesise a modified starch, which is characterised in that it has an increased phosphate content and/or a modified phosphorylation pattern and/or an increased final viscosity in an RVA profile and/or a reduced peak temperature in DSC analysis and/or an increased gel strength in the texture analysis compared with starch from corresponding non-genetically modified monocotyledon plants. Therefore, the present invention also relates to the starch which is synthesised from the plant cells and plants according to the invention, and to methods of producing said starch.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2006Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Bayer CropScience AGInventors: Gabi Schewe, Petra Knies, Simone Franceska Amati, Horst Lörz, Dirk Becker, Volker Landschütze, Jens Pilling
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Publication number: 20090050136Abstract: Transgenic plant cells and plants are described which synthesize a starch which is modified in comparison to wild-type plant cells and plants and show a decrease in the activity of GBSSI and BE proteins. Furthermore, the modified starches obtainable from these plant cells and plants are described, and processes for their preparation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: Bayer CropScienceAGInventor: Volker LANDSCHUTZE
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Publication number: 20080248188Abstract: The present invention relates to monocotyledon plant cells and plants which are genetically modified, wherein the genetic modification consists of the introduction of an extraneous nucleic acid molecule which codes for a protein with the biological activity of an R1 protein. The present invention further relates to means and methods for the production thereof. Plant cells and plants of this type synthesise a modified starch, which is characterised in that it has an increased phosphate content and/or a modified phosphorylation pattern and/or an increased final viscosity in an RVA profile and/or a reduced peak temperature in DSC analysis and/or an increased gel strength in the texture analysis compared with starch from corresponding non-genetically modified monocotyledon plants. Therefore, the present invention also relates to the starch which is synthesised from the plant cells and plants according to the invention, and to methods of producing said starch.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2006Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Gabi Schewe, Petra Knies, Simone Franceska Amati, Horst Lorz, Dirk Becker, Volker Landschutze, Jens Pilling
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Patent number: 7385104Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant nucleic acid molecules which contain two or more nucleotide sequences which encode enzymes which participate in the starch metabolism, methods for generating transgenic plant cells and plants which synthesize starch which is modified with regard to its phosphate content and its side-chain structure. The present invention furthermore relates to vectors and host cells which contain the nucleic acid molecules according to the invention, the plant cells and plants which originate from the methods according to the invention, to the starch synthesized by the plant cells and plants according to the invention, and to processes for the preparation of this starch.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Bayer CropScience AGInventor: Volker Landschütze
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Publication number: 20070174932Abstract: Transgenic plant cells and plants are described which synthesise a starch which is modified in comparison with corresponding wild type plant cells and plants. The plant cells and plants described show a reduced activity of R1, BEI and BEII proteins. Furthermore, modified starches as well as methods for their production are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: Ursula Uwer, Claus Frohberg, Jens Pilling, Volker Landschutze
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Patent number: 7247769Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant nucleic acid molecules which contain two or more nucleotide sequences which encode enzymes which participate in the starch metabolism, methods for generating transgenic plant cells and plants which synthesize starch which is modified with regard to its phosphate content and its side-chain structure. The present invention furthermore relates to vectors and host cells which contain the nucleic acid molecules according to the invention, the plant cells and plants which originate from the methods according to the invention, to the starch synthesized by the plant cells and plants according to the invention, and to processes for the preparation of this starch.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Bayer CropScience GmbHInventor: Volker Landschütze
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Patent number: 7217816Abstract: The present invention relates to monocotyledon plant cells and plants which are genetically modified, wherein the genetic modification consists of the introduction of an extraneous nucleic acid molecule which codes for a protein with the biological activity of an R1 protein. The present invention further relates to means and methods for the production thereof. Plant cells and plants of this type synthesise a modified starch, which is characterised in that it has an increased phosphate content and/or a modified phoshorylation pattern and/or an increased final viscosity in an RVA profile and/or a reduced peak temperature in DSC analysis and/or an increased gel strength in the texture analysis compared with starch from corresponding non-genetically modified monocotyledon plants. Therefore, the present invention also relates to the starch which is synthesised from the plant cells and plants according to the invention, and to methods of producing said starch.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2004Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Aventis Cropscience GmbHInventors: Gabi Schewe, Petra Knies, Simone Franceska Amati, Horst Lörz, Dirk Becker, Volker Landschütze, Jens Pilling
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Publication number: 20070074310Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant nucleic acid molecules which contain two or more nucleotide sequences which encode enzymes which participate in the starch metabolism, methods for generating transgenic plant cells and plants which synthesize starch which is modified with regard to its phosphate content and its side-chain structure. The present invention furthermore relates to vectors and host cells which contain the nucleic acid molecules according to the invention, the plant cells and plants which originate from the methods according to the invention, to the starch synthesized by the plant cells and plants according to the invention, and to processes for the preparation of this starch.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: Bayer CropScience GmbHInventor: Volker Landschutze
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Patent number: 7112718Abstract: Transgenic plant cells and plants are described which synthesize a starch which is modified in comparison with corresponding wild type plant cells and plants. The plant cells and plants described show a reduced activity of R1, BEI and BEII proteins. Furthermore, modified starches as well as methods for their production are described.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2002Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Inventors: Ursula Uwer, Claus Frohberg, Jens Pilling, Volker Landschütze
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Publication number: 20060015966Abstract: Transgenic plant cells and plants are described which synthesize a starch which is modified in comparison to wild-type plant cells and plants and show a decrease in the activity of GBSSI and BE proteins. Furthermore, the modified starches obtainable from these plant cells and plants are described, and processes for their preparation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: Bayer CropScience GmbHInventor: Volker Landschutze
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Patent number: 6940001Abstract: Transgenic plant cells and plants are described which synthesize a starch which is modified in comparison to wild-type plant cells and plants and show a decrease in the activity of GBSSI and BE proteins. Furthermore, the modified starches obtainable from these plant cells and plants are described, and processes for their preparation.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2000Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Bayer Cropscience GmbHInventor: Volker Landschütze
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Publication number: 20040172679Abstract: The present invention relates to monocotyledon plant cells and plants which are genetically modified, wherein the genetic modification consists of the introduction of an extraneous nucleic acid molecule which codes for a protein with the biological activity of an R1 protein. The present invention further relates to means and methods for the production thereof. Plant cells and plants of this type synthesise a modified starch, which is characterised in that it has an increased phosphate content and/or a modified phoshorylation pattern and/or an increased final viscosity in an RVA profile and/or a reduced peak temperature in DSC analysis and/or an increased gel strength in the texture analysis compared with starch from corresponding non-genetically modified monocotyledon plants. Therefore, the present invention also relates to the starch which is synthesised from the plant cells and plants according to the invention, and to methods of producing said starch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2004Publication date: September 2, 2004Inventors: Gabi Schewe, Petra Knies, Simone Franceska Amati, Horst Lorz, Dirk Becker, Volker Landschutze, Jens Pilling
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Patent number: 6734340Abstract: The present invention relates to monocotyledon plant cells and plants which are genetically modified, wherein the genetic modification consists of the introduction of an extraneous nucleic acid molecule which codes for a protein with the biological activity of an R1 protein. The present invention further relates to means and methods for the production thereof. Plant cells and plants of this type synthesise a modified starch, which is characterized in that it has an increased phosphate content and/or a modified phoshorylation pattern and/or an increased final viscosity in an RVA profile and/or a reduced peak temperature in DSC analysis and/or an increased gel strength in the texture analysis compared with starch from corresponding non-genetically modified monocotyledon plants. Therefore, the present invention also relates to the starch which is synthesized from the plant cells and plants according to the invention, and to methods of producing said starch.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2001Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Bayer CropScience GmbHInventors: Gabi Schewe, Petra Knies, Simeone Franceska Amati, Horst Lorz, Drik Becker, Volker Landschutze, Jens Pilling
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Publication number: 20040078838Abstract: Processes for inhibiting flower formation and processes for inducing flower formation in plants, and processes for improving the storage capability of storage organs of useful plants and processes for reducing the sprouting of tubers in tuberous plants are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 1997Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: BERND MULLER-ROBER, VOLKER LANDSCHUTZE, URSULA LA COGNATA
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Publication number: 20030167529Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant nucleic acid molecules which contain two or more nucleotide sequences which encode enzymes which participate in the starch metabolism, methods for generating transgenic plant cells and plants which synthesize starch which is modified with regard to its phosphate content and its side-chain structure. The present invention furthermore relates to vectors and host cells which contain the nucleic acid molecules according to the invention, the plant cells and plants which originate from the methods according to the invention, to the starch synthesized by the plant cells and plants according to the invention, and to processes for the preparation of this starch.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2003Publication date: September 4, 2003Inventor: Volker Landschutze