Patents Represented by Attorney Kristin J. McNamara
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Patent number: 7981452Abstract: The present invention is directed to mold control and extended shelf life methods and compositions for preparing edible dough-based products, such as, for example, breads, by treating the surface of the dough used to prepare the edible product with at least one preservative and at least one pH adjusting agent prior to or during baking. The present invention is also directed to methods and compositions for preparing edible dough-based products, such as, for example, breads, by treating the surface of the dough used to prepare the edible product with a at least one pH adjusting agent prior to or during baking.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignees: Innovative Cereal System LLC, Bakery Technology Center BV, Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.Inventors: Paul David de Levita, Marcellus Gerardus Sturkenboom, Antonius Adrianus Gerardus van Dujinhoven, Gregory Reigh Worthington, Hans Peder Heldt-Hansen, John Slade
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Patent number: 7972831Abstract: The inventors have identified polypeptides having lipase activity in anaerobic thermophilic bacteria. Accordingly, the invention provides a process for hydrolyzing an ester bond in a substrate, which comprises treating the substrate with a particular lipase (a polypeptide having lipase activity). The invention also provides a lipase for use in the process and a polynucleotide encoding the lipase.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2005Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Thomas Schafer, Garabed Antranikian, Maryna Royter, Tine Hoff
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Patent number: 7972806Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for producing a phospholipase by processing an expressed fungal peptide and to certain specified phospholipases. Furthermore the invention provides a method for producing cheese with a phospholipase.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Christian Hansen A/SInventors: Mary Ann Stringer, Tine Muxoll Fatum, Shamkant Anant Patkar
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Patent number: 7951573Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilases from wild-type strains of Bacillus, especially the Bacillus strains ZI344, EP655, P203, EP63, ZI120, ZI130, ZI1342 and ZI140, and to methods of construction and production of these proteases. Further, the present invention relates to use of the claimed subtilases in detergents, such as a laundry detergent or an automatic dishwashing detergent.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Preben Nielsen, Martin Borchert
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Patent number: 7951574Abstract: The present invention relates to novel JP170 like subtilases from wild-type bacteria, hybrids thereof and to methods of construction and production of these proteases. Further, the present invention relates to use of the claimed subtilases in detergents, such as a laundry or an automatic dishwashing detergent.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Preben Nielsen, Poul Erik Pedersen, Helle Outtrup
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Patent number: 7931925Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing cheese from enzyme-treated cheese milk, and the use of the resulting produced cheese as ingredient in food products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for producing cheese from cheese milk treated with a enzyme selected from the group of phospholipases, in particular phospholipase A1, A2 and B. Also, the present invention relates to a process for stabilizing the fat emulsion of a milk composition, e.g. cream, and the use of such stabilized milk composition, e.g. for the manufacturing of UHT-cream or cream liquor.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventor: Per Munk Nielsen
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Patent number: 7919271Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having branching enzyme activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2006Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventor: Mari L. Shinohara
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Patent number: 7919298Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides obtained by introducing mutations in one or more regions identified in a parent lipase. The polypeptides of the present invention have surprisingly been found to have a low specific activity towards short chain fatty acids leading to a reduced odor generation and an increased BR over the lipases known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Jesper Vind, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Kim Borch, Allan Svendsen, Thomas Hoenger Callisen, Debbie Yaver, Mads Eskelund Bjoernvad, Peter Kamp Hansen
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Patent number: 7919586Abstract: The invention relates to a variant of a parent Fungamyl-like fungal alpha-amylase, which exhibits improved thermal stability at acidic pH suitable for, e.g., starch processes.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Henrik Bisgard-Frantzen, Allan Svendsen, Sven Pedersen
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Patent number: 7910348Abstract: Disclosed are isolated polypeptides of Alicyclobacillus sp. having glutamic peptidase activity.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Reinhard Wilting, Soren Flensted Lassen, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard
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Patent number: 7910349Abstract: The present invention relates to novel JP170 like subtilases from wild-type bacteria, hybrids thereof and to methods of construction and production of these proteases. Further, the present invention relates to use of the claimed subtilases in detergents, such as a laundry or an automatic dishwashing detergent.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Preben Nielsen, Poul Erik Pedersen, Helle Outtrup
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Patent number: 7908094Abstract: The inventors have modified the amino acid sequence of a maltogenic alpha-amylase to obtain variants with improved properties, based on the three-dimensional structure of the maltogenic alpha-amylase Novamyl. The variants have altered physicochemical properties, e.g. an altered pH optimum, improved thermostability, increased specific activity, an altered cleavage pattern or an increased ability to reduce retrogradation of starch or staling of bread.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Joel Cherry, Allan Svendsen, Carsten Andersen, Lars Beier, Torben Peter Frandsen
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Patent number: 7901918Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated proteases of the RP-II type and variants of RP-II proteases exhibiting improved properties in comparison to the parent RP-II protease, DNA constructs and vectors coding for the expression of said proteases and variants, host cells capable of expressing the proteases and variants from the DNA constructs, as well as a method of producing them by cultivating said host cells. The proteases may advantageously be used as constituents in detergent compositions and additives, optionally in combination with other enzymes such as proteases, lipases, cellulases, amylases, peroxidases or oxidases.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Mads Norregaard-Madsen, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard, Claus Bo Voge Christensen, Soren Flensted Lassen
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Patent number: 7897186Abstract: Methods for improving the foaming properties of whey protein preparations by contacting an aqueous solution containing whey protein with a phospholipase are disclosed. Treatment of a whey protein preparation with a phospholipase results in a whey protein preparation having improved foam overrun and foam stability when whipped, as compared to a whey protein preparation that is not treated with a phospholipase.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2002Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Novozymes North America, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Sorensen, Myke Rich
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Patent number: 7892806Abstract: The inventors have developed a method of altering the amino acid sequence of a fungal alpha-amylase to obtain variants, and they have used the method to construct such variants. The variants may be useful for anti-staling in baked products. Accordingly, the invention provides a method of constructing fungal alpha-amylase variants based on a comparison of three-dimensional (3D) structures of the fungal alpha-amylase and a maltogenic alpha-amylase. One or both models includes a substrate. The invention also provides novel fungal alpha-amylase variants.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Allan Svendsen, Lars Beier, Jesper Vind, Tina Spendler, Morten Tovborg Jensen
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Patent number: 7888093Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting alterations relative to the parent subtilase in one or more properties including: Wash performance, thermal stability, storage stability or catalytic activity. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Henriette Draborg, Peter Kamp Hansen, Mads Eskelund Bjornvad, Mads Norregaard-Madsen, Mikael Mikkelsen
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Patent number: 7879587Abstract: Variants with increased acyl transferase activity can be designed on the basis of a three-dimensional model by making amino acid alterations near the active Ser of lipolytic enzymes such as C. antarctica lipase A or the lipase/acyl transferase from C. parapsilosis.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Allan Svendsen, Jesper Vind, Shamkant Anant Patkar, Kim Borch
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Patent number: 7875445Abstract: The present invention relates to novel JP170 like subtilases from wild-type bacteria, hybrids thereof and to methods of construction and production of these proteases. Further, the present invention relates to use of the claimed subtilases in detergents, such as a laundry or an automatic dishwashing detergent.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Preben Nielsen, Poul Erik Pedersen, Helle Outtrup
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Patent number: 7871806Abstract: The invention relates to new asparaginases having improved properties, preferably improved thermotolerance, such as improved activity at high temperatures and/or improved thermostability. The invention also relates to DNA sequences encoding such improved asparaginases, their production in a recombinant host cell, as well as methods of using the asparaginases, in particular for reduction of acrylamide in foods. The invention furthermore relates to methods of generating and preparing asparaginase variants having improved properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2010Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Tomoko Matsui, Esben Peter Friis, Akihiko Yamagishi
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Patent number: 7851176Abstract: The substrate specificity of a lipolytic enzyme can be modified by making alterations to the amino acid sequence in a defined region of the lipolytic enzyme, so as to increase the level of a desired activity or to decrease the level of an undesired activity. Thus, the inventors have developed lipolytic enzyme variants with a modified amino acid sequence with a substrate specificity which can be tailored for specific uses.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Kirsten Bojsen, Allan Svendsen, Claus Crone Fuglsang, Shamkant Anant Patkar, Kim Borch, Jesper Vind, Andreas Petri, Sanne O. Schroder Glad, Gitte Budolfsen