Patents Assigned to Novozymes, Inc.
  • Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9663774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity, catalytic domains, cellulose binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Nikolaj Spodsberg, Tarana Shagasi
  • Compositions comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and an organic compound and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9663808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and an organic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney, Katja Salomon Johansen
  • cellulolytic enzyme compositions and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9663772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant Trichoderma host cells producing Aspergillus fumigatus cellulolytic enzyme compositions and methods of producing and using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Shasky, Brett McBrayer
  • Methods for producing polypeptides in enzyme-deficient mutants of fusarium venentatum
    Publication number: 20170145462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant of a parent Fusarium venenatum strain in a medium for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the mutant strain comprises a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide and one or more (several) genes selected from the group consisting of pyrG, amyA, and alpA, wherein the one or more (several) genes are modified rendering the mutant strain deficient in the production of one or more (several) enzymes selected from the group consisting of orotidine-5?-monophosphate decarboxylase, alpha-amylase, and alkaline protease, respectively, compared to the parent Fusarium venenatum strain when cultivated under identical conditions; and (b) recovering the polypeptide from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to enzyme-deficient mutants of Fusarium venenatum strains and methods for producing such mutants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Shasky, Wendy Yoder
  • Polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides thereof
    Patent number: 9657283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Debbie Yaver, Paul Harris, Suzanne Otani, Janine Lin, Hanshu Ding
  • POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME
    Publication number: 20170137796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Novozymes Inc.
    Inventors: Suzanne Otani, Haiyan Ge, Paul Harris, Debbie Yaver, Alexander Blinkovsky
  • Polypeptides having catalase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9637725
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides having catalase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs, vectors and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Liu, Junxin Duan, Yu Zhang, Lan Tang
  • Polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9637727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventor: Nikolaj Spodsberg
  • Polypeptides Having Beta-Glucosidase Activity, Beta-Xylosidase Activity, Or Beta-Glucosidase And Beta-Xylosidase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20170114372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity, beta-xylosidase activity, or beta-glucosidase and beta-xylosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicants: NOVOZYMES A/S, NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventor: Marc Morant
  • Compositions and methods for enhancing the degradation or conversion of cellulose-containing material
    Patent number: 9631213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for degrading or converting a cellulose-containing material, comprising: treating the cellulose-containing material with an effective amount of a cellulolytic enzyme composition comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity, and one or more (several) components selected from the group consisting of a CEL7 polypeptide having endoglucanase activity, a CEL12 polypeptide having endoglucanase activity, a CEL45 polypeptide having endoglucanase activity, a CEL7 polypeptide having cellobiohydrolase activity with a cellulose binding domain, and a CEL7 polypeptide having cellobiohydrolase activity without a cellulose binding domain. The present invention also relates to such cellulolytic enzyme compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith McFarland
  • Polypeptides having beta-xylosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9624481
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides having beta-xylosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs, vectors and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Liu, Lan Tang, Yu Zhang, Junxin Duan
  • Methods for enhancing the degradation or conversion of cellulosic material
    Patent number: 9624518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for degrading or converting a cellulosic material and for producing substances from the cellulosic material under high temperature conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Tarana Shaghasi, Brett McBrayer
  • Cellobiohydrolase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9611463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a parent cellobiohydrolase II. 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: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Wogulis
  • Compositions Comprising A Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And A Liquor And Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20170088869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a liquor. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicants: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matt Sweeney, Don Higgins, Hui Xu
  • Recombinant host cells and nucleic acid constructs encoding polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity
    Patent number: 9605037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: NOVOZYMES A/S, NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Methods for producing polypeptides in enzyme-deficient mutants of
    Patent number: 9593342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant of a parent Fusarium venenatum strain in a medium for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the mutant strain comprises a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide and one or more (several) genes selected from the group consisting of pyrG, amyA, and alpA, wherein the one or more (several) genes are modified rendering the mutant strain deficient in the production of one or more (several) enzymes selected from the group consisting of orotidine-5?-monophosphate decarboxylase, alpha-amylase, and alkaline protease, respectively, compared to the parent Fusarium venenatum strain when cultivated under identical conditions; and (b) recovering the polypeptide from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to enzyme-deficient mutants of Fusarium venenatum strains and methods for producing such mutants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Shasky, Wendy Yoder
  • Compositions for saccharification of cellulosic material
    Patent number: 9587262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to enzyme compositions for high temperature saccharification of cellulosic material and to uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett McBrayer, Tarana Shaghasi, Elena Vlasenko
  • Methods of improving the introduction of DNA into bacterial cells
    Patent number: 9580700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of improving the introduction of DNA into bacterial host cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Thomas, Michael Rey
  • Polypeptides having amylolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Publication number: 20170051262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having amylolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Harris, Mark Wogulis
  • Polypeptides Having Cellobiohydrolase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20170037389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity, catalytic domains, and cellulose binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains, and cellulose binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains, or cellulose binding domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicants: NOVOZYMES A/S, NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Mary Ann Stringer, Brett McBrayer