Patents by Inventor Alfredo Lopez

Alfredo Lopez 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).

  • Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 8119857
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase 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: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Harris, Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Micheal Rey, Hanshu Ding, Elena Vlasenko
  • Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Publication number: 20120011619
    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: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Hanshu Ding, Kimberly Brown
  • Polypeptides having expansin Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20110296558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having expansin 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 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Novozymes, Inc
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Michael Rey, Paul Harris
  • Polypeptides Having Aspartic Endopeptidase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20110283422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having aspartic endopeptidase 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: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Beth Nelson, Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Michael Rey
  • Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 8044264
    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: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Hanshu Ding, Kimberly Brown
  • Polypeptides having acetylxylan esterase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 8034996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having acetylxylan esterase 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: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Hanshu Ding
  • Polypeptides Having Xylanase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20110059509
    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 of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: ALFREDO LOPEZ DE LEON, MICHAEL REY
  • Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Publication number: 20110014707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase 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: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Harris, Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Micheal Rey, Hanshu Ding, Elena Vlasenko
  • Polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 7851193
    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 of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Michael Rey
  • Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 7824884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase 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: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Harris, Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Michael Rey, Hanshu Ding, Elena Vlasenko
  • Polypeptides Having Acetylxylan Esterase Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20100263091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having acetylxylan esterase 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: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Hanshu Ding
  • Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Publication number: 20100203615
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase 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: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Michael Rey
  • Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and nucleic acids encoding same
    Publication number: 20100197556
    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 for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: KIMBERLY BROWN, PAUL HARRIS, ELIZABETH ZARETSKY, EDWARD RE, ELENA VLASENKO, KEITH MCFARLAND, ALFREDO LOPEZ DE LEON
  • Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and nucleic acids encoding same
    Patent number: 7741466
    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 for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Brown, Paul Harris, Elizabeth Zaretsky, Edward Re, Elena Vlasenko, Keith McFarland, Alfredo Lopez de Leon
  • Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 7741074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase 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: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Michael Rey
  • Polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Publication number: 20090148902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase 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: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Michael Rey
  • Polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Publication number: 20090148901
    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 of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Michael Rey
  • Polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Publication number: 20090148903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-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 of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Michael Rey, Paul Harris
  • Manufacture of polycarbonates
    Patent number: 7495064
    Abstract: A method of producing a polycarbonate is provided. In an embodiment of the present invention the method includes the steps of: (i) introducing to a melt polymerization reactor system a reaction mixture having a first dihydroxy compound and an acid stabilizer, a carbonate source, and a polymerization catalyst system containing K2HPO4; and (ii) allowing the reaction mixture to polymerize thereby forming polycarbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP BV
    Inventors: David Domingo, Ignacio Vic Fernandez, Jorge Garcia Agudo, Gerardo Hidalgo-Llinas, Alfredo Lopez-Carretero, Miguel Angel Salomon
  • Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Publication number: 20090019608
    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: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfredo Lopez de Leon, Hanshu Ding, Kimberly Brown