Patents by Inventor Alrik Pieter Los
Alrik Pieter Los 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: 11753631Abstract: The invention relates to a host cell comprising at least four different heterologous polynucleotides chose from the group of polynucleotides encoding cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is capable of producing the at least four different enzymes chosen from the group of cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is a filam-tous fungus and is capable of secretion of the at least four different enzymes. This host cell can suitably be used for the production of an enzyme composition that can be use in a process for the saccharification of cellulosic material.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Cornelis Maria Jacobus Sagt, Margot Elisabeth Francoise Schooneveld-Bergmans, Robbertus Antonius Damveld
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Patent number: 11447759Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide having hemicellulase activity which comprises the amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72 or an amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61, 66 or 71, SEQ ID NO: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34, 39, 44, 49, 54, 59, 64, 69 or 74, or a variant polypeptide or variant polynucleotide thereof, wherein the variant polypeptide has at least 75% sequence identity with the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72 or the variant polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that has at least 75% sequence identity with the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Rene Marcel De Jong, Maaike Appeldoorn
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Patent number: 11339379Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant host cell which is capable of producing a dicarboxylic acid and which comprises a mutant malate dehydrogenase resulting in an increased production of the dicarboxylic acid. The invention also relates to a process for producing a dicarboxylic acid, which method comprises fermenting said recombinant host cell in a suitable fermentation medium and producing the dicarboxylic acid.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Rene Marcel De Jong, Remko Tsjibbe Winter, Ben Den Dulk
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Patent number: 11078504Abstract: The present invention relates to a host cell which is capable of producing a dicarboxylic acid and which comprises at least one genetic modification in its genome resulting in the deficiency of at least one enzymatic step catalysing the oxidation of a cofactor. The invention also relates to a process for producing a dicarboxylic acid, which method comprises fermenting such a host cell in a suitable fermentation medium and producing the dicarboxylic acid.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Zheng Zhao, René Verwaal, Jacobus Thomas Pronk, Rolf Poldermans
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Publication number: 20210087544Abstract: The invention relates to a host cell comprising at least four different heterologous polynucleotides chose from the group of polynucleotides encoding cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is capable of producing the at least four different enzymes chosen from the group of cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is a filam-tous fungus and is capable of secretion of the at least four different enzymes. This host cell can suitably be used for the production of an enzyme composition that can be use in a process for the saccharification of cellulosic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Alrik Pieter LOS, Cornelis Maria Jacobus SAGT, Margot Elisabeth Francoise SCHOONEVELD-BERGMANS, Robbertus Antonius DAMVELD
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Patent number: 10920207Abstract: The invention relates to a host cell comprising at least four different heterologous polynucleotides chose from the group of polynucleotides encoding cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is capable of producing the at least four different enzymes chosen from the group of cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is a filam-tous fungus and is capable of secretion of the at least four different enzymes. This host cell can suitably be used for the production of an enzyme composition that can be use in a process for the saccharification of cellulosic material.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Cornelis Maria Jacobus Sagt, Margot Elisabeth Francoise Schooneveld-Bergmans, Robbertus Antonius Damveld
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Publication number: 20200385692Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant host cell which is capable of producing a dicarboxylic acid and which comprises a mutant malate dehydrogenase resulting in an increased production of the dicarboxylic acid. The invention also relates to a process for producing a dicarboxylic acid, which method comprises fermenting said recombinant host cell in a suitable fermentation medium and producing the dicarboxylic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Alrik Pieter LOS, Rene Marcel DE JONG, Remko Tsjibbe WINTER, Ben DEN DULK
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Patent number: 10787649Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant host cell which is capable of producing a dicarboxylic acid and which comprises a mutant malate dehydrogenase resulting in an increased production of the dicarboxylic acid. The invention also relates to a process for producing a dicarboxylic acid, which method comprises fermenting said recombinant host cell in a suitable fermentation medium and producing the dicarboxylic acid.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Rene Marcel De Jong, Remko Tsjibbe Winter, Ben Den Dulk
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Publication number: 20200190495Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide having hemicellulase activity which comprises the amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72 or an amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61, 66 or 71, SEQ ID NO: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34, 39, 44, 49, 54, 59, 64, 69 or 74, or a variant polypeptide or variant polynucleotide thereof, wherein the variant polypeptide has at least 75% sequence identity with the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72 or the variant polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that has at least 75% sequence identity with the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Alrik Pieter LOS, Rene Marcel DE JONG, Maaike APPELDOORN
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Publication number: 20200181657Abstract: The present invention relates to a host cell which is capable of producing a dicarboxylic acid and which comprises at least one genetic modification in its genome resulting in the deficiency of at least one enzymatic step catalysing the oxidation of a cofactor. The invention also relates to a process for producing a dicarboxylic acid, which method comprises fermenting such a host cell in a suitable fermentation medium and producing the dicarboxylic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Alrik Pieter LOS, Zheng ZHAO, René VERWAAL, Jacobus Thomas PRONK, Rolf POLDERMANS
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Patent number: 10655115Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide having hemicellulase activity which comprises the amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72 or an amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61, 66 or 71, SEQ ID NO: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34, 39, 44, 49, 54, 59, 64, 69 or 74, or a variant polypeptide or variant polynucleotide thereof, wherein the variant polypeptide has at least 75% sequence identity with the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72 or the variant polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that has at least 75% sequence identity with the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Rene Marcel De Jong, Maaike Appeldoorn
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Publication number: 20190225947Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant host cell which is capable of producing a dicarboxylic acid and which comprises a mutant malate dehydrogenase resulting in an increased production of the dicarboxylic acid. The invention also relates to a process for producing a dicarboxylic acid, which method comprises fermenting said recombinant host cell in a suitable fermentation medium and producing the dicarboxylic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter LOS, Rene Marcel DE JONG, Remko Tsjibbe WINTER, Ben DEN DULK
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Patent number: 10316305Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide having hemicellulase activity. The invention features the full length coding sequence of the novel gene as well as the amino acid sequence of the full-length functional protein and functional equivalents of the gene or the amino acid sequence. The invention also relates to methods for using the polypeptide in industrial processes. Also included in the invention are cells transformed with a polynucleotide according to the invention suitable for producing these proteins.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Rene Marcel De Jong, Maaike Appeldoorn
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Publication number: 20190136213Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide having hemicellulase activity which comprises the amino acid sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72 or an amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61, 66 or 71, SEQ ID NO: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34, 39, 44, 49, 54, 59, 64, 69 or 74, or a variant polypeptide or variant polynucleotide thereof, wherein the variant polypeptide has at least 75% sequence identity with the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72 or the variant polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide that has at least 75% sequence identity with the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 52, 57, 62, 67 or 72.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Alrik Pieter LOS, Rene Marcel De Jong, Maaike Appeldoorn
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Publication number: 20180298363Abstract: The invention relates to a host cell comprising at least four different heterologous polynucleotides chose from the group of polynucleotides encoding cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is capable of producing the at least four different enzymes chosen from the group of cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is a filam-tous fungus and is capable of secretion of the at least four different enzymes. This host cell can suitably be used for the production of an enzyme composition that can be use in a process for the saccharification of cellulosic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Cornelis Maria Jacobus Sagt, Margot Elisabeth Francoise Schooneveld-Bergmans, Robbertus Antonius Damveld
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Patent number: 10077435Abstract: The invention relates to a host cell comprising at least four different heterologous polynucleotides chosen from the group of polynucleotides encoding cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is capable of producing the at least four different enzymes chosen from the group of cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is a filamentous fungus and is capable of secretion of the at least four different enzymes. This host cell can suitably be used for the production of an enzyme composition that can be used in a process for the saccharification of cellulosic material.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Cornelis Maria Jacobus Sagt, Margot Elisabeth Francoise Schooneveld-Bergmans, Robbertus Antonius Damveld
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Publication number: 20180245059Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide having hemicellulase activity. The invention features the full length coding sequence of the novel gene as well as the amino acid sequence of the full-length functional protein and functional equivalents of the gene or the amino acid sequence. The invention also relates to methods for using the polypeptide in industrial processes. Also included in the invention are cells transformed with a polynucleotide according to the invention suitable for producing these proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Alrik Pieter LOS, Rene Marcel DE JONG, Maaike APPELDOORN
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Patent number: 10035999Abstract: The invention relates to a host cell comprising at least four different heterologous polynucleotides chose from the group of polynucleotides encoding cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is capable of producing the at least four different enzymes chosen from the group of cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is a filam-tous fungus and is capable of secretion of the at least four different enzymes. This host cell can suitably be used for the production of an enzyme composition that can be use in a process for the saccharification of cellulosic material.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Cornelis Maria Jacobus Sagt, Margot Elisabeth Francoise Schooneveld-Bergmans, Robbertus Antonius Damveld
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Patent number: 9988615Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide having hemicellulase activity. The invention features the full length coding sequence of the novel gene as well as the amino acid sequence of the full-length functional protein and functional equivalents of the gene or the amino acid sequence. The invention also relates to methods for using the polypeptide in industrial processes. Also included in the invention are cells transformed with a polynucleotide according to the invention suitable for producing these proteins.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Alrik Pieter Los, Rene Marcel De Jong, Maaike Appeldoorn
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Publication number: 20180066243Abstract: The invention relates to a host cell comprising at least four different heterologous polynucleotides chose from the group of polynucleotides encoding cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is capable of producing the at least four different enzymes chosen from the group of cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases, wherein the host cell is a filam-tous fungus and is capable of secretion of the at least four different enzymes. This host cell can suitably be used for the production of an enzyme composition that can be use in a process for the saccharification of cellulosic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Alrik Pieter LOS, Cornelis Maria Jacobus Sagt, Margot Elisabeth Francoise Schooneveld-Bergmans, Robbertus Antonius Damveld