Patents by Inventor André Pütz

André Pütz 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).

  • Esterases for separating plastics
    Patent number: 8580549
    Abstract: The invention relates to agents containing esterases, and to the use thereof for dressing fibres, in particular, artificial fibres, washing and cleaning agents comprising esterases and corresponding washing and cleaning methods, in addition to additional technical areas of application. The invention also relates to the use of esterases for protecting against or reducing and/or preventing pilling, preferably in textiles, particularly plastic fibres, more preferably polyester fibres, in addition to the use of esterases for separating the plastics, in particular, polyester compounds. The invention further relates to novel esterases and to sufficiently related proteins and to derivatives thereof, agents containing them and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Andreas Michels, André Pütz, Karl-Heinz Maurer, Thorsten Eggert, Karl-Erich Jäger
  • Use of esterases for separating plastics
    Publication number: 20090258406
    Abstract: The invention relates to agents containing esterases, and to the use thereof for dressing fibres, in particular, artificial fibres, washing and cleaning agents comprising esterases and corresponding washing and cleaning methods, in addition to additional technical areas of application. The invention also relates to the use of esterases for protecting against or reducing and/or preventing pilling, preferably in textiles, particularly plastic fibres, more preferably polyester fibres, in addition to the use of esterases for separating the plastics, in particular, polyester compounds. The invention further relates to novel esterases and to sufficiently related proteins and to derivatives thereof, agents containing them and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Andreas Michels, André Pütz, Karl-Heinz Maurer, Thorsten Eggert, Karl-Erich Jäger