Patents by Inventor Astrid Benie

Astrid Benie 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).

  • Publication number: 20150291949
    Abstract: detergent compositions comprising subtilase variants and methods for obtaining such detergent compositions are provided herein. The detergent compositions further may be used, especially in laundry or in hard surface cleaning applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy O'CONNELL, Susanne TONDERA, Hendrik HELLMUTH, Thomas WEBER, Werner BESENMATTER, Astrid BENIE, Esben FRIIS, Pernille OLLENDORFF MICHEELSEN
  • Publication number: 20150203793
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new metalloprotease derived from Exiguobacterium and the use thereof in cleaning processes, such as laundry and dish wash. The invention also relates to detergent compositions and cleaning compositions comprising Exiguobacterium oxidotolerans metalloprotease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Astrid Benie, Peter Rahbek Oestergaard, Morten Gjermansen, Martin Simon Borchert
  • Publication number: 20150140165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of isolated polypeptides having protease activity in animal feed and detergents. It also relates to the use of isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases in the recombinant production of isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells, including plant and animal cells, comprising the nucleic acid sequences, as well as methods for producing and using the proteases, particularly using the proteases in animal feed and detergents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Tine Hoff, Robert Piotr Olinski, Carsten Sjoeholm, Peter Rahbek Oestergaard, Katrine Fruergaard Pontoppidan, Astrid Benie, Morten Gjermansen
  • Publication number: 20150031114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising subtilisin variants and methods for obtaining such detergent compositions. The present invention also relates to the use of such detergent compositions, especially in laundry or in hard surface cleaning applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Werner Besenmatter, Astrid Benie, Marco Malten
  • Publication number: 20140335596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants and methods for obtaining protease variants. 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Werner Besenmatter, Astrid Benie, Esben Peter Friis, Pernille Ollendorf Micheelsen
  • Publication number: 20140038270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of Thermolysin-Like Metalloproteases in cleaning processes, such as laundry and dish wash, and in particular to the use in low temperature wash and in removal of egg stains. The invention also relates to detergent compositions and cleaning compositions comprising Thermolysin-Like Metalloproteases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Esben Peter Friis, Peter Rahbek Oestergaard, Astrid Benie, Preben Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20140038876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of M7 or M35 Metalloproteases in cleaning processes, such as laundry and dish wash. The invention also relates to detergent compositions and cleaning compositions comprising M7 or M35 Metalloproteases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Peter Rahbek Østergaard, Esben Peter Friis, Astrid Benie, Tine Hoff, Lan Tang, Wenping Wu
  • Publication number: 20140024103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning and/or detergent compositions comprising metalloproteases (E.C 3.4.24). The invention further concerns the use of the metalloproteases in cleaning processes, such as dish wash and laundry, and in particular to the use in low temperature wash and in removal of egg stains. Further the invention concerns methods of doing cleaning, such as dish wash and laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Astrid Benie, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Peter Rahbek Østergaard, Esben Peter Friis
  • Publication number: 20120172280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variant protease variants and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes, such as, in laundry and detergent compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Astrid Benie