Patents by Inventor Benedikt Engels

Benedikt Engels 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).

  • Patent number: 11912735
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for purifying sialylated oligosaccharides from a fermentation broth, cell-lysate or biocatalytic reaction mixture for obtaining high amounts of desired sialylated oligosaccharides in high purity. The method is particular suitable for the large-scale economic purification of sialylated human milk oligosaccharides (such as 3?-sialyllactose, 6?-sialyllactose or sialylated lacto-N-tetraose derivatives) from microbial fermentation, using recombinant bacterial cells or yeast cells. The obtained material is of high purity and can be used for food or medical application such like medical nutrition products, infant formula, dietary supplements, general nutrition products (e.g. dairy drinks).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Chr Hansen HMO GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Jennewein, Markus Helfrich, Benedikt Engels
  • Publication number: 20210212335
    Abstract: Provided is a method for the purification of a sialyllactose from other carbohydrates, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of subjecting an aqueous solution containing the sialyllactose to two membrane filtration steps using different membranes, a membrane having a molecular weight cut-off of between about 300 Dalton to about 500 Dalton and a membrane having a molecular weight cut-off of between about 600 Dalton to about 800 Dalton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan JENNEWEIN, Markus HELFRICH, Benedikt ENGELS
  • Publication number: 20200308211
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for purifying sialylated oligosaccharides from a fermentation broth, cell-lysate or biocatalytic reaction mixture for obtaining high amounts of desired sialylated oligosaccharides in high purity. The method is particular suitable for the large-scale economic purification of sialylated human milk oligosaccharides (such as 3?-sialyllactose, 6?-sialyllactose or sialylated lacto-N-tetraose derivatives) from microbial fermentation, using recombinant bacterial cells or yeast cells. The obtained material is of high purity and can be used for food or medical application such like medical nutrition products, infant formula, dietary supplements, general nutrition products (e.g. dairy drinks).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan JENNEWEIN, Markus HELFRICH, Benedikt ENGELS
  • Patent number: 10011821
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of hydroxylated protoilludenes and/or sesquiterpenoid protoilludene-type aryl esters using newly identified genes that can be employed. The present invention accordingly relates to a host microorganism that has been transformed with the newly identified nucleotide sequences and to methods employing the transformed microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forshung e. V.
    Inventors: Stefan Jennewein, Benedikt Engels
  • Publication number: 20160319251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of hydroxylated protoilludenes and/or sesquiterpenoid protoilludene-type aryl esters using newly identified genes that can be employed. The present invention accordingly relates to a host microorganism that has been transformed with the newly identified nucleotide sequences and to methods employing the transformed microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
    Inventors: Stefan Jennewein, Benedikt Engels
  • Patent number: 9005939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated, recombinant or synthetic polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide with protoilludene synthase activity and comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of a) SEQ ID Nos. 1 or 14 of the attached sequence listing; b) a nucleic acid sequence complementary to SEQ ID Nos. 1 or 14; c) nucleic acid sequences which hybridize under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequences defined in a) and b) or their complementary strands, as well as to the polypeptide encoded by the isolated polynucleotide, as well as a method for the production of melleolides employing the polynucleotide or polypeptide of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Jennewein, Benedikt Engels, Torsten Grothe, Marc Stadler