Patents by Inventor Benjamin Bower

Benjamin Bower 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: 20190169585
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to glycosyl hydrolase enzymes, compositions comprising such enzymes, and methods of using the enzymes and compositions, for example for the saccharification of cellulosic and hemicellulosic materials into sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Mark Emptage, William D. Hitz, Megan Yee Hsi, Thijs Kaper, Bradley R. Kelemen, Steven Kim, Suzanne E. Lantz, Edmund A. Larenas, Colin Mitchinson, Keith Dumont Wing
  • Patent number: 10273465
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to glycosyl hydrolase enzymes, compositions comprising such enzymes, and methods of using the enzymes and compositions, for example for the saccharification of cellulosic and hemicellulosic materials into sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Megan Yee Hsi, Thijs Kaper, Bradley R. Kelemen, Suzanne E. Lantz, Edmund A. Larenas, Colin Mitchinson, Steven Kim, William D. Hitz, Mark Emptage, Keith Dumont Wing
  • Publication number: 20160177279
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to glycosyl hydrolase enzymes, compositions comprising such enzymes, and methods of using the enzymes and compositions, for example for the saccharification of cellulosic and hemicellulosic materials into sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin BOWER, Megan Yee HSI, Thijs KAPER, Bradley R. KELEMEN, Suzanne E. LANTZ, Edmund A. LARENAS, Colin MITCHINSON, Steven KIM, William D. HITZ, Mark EMPTAGE, Keith Dumont WING
  • Patent number: 8679816
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cellulase variants. In particular the present disclosure relates to cellulase variants having improved expression, activity and/or stability. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the cellulase variants, compositions comprising the cellulase variants, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aehle, Richard R. Bott, Benjamin Bower, Jonathan Caspi, David A. Estell, Frits Goedegebuur, Ronaldus W. J. Hommes, Thijs Kaper, Bradley Kelemen, Slavko Kralj, Johan Van Lieshout, Igor Nikolaev, Sander Van Stigt Thans, Louise Wallace, Gudrun Vogtentanz, Mats Sandgren
  • Publication number: 20130177947
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to glycosyl hydrolase enzymes, compositions comprising such enzymes, and methods of using the enzymes and compositions, for example for the saccharification of cellulosic and hemicellulosic materials into sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Megan Yee Hsi, Thijs Kaper, Bradley R. Keleman, Suzanne E. Lantz, Edmund A. Larenas, Colin Mitchinson, Steven Kim, William D. Hitz, Mark Emptage, Keith Dumont Wing
  • Publication number: 20120135500
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cellulase variants. In particular the present disclosure relates to cellulase variants having improved expression, activity and/or stability. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the cellulase variants, compositions comprising the cellulase variants, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aehle, Richard R. Bott, Benjamin Bower, Jonathan Caspi, David A. Estell, Frits Goedegebuur, Ronaldus W.J. Hommes, Thijs Kaper, Bradley Kelemen, Slavko Kralj, Johan Van Lieshout, Igor Nikolaev, Sander Van Stigt Thans, Louise Wallace, Gudrun Vogtentanz, Mats Sandgren
  • Publication number: 20100184138
    Abstract: The present invention provides filamentous fungi that express a combination of heterologous and homologous polypeptides, polypeptide mixtures comprising a combination of heterologous and homologous polypeptides and methods of producing the polypeptide mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Edmund Larenas
  • Patent number: 7449317
    Abstract: DNA is provided which encodes an enzyme having phytase activity isolated from Penicillium, Fusarium, Humicola and Emericella. Also provided for is a method of isolating DNA encoding an enzyme having phytase activity from organisms which possess such DNA, transformation of the DNA into a suitable host organism, expression of the transformed DNA and the use of the expressed phytase protein in feed as a supplement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Frits Goedegebuur, Kathleen A. Clarkson, Scott D. Power
  • Patent number: 7429475
    Abstract: DNA is provided which encodes an enzyme having phytase activity isolated from Penicillium, Fusarium, Humicola and Emericella. Also provided for is a method of isolating DNA encoding an enzyme having phytase activity from organisms which possess such DNA, transformation of the DNA into a suitable host organism, expression of the transformed DNA and the use of the expressed phytase protein in feed as a supplement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Genencor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Frits Goedegebuur, Kathleen A. Clarkson, Scott D. Power
  • Publication number: 20080108125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Toby Baldwin, Benjamin Bower, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne Lantz, Michael Pepsin
  • Publication number: 20070207524
    Abstract: DNA is provided which encodes an enzyme having phytase activity isolated from Penicillium, Fusarium, Humicola and Emericella. Also provided for is a method of isolating DNA encoding an enzyme having phytase activity from organisms which possess such DNA, transformation of the DNA into a suitable host organism, expression of the transformed DNA and the use of the expressed phytase protein in feed as a supplement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Frits Goedegebuur, Kathleen Clarkson, Scott Power
  • Publication number: 20070207525
    Abstract: DNA is provided which encodes an enzyme having phytase activity isolated from Penicillium, Fusarium, Humicola and Emericella. Also provided for is a method of isolating DNA encoding an enzyme having phytase activity from organisms which possess such DNA, transformation of the DNA into a suitable host organism, expression of the transformed DNA and the use of the expressed phytase protein in feed as a supplement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Frits Goedegebuur, Kathleen Clarkson, Scott Power
  • Patent number: 7220445
    Abstract: DNA is provided which encodes an enzyme having phytase activity isolated from Penicillium, Fusarium, Humicola and Emericella. Also provided for is a method of isolating DNA encoding an enzyme having phytase activity from organisms which possess such DNA, transformation of the DNA into a suitable host organism, expression of the transformed DNA and the use of the expressed phytase protein in feed as a supplement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Genecor International, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Frits Goedegebuur, Kathleen A. Clarkson, Scott D. Power
  • Publication number: 20070099272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Toby Baldwin, Benjamin Bower, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne Lantz, Michael Pepsin
  • Publication number: 20070026420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of obtaining genes for novel enzymes which share certain conserved sequences with EGIII from Trichoderma reesei. These EG III like cellulases comprise an amino acid sequence comprising therein an amino acid string selected from the group consisting of: (a) Asn-Asn-(Leu/Phe/Lys/Ile)-Trp- (SEQ ID NO: 1) Gly (b) Glu-(Leu/Phe/Ile)-Met-Ile-Trp (SEQ ID NO: 2) (c) Gly-Thr-Glu-Pro-Phe-Thr; (SEQ ID NO: 3) (d) (Ser/Tyr/Cys/Trp/Thr/Asn/Lys/ (SEQ ID NO: 42) Arg)-(Val/Pro)-(Lys/Ala)-(Ser/ Ala)-(Tyr/Phe); (e) Lys-Asn-Phe-Phe-Asn-Tyr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Timothy Fowler, Jay Phillips
  • Publication number: 20060057672
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterologous exo-endo cellulase fusion construct, which encodes a fusion protein having cellulolytic activity comprising a catalytic domain derived from a fungal exo-cellobiohydrolase and a catalytic domain derived from an endoglucanase. The invention also relates to vectors and fungal host cells comprising the heterologous exo-endo cellulase fusion construct as well as methods for producing a cellulase fusion protein and enzymatic cellulase compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Edmund Larenas, Colin Mitchinson
  • Publication number: 20050208623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Toby Baldwin, Benjamin Bower, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Suzanne Lantz, Michael Pepsin
  • Publication number: 20050136525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity (GSHE). Further the invention relates to a method for producing a glucose syrup comprising contacting a granular starch slurry obtained from a granular starch substrate simultaneously with an alpha amylase and a GSHE at a temperature equal to or below the gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to obtain a composition of a glucose syrup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Toby Baldwin, Benjamin Bower, Gopal Chotani, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Oreste Lantero, Suzanne Lantz, Michael Pepsin, Jayarama Shetty, Bruce Strohm
  • Publication number: 20050069978
    Abstract: DNA is provided which encodes an enzyme having phytase activity isolated from Penicillium, Fusarium, Humicola and Emericella. Also provided for is a method of isolating DNA encoding an enzyme having phytase activity from organisms which possess such DNA, transformation of the DNA into a suitable host organism, expression of the transformed DNA and the use of the expressed phytase protein in feed as a supplement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Benjamin Bower, Frits Goedegebuur, Kathleen Clarkson, Scott Power