Patents by Inventor Bjorge Westereng

Bjorge Westereng 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).

  • Methods of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide
    Patent number: 10889844
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide, preferably cellulose or chitin, comprising contacting said polysaccharide with one or more oxidohydrolytic enzymes, preferably a CBM33 family protein (preferably CBP21) or a GH61 family protein, wherein said degradation or hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of at least one reducing agent and at least one divalent metal ion. A method of producing an organic substance comprising said method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Gustav Vaaje-Kostad, Bjorge Westereng, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Svein J. Horn, Morten Sorliie, Zarah Forsberg
  • Methods of Degrading or Hydrolyzing a Polysaccharide
    Publication number: 20190218581
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide, preferably cellulose or chitin, comprising contacting said polysaccharide with one or more oxidohydrolytic enzymes, preferably a CBM33 family protein (preferably CBP21) or a GH61 family protein, wherein said degradation or hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of at least one reducing agent and at least one divalent metal ion. A method of producing an organic substance comprising said method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Gustav Vaaje-Kostad, Bjorge Westereng, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Svein J. Horn, Morten Sorliie, Zarah Forsberg
  • Methods of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide
    Patent number: 10273512
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide, preferably cellulose or chitin, comprising contacting said polysaccharide with one or more oxidohydrolytic enzymes, preferably a CBM33 family protein (preferably CBP21) or a GH61 family protein, wherein said degradation or hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of at least one reducing agent and at least one divalent metal ion. A method of producing an organic substance comprising said method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Gustav Vaaje-Kostad, Bjorge Westereng, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Svein J. Horn, Morten Sorliie, Zarah Forsberg
  • Methods of Degrading or Hydrolyzing a Polysaccharide
    Publication number: 20180016606
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide, preferably cellulose or chitin, comprising contacting said polysaccharide with one or more oxidohydrolytic enzymes, preferably a CBM33 family protein (preferably CBP21) or a GH61 family protein, wherein said degradation or hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of at least one reducing agent and at least one divalent metal ion. A method of producing an organic substance comprising said method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Gustav Vaaje-Kostad, Bjorge Westereng, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Svein J. Horn, Morten Sorliie, Zarah Forsberg
  • Methods of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide
    Patent number: 9758802
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide, preferably cellulose or chitin, comprising contacting said polysaccharide with one or more oxidohydrolytic enzymes, preferably a CBM33 family protein (preferably CBP21) or a GH61 family protein, wherein said degradation or hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of at least one reducing agent and at least one divalent metal ion. A method of producing an organic substance comprising said method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: NOVOZYMES A/S, Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, Bjorge Westereng, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Svein J. Horn, Morten Sorliie, Zarah Forsberg
  • Methods of Degrading or Hydrolyzing a Polysaccharide
    Publication number: 20130210086
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of degrading or hydrolyzing a polysaccharide, preferably cellulose or chitin, comprising contacting said polysaccharide with one or more oxidohydrolytic enzymes, preferably a CBM33 family protein (preferably CBP21) or a GH61 family protein, wherein said degradation or hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of at least one reducing agent and at least one divalent metal ion. A method of producing an organic substance comprising said method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, Bjorge Westereng, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Svein J. Horn, Morten Sorliie, Zarah Forsberg