Patents by Inventor Carsten Franz

Carsten Franz 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).

  • Protease Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160208234
    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: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Frank Winther Rasmussen, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Miguel Duarte Guilherme Perreira Toscano, Esben Peter Friis, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Michael Bauer
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING PROTEASE VARIANTS
    Publication number: 20160160159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising protease 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: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Timothy O'Connell, Susanne Tondera, Hendrik Hellmuth, Thomas Weber, Frank Winther Rasmussen, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Miguel Duarte Guilherme Perira Toscano, Esben Friis, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Mikael Bauer
  • Protease Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160152963
    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: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Frank Winther Rasmussen, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Miguel Duarte Guilherme Perreira Toscano, Esben Peter Friis, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Michael Bauer
  • Subtilase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160145595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorf Micheelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Noman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Heelle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Julie Bille Rannes
  • Subtilase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160145596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and preferably on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pemille Ollendorff Micheelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Julie Bille Rannes
  • Protease Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160145594
    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: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Frank Winther Rasmussen, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Miguel Duarte Guilherme Perreira Toscano, Esben Peter Friis, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Michael Bauer
  • Subtilase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160137998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorf Micheelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Christensen, Julie Billie Rannes
  • Savinase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains
    Patent number: 9200239
    Abstract: Subtilase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains. These subtilases are useful exhibiting excellent or improved wash performance on egg stains when used in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Stefan Minning, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Niels Henrik Sorensen
  • Stabilized liquid enzyme compositions
    Patent number: 9181296
    Abstract: Peptide aldehydes or ketone derivatives are particularly efficient for stabilizing subtilisin-type proteases in aqueous compositions such as liquid detergents, including peptide compounds with OH-substituted phenylalanine aldehyde as the C-terminal residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Lone Kierstein Nielsen, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Esben Peter Friis, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Ole Simonsen, Lotte Rugholm Soerensen
  • Savinase Variants Having an Improved Wash Performance on Egg Stains
    Publication number: 20140287481
    Abstract: Subtilase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains. These subtilases are useful exhibiting excellent or improved wash performance on egg stains when used in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Stefan Minning, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Niels Henrik Sorensen
  • Savinase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains
    Patent number: 8785172
    Abstract: Subtilase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains. These subtilases are useful exhibiting excellent or improved wash performance on egg stains when used in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Stefan Minning, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Niels Henrik Sorensen
  • Polypeptides having lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 8679813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptide having lipase activity and which further has a RP of at least 0.8 and a BR of at least 1.1 at the test conditions given in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Vind, Kim Borch, Mikael Mikkelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel
  • Detergent Compositions Comprising Metalloproteases
    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
  • Savinase Variants Having An Improved Wash Performance on Egg Stains
    Publication number: 20120295331
    Abstract: Subtilase variants having an improved wash performance on egg stains. These subtilases are useful exhibiting excellent or improved wash performance on egg stains when used in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Stefan Minning, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Niels Henrik Sørensen
  • Detergent composition comprising a polypeptide having lipase activity and polynucleotide encoding same
    Patent number: 8283149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new wild-type lipase, its nucleic acid sequences and the amino acid sequences thereof. This new lipase shows washing performance in the form of wild-type. The present invention also relates to the method for producing the lipase and the uses of the lipase in baking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: XiaoMei Niu, Ye Liu, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Signe Munk
  • Use of Protease Variants
    Publication number: 20120252106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants, in particular to the use of the protease variants in hard surface cleaning. The present invention also relates to detergent compositions, such as dish wash compositions, comprising the protease variants, and the use of such compositions for removal of proteinaceous stains, especially boiled egg stains. Finally, the invention provides methods for removal proteinceous stains using the variant enzymes or laundry and detergent compositions composition comprising the variants enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Jugen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf
  • Protease Variants
    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
  • Detergent Composition
    Publication number: 20120149625
    Abstract: The addition of a protease inhibitor to a particulate protease-containing detergent composition can improve its detergency and the inhibitor can improve the in-wash stability of the protease in a solution of the detergent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ole Simonsen, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Astid Benie
  • Lipase variants
    Patent number: 8187854
    Abstract: The invention provides variant lipases, preferably, variants with reduced tendency to odor generation obtained by introducing mutations in one or more regions identified in a parent lipase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Vind, Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Kim Borch, Allan Svendsen, Thomas Honger Callisen, Debbie Yaver, Mads Eskelund Bjornvad, Peter Kamp Hansen, Haiyan Ge, Michael Lamsa
  • Swatch for testing the washing performance of an enzyme
    Patent number: 8101376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a swatch comprising a pH-indicator substance and a substrate for an enzyme for testing the washing performance of the enzyme, e.g. an enzyme for use in detergent compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jürgen Carsten Franz Knötzel, Jytte Poulsen