Patents by Inventor Christian Degering

Christian Degering 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: 12157870
    Abstract: An agent, such as a detergent or cleaning agent, may include a polyesterase. A method for cleaning textiles may include applying the agent to a textile for removing soiling. The polyesterase may also help to reduce pilling effects in the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Christian Degering, Jasmin Eidner, Thomas Haarmann, Shohana Islam, Felix Jakob, Patrick Lorenz, Nina Mussmann, Kristin Ruebsam, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Ruth Schwerdtfeger, Lina Apitius, Ren Wei, Susanne Wieland, Wolfgang Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20240376152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a peptide as described herein. The invention further relates to a detergent or cleaning agent which comprises at least one peptide according to the invention and to the use of a peptide according to the invention and/or a detergent or cleaning agent according to the invention for cleaning and/or treating textiles that are made of plastic or consisting to some extent of plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shohana ISLAM, Iva ANIC, Christian KASTNER, Irmgard SCHMIDT, Roland BREVES, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND
  • Publication number: 20240376357
    Abstract: The invention relates to a peptide as described herein. The invention further relates to a peptide or polypeptide which comprises at least two of the peptides according to the invention, to a nucleic acid sequence encoding the peptide according to the invention, to a means comprising at least one peptide according to the invention and to the use of peptides of this kind for adhesion to plastic surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Iva ANIC, Christian KASTNER, Irmgard SCHMIDT, Roland BREVES, Andreas TADEN, Kenji ITO, Shohana ISLAM, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND
  • Publication number: 20240294888
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to variant lipolytic enzymes, more particularly variant lipolytic enzymes that have improved stability and/or improved hydrolytic activity on a polyester. Such variant lipolytic enzymes find use in the degradation of polyesters, such as polyethylene terephthalate. Also provided are compositions and methods related to such variant lipolytic enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN D ADAMS, LILIA MARIA BABE, AMY DEMING LIU, CHRISTIAN DEGERING, SHOHANA ISLAM, SUSANNE WIELAND
  • Publication number: 20240287418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising at least one lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity and at least one cellulase. The cleaning compositions described herein are suitable for use in cleaning processes and include detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions, in particular liquid laundry detergent compositions. The present invention further relates to a method for cleaning textiles and to the use of the cleaning composition according to the invention for removing stains as well as for reducing pilling effects and/or increasing the anti-graying effect of the cleaning composition. Furthermore, the invention is directed to the use of at least one lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity and at least one cellulase for synergistically improving the anti-pilling performance and/or anti-graying performance of a cleaning composition comprising lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity and cellulase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Shohana ISLAM, Christina ROELEKE, Ramona JASNY, Susanne WIELAND, Christian DEGERING, Laura FALENSKI, Elke SCHAEFER, Hanka SCHROETER, Christian D. ADAMS, Lilia Maria BABE, Amy DEMING LIU
  • Publication number: 20240287417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising at least one lipolytic enzyme, more particularly at least one lipolytic enzyme that has improved stability and/or improved hydrolytic activity on a polyester. In this respect, the present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising at least one lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity. The cleaning compositions described herein are suitable for use in cleaning processes and include detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions, in particular liquid laundry detergent compositions. The present invention further relates to a method for cleaning textiles and to the use of the cleaning composition according to the invention for removing stains. Furthermore, the invention is directed to the use of a lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity to reduce pilling effects and prevent graying in an agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Shohana ISLAM, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Nina MUSSMANN, Hanka SCHROETER, Artem BITKIN, Dorothea KAPITZA, Christian D. ADAMS, Lilia Maria BABE, Amy DEMING LIU
  • Publication number: 20240240115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning and fabric conditioning compositions comprising at least one lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity and at least one additional ingredient. The compositions described herein are suitable for use in cleaning and fabric conditioning processes and include detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions, in particular liquid laundry detergent compositions, and softener compositions. The present invention further relates to a method for cleaning or conditioning textiles and to the use of the cleaning composition according to the invention for improving the thermophysiological properties and/or increasing hydrophilicity of textiles and fabrics as well as the corresponding methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Christina ROELEKE, Shohana ISLAM, Ramona JASNY, Susanne WIELAND, Christian DEGERING, Karin KANIA, Hanka SCHROETER, Martina SEILER, Christian D. ADAMS, Lilia Maria BABE, Amy DEMING LIU
  • Publication number: 20240093127
    Abstract: A detergent composition may include xanthan lyase and endoglucanase variants with improved stability. Methods for use of said compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Christian DEGERING, Inga Kerstin VOCKENROTH, Brian LAUFS, Piotr TKOCZ, Asbjørn Toftgaard PEDERSEN
  • Publication number: 20240076580
    Abstract: Tannase variants may be included in washing and cleaning agents, such as tannase variants with a sequence correspondingly similar to SEQ ID NO:1 and nucleic acids encoding them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Shohana ISLAM, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Renee Charlott EICHSTAEDT, Inken PRUESER, Layla FERNANDEZ, Michael PULS, Jonathan GISIN, Jonna WIEGANDT
  • Publication number: 20240076635
    Abstract: Tannase variants may be included in washing and cleaning agents, such as tannase variants with a sequence correspondingly similar to SEQ ID NO:1 and nucleic acids encoding them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Shohana ISLAM, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Renee Charlott EICHSTAEDT, Inken PRUESER, Layla FERNANDEZ, Michael PULS, Jonathan GISIN, Jonna WIEGANDT
  • Publication number: 20230313074
    Abstract: Washing or cleaning agents may include at least one protease and at least one stabilizer compound. The protease(s) may have an amino acid sequence with at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO:1 over the entire length thereof and has an amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 12, 43, 122, 127, 154, 156, 160, 211, or 222, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1. The stabilizer compound(s) may be selected from the group consisting of a phenylboronic acid derivative, boric acid, a peptide inhibitor, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Nina MUSSMANN, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Thomas WEBER, Inken PRUESER, Thorsten BASTIGKEIT
  • Patent number: 11746341
    Abstract: Proteases may include an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and has (i) one or more first amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 3, 4, 99, 199, or combinations thereof, and (ii) one or more second amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 9, 21, 42, 44, 105, 112, 113, 131, 137, 139, 141, 145, 159, 168, 176, 177, 182, 193, 198, 204, 205, 206, 210, 212, 230, 234, 250, 253, 255, 259, 267, or combinations thereof based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, and relates to the preparation and use thereof. Proteases of this kind demonstrate very good stability with good cleaning performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian Degering, Layla Fernandez, Sabine Griemert, Nina Mussmann, Inken Prueser, Daria Strauss, Susanne Wieland
  • Patent number: 11739310
    Abstract: An amino acid sequence may have at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence identified in SEQ ID No. 1 over its entire length, and (a) an amino acid substitution on the position corresponding to the position 271, and (b1) at least one other amino acid substitution for at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 18, 61, 92, 99, 137, 149, 156, 159, 162, 166, 172, 192, 199, 217, 265, or combinations thereof; and/or (b2) an amino acid substitution on the position corresponding to the position 9, and another amino acid substitution for at least one position corresponding to the positions 29, 48, 101, 130, 31, 133, 144, 217, 224, 252, or combinations thereof. Such proteases are useful for in washing or cleaning agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Susanne Wieland, Daniela Herbst, Inken Prueser, Christian Degering, Daria Strauss, Thorsten Eggert, Christian Leggewie, Layla Fernandez, Sabine Griemert
  • Publication number: 20230174904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a textile washing agent, in particular a liquid textile washing agent, comprising a) at least one protease, wherein the protease has proteolytic activity and comprises an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, has (i) at the positions that correspond to positions 9, 130, 133, 144, 217, 252 and 271, amino acid substitutions, in particular the amino acid substitutions 9T, 130D/V, 133A, 144K, 217M, 252T and 271E, and (ii) at at least one, preferably at least two, of the positions that correspond to positions 6, 89, 131, 166, 189, 211 or 224, at least one additional amino acid substitution, in particular selected from 6W/F, 89A/G, 131H/Y/F, 166M/L/I, 189T/L/I, 211N/Q and 224A/G, more preferably selected from 6W, 89A, 131H, 166M, 189T, 211N and 224A, and b) at least one washing agent ingredient, preferably in an amount of
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Claudia LINDNER, Shohana ISLAM
  • Publication number: 20230159908
    Abstract: Proteases may include an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length. The proteases may further have, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, amino acid substitutions 9T, 130D/V, 133A, 144K, 217M, 252T and 271E at the positions corresponding to positions 9, 130, 133, 144, 217, 252 and 271. The proteases may further include at least one further amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to positions 6, 89, 131, 166, 189, 211 or 224, and to the production and use thereof. Such proteases exhibit very good stability with good cleaning performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Nina MUSSMANN, Inken PRUESER
  • Publication number: 20230159907
    Abstract: Proteases may include an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length. The proteases may further have, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, amino acid substitutions 9T, 130D/V, 133A, 144K, 217M, 224A, 252T and 271E at the positions corresponding to positions 9, 130, 133, 144, 217, 224, 252 and 271. The proteases may further include at least one further amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to positions 89, 131 and 189, and to the production and use thereof. Such proteases exhibit very good cleaning performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Nina MUSSMANN, Inken PRUESER
  • Publication number: 20230159859
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a textile detergent having at least one protease and a detergent ingredient for cleaning textiles by removing protease-sensitive stains. The protease may have proteolytic activity and include an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1. The protease may have amino acid substitutions at the positions corresponding to positions 3, 4, 99, or 199; and at least one additional amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to positions 74, 136, 143, 154, 161, 163, 171, 200, 203, 209, 212 or 256. The textile detergent may have a pH ranging from approximately 9 to approximately 12, measured in a 1 wt. % solution in deionized water at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Shohana ISLAM, Claudia LINDNER
  • Patent number: 11624059
    Abstract: Detergent compositions may include endoglucanase variants and methods of using such detergent compositions. The endoglucanase may have an alteration at one or more positions where the variant has at least 60% but less than 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Susanne Wieland, Christian Degering, Rune Nygaard Monrad, Vasudeva P. Rao, Rajendra Kulothungan Sainathan, Sohel Dalal, Santhosh Vasu Mepadam, Allan Svendsen, Mette Louise Dissing Overgaard, Lars Anderson, Geetha Hiremath Mendez
  • Publication number: 20230045289
    Abstract: Non-limiting cleaning compositions may include a mix of enzymes including dispersins and specific amylases or mannanases. Said compositions may be used in cleaning processes and/or for cleaning of items, such as textiles, as well as methods of using said compositions for removal or reduction of organic stains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mirko WEIDE, Susanne WIELAND, Brian LAUFS, Michael KANDZIA, Ulrike DENGUTH, Christian DEGERING, Rune Nygaard MONRAD, Rebecca VEJBORG, Jesper SALOMON, Dorotea Raventos SEGURA
  • Publication number: 20230024242
    Abstract: Cleaning compositions may include a mix of enzymes that include dispersins and proteases. Said compositions may be used in cleaning processes and/or for deep cleaning of organic stains, and for removal or reduction of components of organic matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Mirko WEIDE, Susanne WIELAND, Brian LAUFS, Michael KANDZIA, Ulrike DENGUTH, Christian DEGERING, Rune Nygaard MONRAD, Rebecca VEJBORG, Jesper SALOMON, Dorotea Raventos SEGURA