Patents by Inventor Erik Gormsen

Erik Gormsen 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).

  • Odor reduction
    Patent number: 10336971
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing odor generated by the activity of a lipase comprising a step of adding to said lipase a peptide capable of binding to the lipase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Lone Baunsgaard, Erik Gormsen
  • ODOR REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20180105771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing odor generated by the activity of a lipase comprising a step of adding to said lipase a peptide capable of binding to the lipase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Lone Baunsgaard, Erik Gormsen
  • USE OF POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20110105384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polypeptides related to a Bacillus licheniformis polypeptide (amino acids 1-85 of SEQ ID NO: 2) as antimicrobial agents, for example in pharmaceutical applications, including veterinary applications, as well as for preservation, cleaning and disinfection of various surfaces, objects and substances. The polypeptides may in particular be used to treat textiles or laundry, e.g., in detergents, for reducing microbes on textile or laundry, and/or for odor reduction. The invention also relates to use of Bacillus strains producing these polypeptides as antimicrobial agents. Examples of microorganism inhibited by Lento are Gram positive bacterial strains, such as Bacillus cereus, and various species of Corynebacterium, Enterococcus, Micrococcus, Streptococcus, and Staphylococcus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: ERIK GORMSEN, DEBBIE YAVER
  • Use of polypeptides having antimicrobial activity
    Patent number: 7883711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polypeptides related to a Bacillus licheniformis polypeptide (amino acids 1-85 of SEQ ID NO: 2) as antimicrobial agents, for example in pharmaceutical applications, including veterinary applications, as well as for preservation, cleaning and disinfection of various surfaces, objects and substances. The polypeptides may in particular be used to treat textiles or laundry, e.g., in detergents, for reducing microbes on textile or laundry, and/or for odor reduction. The invention also relates to use of Bacillus strains producing these polypeptides as antimicrobial agents. Examples of microorganism inhibited by Lento are Gram positive bacterial strains, such as Bacillus cereus, and various species of Corynebacterium, Enterococcus, Micrococcus, Streptococcus, and Staphylococcus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Erik Gormsen, Debbie Yaver
  • USE OF POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20090137474
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polypeptides related to a Bacillus licheniformis polypeptide (amino acids 1-85 of SEQ ID NO: 2) as antimicrobial agents, for example in pharmaceutical applications, including veterinary applications, as well as for preservation, cleaning and disinfection of various surfaces, objects and substances. The polypeptides may in particular be used to treat textiles or laundry, e.g., in detergents, for reducing microbes on textile or laundry, and/or for odor reduction. The invention also relates to use of Bacillus strains producing these polypeptides as antimicrobial agents. Examples of microorganism inhibited by Lento are Gram positive bacterial strains, such as Bacillus cereus, and various species of Corynebacterium, Enterococcus, Micrococcus, Streptococcus, and Staphylococcus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Erik Gormsen, Debbie Yaver
  • Enzymatic detergent composition
    Patent number: 5929017
    Abstract: A lipolytic enzyme with high activity at alkaline pH in the absence of Ca.sup.++ can be obtained from strains of filamentous fungi belonging to the genus Absidia. The lipolytic enzymes are effective for improving the effect of detergents towards fatty soiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Novonordisk A/S
    Inventors: Erik Gormsen, Naoko Ikegami, Masanobu Abo, Shinobu Takagi, Noriko Tsutsumi, Torben Halkier
  • Lipase variants
    Patent number: 5892013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants which exhibit improved properties, detergent compositions comprising said lipase variants, DNA constructs coding for said lipase variants, and methods of making said lipase variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Allan Svendsen, Shamkant Anant Patkar, Erik Gormsen, Ib Groth Clausen, Jens Sigurd Okkels, Marianne Thellersen
  • Lipase variants
    Patent number: 5869438
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants which exhibit improved properties, detergent compositions comprising said lipase variants, DNA constructs coding for said lipase variants, and methods of making said lipase variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Allan Svendsen, Shamkant Anant Patkar, Erik Gormsen, Jens Sigurd Okkels, Marianne Thellersen
  • Lipase containing liquid pre-spotter and use of such pre-spotter
    Patent number: 5447649
    Abstract: The pre-spotter comprises a surfactant free liquid pre-spotter containing alcohol, water and an effective amount of lipase. This pre-spotter is simple and it exhibits an improved fat and oil removing effect and an improved lipase stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Erik Gormsen
  • Enzymatic detergent additive
    Patent number: 4810414
    Abstract: Lipase is derived from Humicola sp. (incl. Theremomyces sp.), preferably H. lanuginosa. This lipase is found to have high activity at alkaline pH and to be compatible with anionic surfactants, and it is more effective as a detergent additive than previously described detergent lipases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Novo Industri A/S
    Inventors: Ida B. Huge-Jensen, Erik Gormsen