Patents by Inventor Esben Peter Friis

Esben Peter Friis 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: 12291730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants, having improved properties compared to the parent protease, in particular variants of a serine protease belonging to family 53 derived from a strain of Meripilus giganteus. The variants according to the invention have in particular increased thermo-stability, e.g., increased residual activity after 30 min at a temperature in the range from 55 to 60° C. and/or increased thermal denaturation temperature, compared to the parent Meripilus giganteus protease. 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: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Keiichi Ayabe, Tomoko Matsui, Aki Tomiki, Yuma Kurakata, Esben Peter Friis, Jens Erik Nielsen, Roland Alexander Pache
  • Patent number: 12286605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising protease variants suitable for use in cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Peter Kamp Hansen, Esben Peter Friis, Torben Vedel Borchert, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Jens Erik Nielsen, Maria Berggaard Silow
  • Patent number: 12286604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising protease variants suitable for use in cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Peter Kamp Hansen, Esben Peter Friis, Torben Vedel Borchert, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Jens Erik Nielsen, Maria Berggaard Silow
  • Patent number: 12188064
    Abstract: The invention relates to subtilase variants and detergent compositions comprising the variants, as well as methods of producing the variants and methods for stabilizing a subtilase variant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Esben Peter Friis, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Carl Mikael Bauer
  • Patent number: 12012623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase. 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: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Svend Kaasgaard, Jens Oebro, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Allan Svendsen, Annette Helle Johansen, Michael Skjoet, Carsten Andersen, Lars Beier, Esben Peter Friis, Miguel Duarte Guilherme Pereira Toscano, Mads Bjoernvad, Frank Winther Rasmussen, Liv Spaanger Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20240132807
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel protease variants exhibiting improved stability and or improved wash performance in liquid detergent. 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: December 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Miguel Duarte Guilherme Pereira Toscano, Esben Peter Friis, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Astrid Munch, Bena-Marie Lue, Mikael Bauer
  • Publication number: 20240117332
    Abstract: The invention relates to subtilase variants and detergent compositions comprising the variants, as well as methods of producing the variants and methods for stabilizing a subtilase variant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Esben Peter Friis, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Carl Mikael Bauer
  • Patent number: 11952558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel protease variants exhibiting improved stability and or improved wash performance in liquid detergent. 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: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Miguel Duarte Guilherme Pereira Toscano, Esben Peter Friis, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Astrid Munch, Bena-Marie Lue, Mikael Bauer
  • Publication number: 20240093125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising protease variants suitable for use in cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Peter Kamp Hansen, Esben Peter Friis, Torben Vedel Borchert, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Jens Erik Nielsen, Maria Berggaard Silow
  • Publication number: 20240084277
    Abstract: The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants having improved thermostability. 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: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Esben Peter Friis, Leonardo De Maria, Jasper Vind, Thomas A. Poulsen, Allan Svendsen, Steffen Danielsen, Rolf T. Lenhard, Henrik Friis-Madsen, Lars K. Skov
  • Publication number: 20240076579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising protease variants suitable for use in cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Peter Kamp Hansen, Esben Peter Friis, Torben Vedel Borchert, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Jens Erik Nielsen, Maria Berggaard Silow
  • Patent number: 11851639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising protease variants suitable for use in cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Peter Kamp Hansen, Esben Peter Friis, Torben Vedel Borchert, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Jens Erik Nielsen, Maria Berggaard Silow
  • Patent number: 11840713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants having improved thermostability. 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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Esben Peter Friis, Leonardo De Maria, Jesper Vind, Thomas A. Poulsen, Allan Svendsen, Steffen Danielsen, Rolf T. Lenhard, Henrik Friis-Madsen, Lars K. Skov
  • Publication number: 20230265408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants, polynucleotides encoding said variants, nucleic acid constructs and expression vectors comprising said polynucleotides, host cells expressing said variants, methods of obtaining the variants, detergent compositions comprising said variants, and use of said variants or said detergent compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Esben Peter Friis, Poul Erik Pedersen, Rasmus Lund Andersen
  • Publication number: 20230212548
    Abstract: The invention relates to subtilase variants, compositions comprising the variants, and methods of using the variants and compositions, e.g. for laundry or hard surface cleaning such as dishwashing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Esben Peter Friis, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Julie Bille Rannes
  • Publication number: 20230183669
    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: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Hede, Esben Peter Friis
  • Patent number: 11597894
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions comprising subtilase variants exhibiting improved stability and/or improved wash performance in liquid detergent and methods for obtaining such detergent compositions. The variants 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Timothy O'Connell, Susanne Tondera, Hendrik Hellmuth, Thomas Weber, Rolf Thomas Lenhard, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Miguel Duarte Guilherme Pereira Toscano, Esben Peter Friis, Astrid Munch, Mikael Bauer, Bena-Marie Lue
  • Patent number: 11555061
    Abstract: Based on the three-dimensional structure of albumin, the inventors have designed variant polypeptides (muteins) which have one or more cysteine residues with a free thiol group (hereinafter referred to as “thio-albumin”). The variant polypeptide may be conjugated through the sulphur atom of the cysteine residue to a conjugation partner such as a bioactive compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: ALBUMEDIX, LTD
    Inventors: Christopher John Arthur Finnis, Joanna Mary Hay, Esben Peter Friis, Jason Cameron, Darrell Sleep
  • Patent number: 11518987
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Jens Nielsen, Pernille Hede, Esben Peter Friis
  • Publication number: 20220112476
    Abstract: Provided are subtilase variants having improved stability, detergent compositions comprising the variants, use of the variants and detergent compositions in a cleaning process such as laundry or hard surface cleaning such as dishwashing, and methods of producing the variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Nan Gao, Carl Mikael Bauer, Esben Peter Friis, Rolf Thomas Lenhard