Patents by Inventor Frank Hellmers

Frank Hellmers 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: 11560580
    Abstract: A process for producing a solid material comprising isomaltulose crystals and trehalulose, including: A) contacting an enzyme complex with a sucrose-containing solution; B) isomerizing at least a part of the sucrose to isomaltulose and trehalulose; C) separating off the enzyme complex to obatin a solution including isomaltulose, trehalulose and water; D) partially removing the water by evaporation to obtain a concentrated solution; E) bringing the concentrated solution to a temperature range of 30° C. to 63° C. and subsequently inducing isomaltulose crystallization in this temperature range followed by cooling, thereby obtaining a solid material including isomaltulose crystals and trehalulose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hellmers, Sibylle Schlegel-Kachel, Johannes Oehrlein, Jan Wolter
  • Patent number: 10626391
    Abstract: The invention provides granules comprising A) at least one enzyme selected from at least one of the groups selected from transferases of EC 2, hydrolases of EC 3, lyases of EC 4 and isomerases of EC 5, B) at least one polymer selected from C1-C10-alkyl acrylate polymer, C1-C10-alkyl methacrylate polymer and C1-C10-alkyl acrylate-C1-C10-alkyl methacrylate copolymer, preferably C1-C10-alkyl acrylate-C1-C10-alkyl methacrylate copolymer and C) at least one inorganic carrier material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hellmers, Thomas Hueller, Thomas Dassinger, Oliver Thum
  • Publication number: 20200048672
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for production of a solid material containing isomaltulose crystals and trehalulose comprising the process steps A) bringing an enzyme complex which is able to catalyse the reaction of sucrose to isomaltulose and trehalulose into contact with a sucrose-containing solution; B) isomerizing at least some of the sucrose to isomaltulose and trehalulose; C) separating off the enzyme complex to give a solution containing isomaltulose, trehalulose and water; D) partial removal of the water by evaporation, while obtaining a concentrated solution with, based on the total solution, a solid content of 75 wt % to 95 wt %, preferably 80 wt % to 93 wt %, particularly preferably 86 wt % to 92 wt %; E) bringing the concentrated solution to a temperature of 30° C. to 63° C., preferably 45° C. to 62° C., even more preferably 55° C. to 60° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Frank HELLMERS, Sibylle SCHLEGEL-KACHEL, Johannes OEHRLEIN, Jan WOLTER
  • Publication number: 20170002342
    Abstract: The invention provides granules comprising A) at least one enzyme selected from at least one of the groups selected from transferases of EC 2, hydrolases of EC 3, lyases of EC 4 and isomerases of EC 5, B) at least one polymer selected from C1-C10-alkyl acrylate polymer, C1-C10-alkyl methacrylate polymer and C1-C10-alkyl acrylate-C1-C10-alkyl methacrylate copolymer, preferably C1-C10-alkyl acrylate-C1-C10-alkyl methacrylate copolymer and C) at least one inorganic carrier material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hellmers, Thomas Hueller, Thomas Dassinger, Oliver Thum