Patents by Inventor Harry Showmaker

Harry Showmaker 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).

  • Process for degrading mannan-containing cellulosic materials
    Patent number: 11236316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes comprising enzymatic degradation of mannan-containing cellulosic materials for producing a hydrolyzate. The invention also relates to processes of producing a fermentation product from mannan-containing cellulosic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Harry Showmaker, Laerke Tvedebrink Haahr, Kristian Bertel Romer M. Krogh, Johan Belfrage, Lone Baekgaard, Armindo Ribiero Gaspar, Claudia Geddes
  • yeast strains and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 10364444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast deposited under Accession No. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 at National Measurement Institute, Victoria, Australia) or a fermenting organism strain having properties that are about the same as that of the deposited Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain or a derivative of Saccharomyces strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 having the defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037. The invention also relates to Saccharomyces yeast deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having NMI accession no. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 or a derivative of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 which exhibits one or more properties or defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jennifer Headman, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Ryan Schron, Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Alan Jay House, Christie Strahler, Harry Showmaker
  • Process for Degrading Mannan-Containing Cellulosic Materials
    Publication number: 20190218537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes comprising enzymatic degradation of mannan-containing cellulosic materials for producing a hydrolyzate. The invention also relates to processes of producing a fermentation product from mannan-containing cellulosic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Harry Showmaker, Laerke Tvedebrink Haahr, Kristian Bertel Romer M. Krogh, Johan Belfrage, Lone Baekgaard, Armindo Ribiero Gaspar, Claudia Geddes
  • Process for degrading mannan-containing cellulosic materials
    Patent number: 10287563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes comprising enzymatic degradation of mannan-containing cellulosic materials for producing a hydrolyzate. The invention also relates to processes of producing a fermentation product from mannan-containing cellulosic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Harry Showmaker, Laerke Tvedebrink Haahr, Kristian Bertel Romer M. Krogh, Johan Belfrage, Lone Baekgaard, Armindo Ribiero Gaspar, Claudia Geddes
  • Processes For Producing Ethanol And Ethanol Producing Yeast
    Publication number: 20180105841
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast deposited under Accession No. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 at National Measurement Institute, Victoria, Australia) or a fermenting organism strain having properties that are about the same as that of the deposited Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain or a derivative of Saccharomyces strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 having the defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037. The invention also relates to Saccharomyces yeast deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having NMI accession no. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 or a derivative of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 which exhibits one or more properties or defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jennifer Headman, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Ryan Schron, Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Alan Jay House, Christie Strahler, Harry Showmaker
  • Process for Degrading Mannan-Containing Cellulosic Materials
    Publication number: 20160333333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes comprising enzymatic degradation of mannan-containing cellulosic materials for producing a hydrolyzate. The invention also relates to processes of producing a fermentation product from mannan-containing cellulosic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Harry Showmaker, Laerke Tvedebrink Haahr, Kristian Bertel Romer M. Krogh, Johan Belfrage, Lone Baekgaard, Armindo Ribiero Gaspar, Claudia Geddes
  • Methods of hydrolyzing oligomers in hemicellulosic liquor
    Patent number: 9416384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of degrading or converting biomass material enriched with hemicellulosic material into fermentable sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Novozymes North America Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Iyer, Harry Showmaker, Hui Xu, Kishore Rane
  • Methods of Hydrolyzing Oligomers in Hemicellulosic Liquor
    Publication number: 20150125906
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of degrading or converting biomass material enriched with hemicellulosic material into fermentable sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Prashant Iyer, Harry Showmaker, Hui Xu, Kishore Rane
  • Methods of hydrolyzing oligomers in hemicellulosic liquor
    Patent number: 8927235
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of degrading or converting biomass material enriched with hemicellulosic material into fermentable sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Prashant Iyer, Harry Showmaker, Hui Xu, Kishore Rane
  • Methods of Hydrolyzing Oligomers in Hemicellulosic Liquor
    Publication number: 20130224802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of degrading or converting biomass material enriched with hemicellulosic material into fermentable sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Iyer, Harry Showmaker, Hui Xu, Kishore Rane