Patents by Inventor Horst Priefert

Horst Priefert 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: 11814665
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of enhanced production of lipids by limitation of at least two limiting nutrient sources during the fermentation of the lipids producing cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: Evonik Operations GmbH, DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Adam Burja, James Corona, Jose R. Garcia, Goncalo Oliveira Maia, Horst Priefert, Joachim Windau, Gabriel Závodský
  • Patent number: 11464244
    Abstract: According to the invention, it was found that, surprisingly, a feedstuff having a very high abrasion resistance and very high water stability can be obtained when a PUFA-containing biomass having a high sulphate content is used for producing the feedstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Rabe, Amelia Claudia Silva, Stefan Eils, Horst Priefert
  • Patent number: 11324234
    Abstract: According to the invention, it was found that a feedstuff containing an Aurantiochytrium biomass brings about a significant increase in growth in fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Amelia Claudia Silva, Stefan Eils, Horst Priefert, Christian Rabe
  • Publication number: 20220017929
    Abstract: According to the invention, it has been found that when the amount of sulfate used in the culturing of PUFAs-producing cells is selected such that the sulfate concentration in the last phase of fermentation is always above zero, but at the same time always below the saturation limit of the cells, a biomass is obtained which has an increased proportion by mass of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the final product, the process having at the same time a high product/substrate yield and space/time yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Horst PRIEFERT, Jens SCHNEIDER, Joachim WINDAU
  • Publication number: 20220017930
    Abstract: According to the invention, it has been found that when the amount of sulfate used in the culturing of PUFAs-producing cells is selected such that the sulfate concentration drops to zero in the last phase of the growth phase of the cells, an easily disruptable biomass is obtained which has an increased proportion by mass of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the final product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Horst Priefert, Jens SCHNEIDER, Joachim WINDAU, Gabriel ZÁVODSKÝ, Christian RABE
  • Publication number: 20210171991
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of enhanced production of lipids by limitation of at least two limiting nutrient sources during the fermentation of the lipids producing cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Adam BURJA, Jim CORONA, Jose R. GARCIA, Goncalo Oliveira MAIA, Horst PRIEFERT, Joachim WINDAU, Gabriel ZÁVODSKÝ
  • Patent number: 10842174
    Abstract: According to the invention, it was found that culturing of cells of the taxon Labyrinthulomycetes in a high content of sulphate makes it possible to obtain a biomass having a high EPS content, which biomass can in addition be advantageously further processed into a feedstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Durhuus, Stefan Eils, Amelia Claudia Silva, Horst Priefert, Jens Schneider, Christian Rabe
  • Patent number: 10619175
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, it was found, surprisingly, that a polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)-comprising biomass with other feedstuff components can be extruded at a low energy input of 12-28 Wh/kg to give an extrudate with a very high oil load capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Rabe, Amelia Claudia Silva, Stefan Eils, Horst Priefert
  • Publication number: 20190249108
    Abstract: The processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from one or more microbial cells comprise removing water from the cell fermentation broth or lysed cell composition before demulsification is conducted. Such a process has the benefits of reduced demulsification time and reduced salt use. Microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs can be recovered from microbial cells by the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Robert CHERINKO, Matthias DERNEDDE, Michael DIEHL, Xiao Daniel DONG, Michael Benjamin JOHNSON, Robert Cody KERTIS, Jochen LEBERT, Neil Francis LEININGER, Kirt Lyvell MATTHEWS, Holger PFEIFER, Horst PRIEFERT, Christian RABE, Shannon Elizabeth Ethier RESOP, Joachim WINDAU, Daniel VERKOEIJEN, Gabriel ZAVODSKY
  • Patent number: 10077457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the fermentative production of L-amino acids using microorganisms of the Enterobacteriaceae family, which harbor an attenuated proP gene, to the microorganisms suitable for said production and to polynucleotides coding for variants of the ProP transporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Brigitte Bathe, Stella Molck, Horst Priefert
  • Publication number: 20170303561
    Abstract: According to the invention, it was found that culturing of cells of the taxon Labyrinthulomycetes in a high content of sulphate makes it possible to obtain a biomass having a high EPS content, which biomass can in addition be advantageously further processed into a feedstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas DURHUUS, Stefan EILS, Amelia Claudia SILVA, Horst PRIEFERT, Jens SCHNEIDER, Christian RABE
  • Publication number: 20170306365
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, it was found, surprisingly, that a polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)-comprising biomass with other feedstuff components can be extruded at a low energy input of 12-28 Wh/kg to give an extrudate with a very high oil load capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Rabe, Amelia Claudia SILVA, Stefan EILS, Horst PRIEFERT
  • Publication number: 20170295824
    Abstract: According to the invention, it was found that culturing of PUFA-producing cells in a content of sulphate makes it possible to obtain a biomass having high cell stability and thus PUFAs protected against oxidation in a sustained manner, which biomass can in addition be advantageously further processed into a feedstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Horst PRIEFERT, Jens SCHNEIDER, Christian RABE, Amelia Claudia SILVA
  • Publication number: 20170298318
    Abstract: According to the invention, it has been found that a particulate biomass containing an oxidation-sensitive material of value can be converted into a particularly easy-to-handle product in a gentle manner if it is subjected to a granulation with the addition of an agglomeration auxiliary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Rabe, Mathias DERNEDDE, Alexander SCHRICKEL, Horst PRIEFERT, Stefan EILS, Michael DIEHL
  • Publication number: 20170295823
    Abstract: According to the invention, it was found that, surprisingly, a feedstuff having a very high abrasion resistance and very high water stability can be obtained when a PUFA-containing biomass having a high sulphate content is used for producing the feedstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Christian RABE, Amelia Claudia SILVA, Stefan EILS, Horst PRIEFERT
  • Publication number: 20170290356
    Abstract: According to the invention, it was found that a feedstuff containing an Aurantiochytrium biomass brings about a significant increase in growth in fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Amelia Claudia SILVA, Stefan EILS, Horst PRIEFERT, Christian RABE
  • Publication number: 20160249642
    Abstract: It has been found in accordance with the invention that a biomass comprising an oxidation-sensitive material of value may be particularly readily converted into a particulate, flowable composition if a silica, especially a hydrophilic or hydrophobic silica, is added as additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Rabe, Hans Christian Alt, Frank Fischer, Stefan Eils, Horst Priefert, Michael Diehl
  • Publication number: 20160227816
    Abstract: The application relates to a process for the production of granules optimized for feed use containing amino acids and optionally constituents of the fermentation broth for use as feed additives, the granulation being carried out in a stationary or circulating fluidized bed, an aqueous suspension or an aqueous solution of the amino acid being sprayed in a granulation chamber containing a fluidized bed, the drying gas flow on flowing into the granulation chamber having a temperature of 120 to 450° C. and a water vapour content of more than 16 g of water/kg of drying gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Hans Christian Alt, Martin Körfer, Horst Priefert, Harald Jakob, Wilfried Blümke, Ansgar Oelmann
  • Publication number: 20150353973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the fermentative production of L-amino acids using microorganisms of the Enterobacteriaceae family, which harbour an attenuated proP gene, to the microorganisms suitable for said production and to polynucleotides coding for variants of the ProP transporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Brigitte BATHE, Stella MOLCK, Horst PRIEFERT
  • Patent number: 7795207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active agent a lipopeptide in a physiologically effective dose and a cyclodextrin or a cyclodextrin derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventors: Harald Labischinski, Stefan Pelzer, Horst Priefert, Andreas Vente, Sven-Eric Wohlert