Patents by Inventor Inken Prueser

Inken Prueser 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).

  • Publication number: 20240076580
    Abstract: Tannase variants may be included in washing and cleaning agents, such as tannase variants with a sequence correspondingly similar to SEQ ID NO:1 and nucleic acids encoding them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Shohana ISLAM, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Renee Charlott EICHSTAEDT, Inken PRUESER, Layla FERNANDEZ, Michael PULS, Jonathan GISIN, Jonna WIEGANDT
  • Publication number: 20240076635
    Abstract: Tannase variants may be included in washing and cleaning agents, such as tannase variants with a sequence correspondingly similar to SEQ ID NO:1 and nucleic acids encoding them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Shohana ISLAM, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Renee Charlott EICHSTAEDT, Inken PRUESER, Layla FERNANDEZ, Michael PULS, Jonathan GISIN, Jonna WIEGANDT
  • Publication number: 20230313074
    Abstract: Washing or cleaning agents may include at least one protease and at least one stabilizer compound. The protease(s) may have an amino acid sequence with at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO:1 over the entire length thereof and has an amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 12, 43, 122, 127, 154, 156, 160, 211, or 222, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1. The stabilizer compound(s) may be selected from the group consisting of a phenylboronic acid derivative, boric acid, a peptide inhibitor, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Nina MUSSMANN, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Thomas WEBER, Inken PRUESER, Thorsten BASTIGKEIT
  • Patent number: 11746341
    Abstract: Proteases may include an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and has (i) one or more first amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 3, 4, 99, 199, or combinations thereof, and (ii) one or more second amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 9, 21, 42, 44, 105, 112, 113, 131, 137, 139, 141, 145, 159, 168, 176, 177, 182, 193, 198, 204, 205, 206, 210, 212, 230, 234, 250, 253, 255, 259, 267, or combinations thereof based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, and relates to the preparation and use thereof. Proteases of this kind demonstrate very good stability with good cleaning performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian Degering, Layla Fernandez, Sabine Griemert, Nina Mussmann, Inken Prueser, Daria Strauss, Susanne Wieland
  • Patent number: 11739310
    Abstract: An amino acid sequence may have at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence identified in SEQ ID No. 1 over its entire length, and (a) an amino acid substitution on the position corresponding to the position 271, and (b1) at least one other amino acid substitution for at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 18, 61, 92, 99, 137, 149, 156, 159, 162, 166, 172, 192, 199, 217, 265, or combinations thereof; and/or (b2) an amino acid substitution on the position corresponding to the position 9, and another amino acid substitution for at least one position corresponding to the positions 29, 48, 101, 130, 31, 133, 144, 217, 224, 252, or combinations thereof. Such proteases are useful for in washing or cleaning agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Susanne Wieland, Daniela Herbst, Inken Prueser, Christian Degering, Daria Strauss, Thorsten Eggert, Christian Leggewie, Layla Fernandez, Sabine Griemert
  • Publication number: 20230159908
    Abstract: Proteases may include an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length. The proteases may further have, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, amino acid substitutions 9T, 130D/V, 133A, 144K, 217M, 252T and 271E at the positions corresponding to positions 9, 130, 133, 144, 217, 252 and 271. The proteases may further include at least one further amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to positions 6, 89, 131, 166, 189, 211 or 224, and to the production and use thereof. Such proteases exhibit very good stability with good cleaning performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Nina MUSSMANN, Inken PRUESER
  • Publication number: 20230159907
    Abstract: Proteases may include an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length. The proteases may further have, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, amino acid substitutions 9T, 130D/V, 133A, 144K, 217M, 224A, 252T and 271E at the positions corresponding to positions 9, 130, 133, 144, 217, 224, 252 and 271. The proteases may further include at least one further amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to positions 89, 131 and 189, and to the production and use thereof. Such proteases exhibit very good cleaning performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Nina MUSSMANN, Inken PRUESER
  • Patent number: 11535817
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to proteases having an amino acid sequence with at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID No. 1, across its whole length, and comprising an amino acid substitution on at least one of the positions P9, Q10, Q62, L82, P86, N130, T141, N187, S236 or T253, relating in each case to the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1. The present disclosure also relates to the production and use thereof. Said type of proteases have a very good cleaning performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Timothy O'Connell, Daniela Herbst, Inken Prueser, Christian Degering, Sabine Griemert, Thorsten Eggert, Christian Leggewie
  • Patent number: 11421213
    Abstract: An amino acid sequence may have at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence identified in SEQ ID No. 1 over its entire length, and (a) amino acid substitutions at the positions corresponding to the positions 9 and 271 in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1, and (b) an amino acid substitution on at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 29, 48, 101, 30, 131, 133, 144, 224 or 252, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1. Such proteases are particularly suitable for having an improved cleaning performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Layla Fernandez, Sabine Griemert, Nina Mussmann, Susanne Wieland, Daniela Herbst, Inken Prueser, Christian Degering, Daria Strauss, Thorsten Eggert, Christian Leggewie
  • Publication number: 20220204960
    Abstract: Proteases may include an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO: 1 over its entire length and, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO: 1, may include (i) amino acid substitutions, such as selected from amino acid substitutions 9T, 144K, 252T and 271E, at positions corresponding to positions 9, 144, 252 and 271, and (ii) at least one additional amino acid substitution at least at one of the positions corresponding to positions 53, 120, 131, 149, 159, 162, 166, 172, 189, 192, 211, 215, 217, 224 and 274. Production and use of said proteases are described herein. Proteases of this kind demonstrate very good stability with a good cleaning performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Nina MUSSMANN, Susanne WIELAND, Christian DEGERING, Layla FERNANDEZ, Sabine GRIEMERT, Barbara PEIFFER, Michael PULS, Inken PRUESER
  • Patent number: 11359189
    Abstract: Proteases may include an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and has, based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, (i) two or more first amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 3, 4, 99, 199, or combinations thereof; and (ii) one or more second amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 74, 136, 143, 154, 161, 163, 171, 200, 203, 209, 212, 256, or combinations thereof. Proteases of this kind demonstrate very good stability with good cleaning performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Christian Degering, Nina Mussmann, Inken Prueser, Susanne Wieland
  • Publication number: 20220154110
    Abstract: The invention relates to proteases comprising an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and has, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, (i) amino acid substitutions, preferably selected from the amino acid substitutions 9T, 144K, 252T and 271E, at the positions corresponding to positions 9, 144, 252 and 271; and (ii) at least one further amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to positions 18, 38, 48, 89, 101, 131, 145, 147, 149, 162, 166, 172, 189, 192, 205, 211, 215, 217, 218, 224 and 274. The invention also relates to the production and use of said proteases. Proteases of this type exhibit a very good cleaning performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Nina MUSSMANN, Susanne WIELAND, Christian DEGERING, Inken PRUESER, Ayhan AYDEMIR, Sabine GRIEMERT, Barbara PEIFFER, Layla FERNANDEZ, Michael PULS
  • Patent number: 11124742
    Abstract: An amino acid sequence may have at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence identified in SEQ ID No. 1 over its entire length, and (a) an amino acid substitution N130D on the position corresponding to the position 30 based on the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1, and (b) an amino acid substitution on at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 101, 133, 144, 224, 252 or 271, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1. Such proteases are particularly suitable for having an improved cleaning performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Susanne Wieland, Daniela Herbst, Inken Prueser
  • Publication number: 20210163912
    Abstract: An amino acid sequence may have at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence identified in SEQ ID No. 1 over its entire length, and (a) an amino acid substitution on the position corresponding to the position 271, and (b1) at least one other amino acid substitution for at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 18, 61, 92, 99, 137, 149, 156, 159, 162, 166, 172, 192, 199, 217, 265, or combinations thereof; and/or (b2) an amino acid substitution on the position corresponding to the position 9, and another amino acid substitution for at least one position corresponding to the positions 29, 48, 101, 130, 31, 133, 144, 217, 224, 252, or combinations thereof. Such proteases are useful for in washing or cleaning agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Nina MUSSMANN, Susanne WIELAND, Daniela HERBST, Inken PRUESER, Christian DEGERING, Daria STRAUSS, Thorsten EGGERT, Christian LEGGEWIE, Layla FERNANDEZ, Sabine GRIEMERT
  • Publication number: 20210071160
    Abstract: The present disclosure lies in the field of enzyme technology. The present disclosure relates to amylases which may be used in particular with regard to use in detergents and cleaning products, all sufficiently similar amylases with a correspondingly similar sequence according to SEQ ID NO. 1 or SEQ ID NO. 2 and the nucleic acids coding them. The present disclosure further relates to their preparation as well as the method for using these amylases, their use as such and products containing them, in particular detergents and cleaning products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina MUSSMANN, Susanne WIELAND, Inken PRUESER, Margret VAN LIER, Christian DEGERING, Ralf G. BERGER, Florian DOERING
  • Patent number: 10865401
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to proteases comprising an amino acid sequence which has at least about 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence indicated in SEQ ID NO. 1, over the entire length thereof, and in which the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions 24, 33, 53, 78, 101, 128 and 217 according to SEQ ID NO. 1 are substituted at 24G, 33T, 53G, 78N, 101N, 128A and 217Q, and to the production and use thereof. Said type of proteases have a very good cleaning performance compared to reference proteases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Daniela Herbst, Timothy O'Connell, Nina Mussmann, Brian Laufs, Ayhan Aydemir, Renee Charlott Eichstaedt, Inken Prueser
  • Patent number: 10767142
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to proteases having an amino acid sequence with at least about 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:2, over the entire length thereof, and comprising an amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions P9, Q62, D101, N130, G166, N187, 5216, N238 or Q271, based in each case on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:2. The present disclosure also relates to the production and use thereof. Such proteases exhibit very good stability, in particular storage stability, while at the same time having a good cleaning performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Timothy O'Connell, Daniela Herbst, Inken Prueser, Christian Degering, Sabine Griemert, Thorsten Eggert, Christian Leggewie
  • Publication number: 20200255773
    Abstract: An amino acid sequence may have at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence identified in SEQ ID No. 1 over its entire length, and (a) an amino acid substitution N130D on the position corresponding to the position 30 based on the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1, and (b) an amino acid substitution on at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 101, 133, 144, 224, 252 or 271, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1. Such proteases are particularly suitable for having an improved cleaning performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Nina MUSSMANN, Susanne WIELAND, Daniela HERBST, Inken PRUESER
  • Publication number: 20200231957
    Abstract: An amino acid sequence may have at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence identified in SEQ ID No. 1 over its entire length, and (a) amino acid substitutions at the positions corresponding to the positions 9 and 271 in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1, and (b) an amino acid substitution on at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 29, 48, 101, 30, 131, 133, 144, 224 or 252, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1. Such proteases are particularly suitable for having an improved cleaning performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Layla FERNANDEZ, Sabine GRIEMERT, Nina MUSSMANN, Susanne WIELAND, Daniela HERBST, Inken PRUESER, Christian DEGERING, Daria STRAUSS, Thorsten EGGERT, Christian LEGGEWIE
  • Publication number: 20200172888
    Abstract: Proteases may include an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and has, based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, (i) two or more first amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 3, 4, 99, 199, or combinations thereof; and (ii) one or more second amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 74, 136, 143, 154, 161, 163, 171, 200, 203, 209, 212, 256, or combinations thereof. Proteases of this kind demonstrate very good stability with good cleaning performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Christian DEGERING, Nina MUSSMANN, Inken PRUESER, Susanne WIELAND