Patents by Inventor Jason Quinlan

Jason Quinlan 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR IMPROVING PROPERTIES OF FILLERS
    Publication number: 20170015832
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for modifying a filler material comprising treating the filler material with a composition comprising a xyloglucan endotransglycosylase and (a) a polymeric xyloglucan and a functionalized xyloglucan oligomer comprising a chemical group; (b) a polymeric xyloglucan functionalized with a chemical group and a functionalized xyloglucan oligomer comprising a chemical group; (c) a polymeric xyloglucan functionalized with a chemical group and a xyloglucan oligomer; (d) a polymeric xyloglucan and a xyloglucan oligomer; (e) a a polymeric xyloglucan functionalized with a chemical group; (f) a polymeric xyloglucan; (g) a functionalized xyloglucan oligomer comprising a chemical group; or (h) a xyloglucan oligomer; or a composition of (a-h) without a xyloglucan endotransglycosylase, wherein the modified filler material possesses an improved property compared to the unmodified filler material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Alex Berlin, Jason Quinlan, Romil Benyamino, Gregory DeLozier
  • Compositions Comprising A Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And A Heterocyclic Compound And Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20160376620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a heterocyclic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney
  • Compositions and Methods for Improving Properties of Non-Cellulosic Textile Materials with Xyloglucan Endotransglycosylase
    Publication number: 20160348035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for modifying a non-cellulosic textile material comprising treating the non-cellulosic textile material with a composition comprising a xyloglucan endotransglycosylase and (a) a polymeric xyloglucan and a functionalized xyloglucan oligomer comprising a chemical group; (b) a polymeric xyloglucan functionalized with a chemical group and a functionalized xyloglucan oligomer comprising a chemical group; (c) a polymeric xyloglucan functionalized with a chemical group and a xyloglucan oligomer; (d) a polymeric xyloglucan and a xyloglucan oligomer; (e) a polymeric xyloglucan functionalized with a chemical group; (f) a polymeric xyloglucan; (g) a functionalized xyloglucan oligomer comprising a chemical group; or (h) a xyloglucan oligomer, under conditions leading to a modified non-cellulosic textile material, where the modified non-cellulosic textile material possesses a textile improvement compared to the unmodified non-cellulosic textile material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Alex Berlin, Romil Benyamino, Jason Quinlan
  • Compositions and Methods for Improving Properties of Cellulosic Textile Materials with Xyloglucan Endotransglycosylase
    Publication number: 20160333292
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for modifying a cellulosic textile material comprising treating the cellulosic textile material with a composition comprising a xyloglucan endotransglycosylase and (a) a polymeric xyloglucan and a functionalized xyloglucan oligomer comprising a chemical group; (b) a polymeric xyloglucan functionalized with a chemical group and a functionalized xyloglucan oligomer comprising a chemical group; (c) a polymeric xyloglucan functionalized with a chemical group and a xyloglucan oligomer; (d) a polymeric xyloglucan functionalized with a chemical group; or (e) a functionalized xyloglucan oligomer comprising a chemical group, under conditions leading to a modified cellulosic textile material where the modified cellulosic textile material possesses a textile improvement compared to the unmodified cellulosic textile material. The present invention also relates to modified cellulosic textile materials with a textile improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Alex Berlin, Romil Benyamino, Jason Quinlan
  • Compositions comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a bicyclic compound and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9458483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a bicyclic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney
  • Compositions Comprising A Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And A Quinone Compound And Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20160251686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a quinone compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney
  • Compositions Comprising A Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And A Nitrogen-Containing Compound And Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20160251691
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a nitrogen-containing compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney
  • Compositions comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a heterocyclic compound and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9404137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a heterocyclic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney, Jason Quinlan
  • Compositions comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a dioxy compound and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9394555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a dioxy compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Sweeney, Feng Xu, Jason Quinlan
  • Compositions comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a nitrogen-containing compound and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9353391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a nitrogen-containing compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney
  • Compositions comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a quinone compound and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9273335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a quinone compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney
  • Compositions Comprising A Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And A Bicyclic Compound And Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20150307908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a bicyclic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney
  • Compositions comprising a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a bicycle compound and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9057086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a bicyclic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney, Jason Quinlan
  • Compositions Comprising A Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And An Organic Compound And Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20150125909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and an organic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney, Katja Salomon Johansen
  • Methods for producing a fermentation product from cellulosic material in the presence of a peroxidase
    Patent number: 8962288
    Abstract: A method for production of a fermentation product from cellulosic material where a cellulosic material is saccharified with an enzyme composition in the presence of a peroxide-generating system and a polypeptide having peroxidase activity, the resultant saccharified cellulosic material is fermented and a fermentation product is recovered. Inclusion of the polypeptide having peroxidase activity increases saccharification of the cellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu
  • Methods For Determining The Degradation Of A Biomass Material
    Publication number: 20150017670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for analyzing degradation of a biomass material at a high dry weight percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Brett McBrayer, Elena Vlasenko, David Osborn
  • Compositions for enhancing hydroysis of cellulosic material by cellulolytic enzyme compositions
    Patent number: 8846351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and an organic compound comprising a carboxylic acid moiety, a lactone moiety, a phenolic moiety, a flavonoid moiety, or a combination thereof, wherein the combination of the GH61 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and the organic compound enhances hydrolysis of a cellulosic material by a cellulolytic enzyme compared to the GH61 polypeptide alone or the organic compound alone. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney, Katja Salomon Johansen
  • Methods of Pretreating Cellulosic Material with a Family 61 Polypeptide
    Publication number: 20130288296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of degrading or converting a cellulosic material pretreated with a composition comprising one or more GH61 polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu
  • Compositions Comprising A Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And A Bicyclic Compound And Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20130217077
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a bicyclic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney
  • Compositions Comprising A Polypeptide Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And A Nitrogen-Contaning Compound And Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20130183722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a nitrogen-containing compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Quinlan, Feng Xu, Matthew Sweeney