Patents by Inventor Jeppe Tams

Jeppe Tams 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: 20080032373
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol, from starch-containing material, including i) subjecting starch-containing material to an alpha-amylase, ii) subjecting the material obtained in step i) to an alpha-glucosidase and/or a maltose-generating enzyme, and iii) fermenting the material in the presence of a fermenting organism, such as yeast. Alternatively the invention relates to a process of producing a fermentation product from starch-containing material, preferably granular starch, which process comprises: a) subjecting starch-containing material to an alpha-glucosidase and optionally a glucose-generating and/or maltose-generating enzyme, and b) fermenting the material in the presence of a fermenting organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicants: Novozymes North America, Inc., Novozymes A/S.
    Inventors: Swapnil Bhargava, Henrik Frisner, Henrik Bisgard-Frantzen, Jeppe Tams
  • Publication number: 20070031952
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for production of an alcohol product from granular starch comprising a pre-treatment at an elevated temperature below the initial gelatinization temperature of said granular starch followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Hans Olsen, Barrie Norman, Mogens Wumpelmann, Jeppe Tams