Patents by Inventor John Ress

John Ress 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).

  • Fermentation product production processes
    Patent number: 7820419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a fermentation product from starch-containing material, comprising liquefying said starch-containing material with an alpha-amylase; treating with a protease; saccharifying in the presence of a carbohydrate-source generating enzyme; fermenting in the presence of a fermenting organism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Novozymes North America Inc.
    Inventors: Mads Torry Smith, John Ress, Kevin S. Wenger, Rikke Monica Festersen
  • Fermentation Product Production Processes
    Publication number: 20080138871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a fermentation product from starch-containing material, comprising liquefying said starch-containing material with an alpha-amylase; treating with a protease; saccharifying in the presence of a carbohydrate-source generating enzyme; fermenting in the presence of a fermenting organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Novozymes North America, Inc
    Inventors: Mads Torry Smith, John Ress, Kevin S. Wenger, Rikke Monica Festersen
  • Fermentation process
    Publication number: 20070082385
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process of producing a fermentation product including introducing the fermenting organism into the fermentation medium and thereafter adding a carbohydrate generating enzyme after the lag phase of the fermenting organism and then carry out fermentation under conditions suitable for producing the fermentation product in question. The invention also relates to fermentation product producing processes including the fermentation process of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Mads Smith, Gregory Crabb, John Ress