Patents by Inventor Kenneth F. Herfert

Kenneth F. Herfert 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).

  • ENZYME FABRIC CARE TABLETS FOR CONSUMERS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150218492
    Abstract: Single-dose enzyme tablets for direct sale to consumers are provided for boosting the performance of automatic laundry and dish washing operations using conventional detergents. The tablets provide a wash performance that is better than or at least equal to the wash performance of the detergents alone even when the time and or temperature of the wash cycle is decreased. The tablets may be provided in kits and the enzymes are selected to treat a variety of fabric stains as well as to provide fabric care benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: DOUGLAS A. DALE, DAVID A. ESTELL, BETH FRYKSDALE, ALFRED L. GAERTNER, KENNETH F. HERFERT, PHILIPPE LAVIELLE, JANET C. NAAB, THOMAS PEKICH
  • Enzyme production in culture medium comprising raw glycerol
    Patent number: 8012713
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of producing desired proteins from a host cell grown in a media comprising raw glycerol as a carbon source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Gopal K. Chotani, Kenneth F. Herfert, Janine Reimann
  • Enzyme Production in Culture Medium Comprising Raw Glycerol
    Publication number: 20100297696
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of producing desired proteins from a host cell grown in a media comprising raw glycerol as a carbon source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Gopal K. Chotani, Kenneth F. Herfert, Janine Reimann
  • ENZYME FABRIC CARE TABLETS FOR CONSUMERS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100120651
    Abstract: Single-dose enzyme tablets for direct sale to consumers are provided for boosting the performance of automatic laundry and dish washing operations using conventional detergents. The tablets provide a wash performance that is better than or at least equal to the wash performance of the detergents alone even when the time and or temperature of the wash cycle is decreased. The tablets may be provided in kits and the enzymes are selected to treat a variety of fabric stains as well as to provide fabric care benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Dale, David A. Estell, Beth Fryksdale, Alfred L. Gaertner, Kenneth F. Herfert, Philippe Lavielle, Janet C. Naab, Thomas Pekich