Patents by Inventor Kim Borch

Kim Borch 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).

  • Method for cleaning
    Patent number: 10883093
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Robert Piotr Olinski, Preben Nielsen, Kim Borch, Anna Verena Reiser, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lone Baunsgaard
  • Methods for producing lipases
    Patent number: 10870838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating a preparation of a lipase variant of a parent lipase comprising a step of altering one or more nucleotides in a polynucleotide encoding the parent lipase, wherein the alteration provides at least one disulfide bond and a hydrolytic activity of said lipase variant which is reduced as compared with the hydrolytic activity of the parent lipase. The invention also relates to a polynucleotide encoding the lipase variant, the lipase variant and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Lone Baunsgaard, Allan Svendsen, Kim Borch, Rakhi Saikia, Jakob Skjold-Jørgensen
  • Method for modifying characteristics of a lipase
    Patent number: 10851356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for modifying one or more characteristics of a lipase, comprising the step of associating a peptide to the lipase, wherein the peptide has at least 50% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of at least one major lipase contact zone of the propeptide of said lipase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Anna Verena Reiser, Vikram Kjoeller Bhatia, Kim Borch, Christian I. Joergensen, Birgitte Andersen, Lone Baunsgaard
  • Lipase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10822598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lipase variant of a parent lipase, which variant has lipase activity, at least 75% but less than 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 and comprises a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 17; 18; 29; 30; 33; 34; 36; 37; 38; 40; 41; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 49; 50; 5 51; 52; 54; 55; 57; 58; 59; 60; 69; 70; 71; 72; 81; 82; 85; 86; 87; 89; 90; 91; 92; 94; 95; 96; 97; 99; 100; 101; 102; 103; 105; 108; 111; 115; 116; 118; 119; 120; 122; 123; 124; 126; 127; 128; 129; 130; 131; 132; 133; 134; 136; 144; 152; 155; 157; 158; 159; 161; 162; 163; 177; 178; 181; 182; 184; 185; 187; 189; 191; 196; 197; 199; 203; 205; 206; 207; 208; 209; 211; 215; 220; 221; 222; 223; 224; 226; 229; 230; 232; 235; 236; 240; 242; 243; 244; 247; 248; 252; 254; 255; 257; 10 260; 261; 262 of SEQ ID NO: 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Rakhi Saikia, Geetha Hiremath Mendez, Sohel Dalal, Padmavathi Balmuri, Santhosh Vasu Mepadam, Lone Baunsgaard, Jesper Vind, Garry Paul Gippert, Kim Borch
  • Polypeptides Having Phospholipase C Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20200332270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having phospholipase C activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Tianqi Sun, Ye Liu, Ming Li, Kim Borch
  • LIPASE VARIANTS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SURFACTANT AND LIPASE VARIANT
    Publication number: 20200308509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants and compositions comprising (i) at least one surfactant and (ii) at least one lipase variant of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Carsten Hørslev Hansen, Jesper Vind, Marco Malten, Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard
  • Polypeptides having phospholipase C activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10745676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having phospholipase C activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Tianqi Sun, Ye Liu, Ming Li, Kim Borch
  • Compositions and processes for treatment with lipases
    Patent number: 10731110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) at least one surfactant, at least one surfactant system, at least one soap, or any mixtures thereof; and (b) a polypeptide having lipase activity selected from the group consisting of: (I) a polypeptide having at least 80% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2; (II) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under low stringency conditions with (i) the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or (ii) the full-length complement of (i); (III) a polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide having at least 80% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (IV) a variant of the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2 comprising a substitution, deletion, and/or insertion at one or more positions; and (V) a fragment of the polypeptide of (I), (II), (III), or (IV); wherein said composition is a cleaning and/or treatment composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Marc Dominique Morant, Anna Verena Reiser, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Kim Borch, Lone Baunsgaard, Vikram Kjoeller Bhatia
  • Lipase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10724019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lipase variant of a parent lipase, which variant has lipase activity, at least 75% but less than 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 and comprises a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 17; 18; 29; 30; 33; 34; 36; 37; 38; 40; 41; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 49; 50; 51; 52; 54; 55; 57; 58; 59; 60; 69; 70; 71; 72; 81; 82; 85; 86; 87; 89; 90; 91; 92; 94; 95; 96; 97; 99; 100; 101; 102; 103; 105; 108; 111; 115; 116; 118; 119; 120; 122; 123; 124; 126; 127; 128; 129; 130; 131; 132; 133; 134; 136; 144; 152; 155; 157; 158; 159; 161; 162; 163; 177; 178; 181; 182; 184; 185; 187; 189; 191; 196; 197; 199; 203; 205; 206; 207; 208; 209; 211; 215; 220; 221; 222; 223; 224; 226; 229; 230; 232; 235; 236; 240; 242; 243; 244; 247; 248; 252; 254; 255; 257; 260; 261; 262 of SEQ ID NO: 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Rakhi Saikia, Geetha Hiremath Mendez, Sohel Dalal, Padmavathi Balumuri, Santhosh Vasu Mepadam, Lone Baunsgaard, Jesper Vind, Garry Paul Gippert, Kim Borch
  • Polypeptides with lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10717969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides with lipase activity. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, Tianqi Sun, Xianshi Jiang, Lone Baunsgaard, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Kim Borch, Han Bucong
  • Polypeptides with lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding same for cleaning
    Patent number: 10676725
    Abstract: Isolated polypeptides with lipase activity; polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the polypeptides for cleaning are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Ming Li, Tianqi Sun, Xianzhi Jiang, Lone Baunsgaard, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Kim Borch, Han Bucong
  • Cellobiohydrolase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10676769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellobiohydrolase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Peter Westh, Kim Borch, Trine Soerensen, Michael Windahl, Brett McBrayer
  • Detergent compositions, lipase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10669511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising lipase variants. The present invention also relates to lipase variants and polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Jesper Vind
  • Cellobiohydrolase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10584325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellobiohydrolase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Kenneth Jensen, Kristian Krogh, Brett McBrayer, Peter Westh, Jeppe Kari, Johan Olsen, Trine Sorensen, Michael Windhal, Hui Xu
  • Cellobiohydrolase variants and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10557127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cellobiohydrolase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Brett McBrayer, Michael Skovbo Windahl, Peter Westh, Silke Flindt Badino, Kim Borch
  • Method for Degumming and Refining of Vegetable Oil
    Publication number: 20200010778
    Abstract: Provided herein is about refining of vegetable oil. Further provided is the processes in which phospholipids present in the vegetable oil are hydrolysed and the oil is subsequently subject to chemical refining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christian Hans Holm, Per Munk Nielsen, Fanny Longin, Sara Maria Landvik, Jesper Brask, Kim Borch, Robert Piotr Olinski, Allan Noergaard, Hanna Maria Lilbaek, Marianne Linde Damstrup, Tianqi Sun, Ming Li
  • LIPASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME
    Publication number: 20190390182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lipase variant of a parent lipase, which variant has lipase activity, at least 75% but less than 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 and comprises a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to positions 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 17; 18; 29; 30; 33; 34; 36; 37; 38; 40; 41; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 49; 50; 51; 52; 54; 55; 57; 58; 59; 60; 69; 70; 71; 72; 81; 82; 85; 86; 87; 89; 90; 91; 92; 94; 95; 96; 97; 99; 100; 101; 102; 103; 105; 108; 111; 115; 116; 118; 119; 120; 122; 123; 124; 126; 127; 128; 129; 130; 131; 132; 133; 134; 136; 144; 152; 155; 157; 158; 159; 161; 162; 163; 177; 178; 181; 182; 184; 185; 187; 189; 191; 196; 197; 199; 203; 205; 206; 207; 208; 209; 211; 215; 220; 221; 222; 223; 224; 226; 229; 230; 232; 235; 236; 240; 242; 243; 244; 247; 248; 252; 254; 255; 257; 260; 261; 262 of SEQ ID NO: 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Rakhi Saikia, Geetha Hiremath Mendez, Sohel Dalal, Padmavathi Balumuri, Santhosh Vasu Mepadam, Lone Baunsgaard, Jesper Vind, Garry Paul Gippert, Kim Borch
  • Polypeptides Having Phospholipase C Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20190284503
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing the phospholipid content in an oil or fat composition and polypeptides having PI-specific phospholipase C activity as well as polypeptides having PC, PE-specific phospholipase C activity and combinations thereof capable of catalyzing this reduction. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Dorotea Raventos Segura, Robert Piotr Olinski, Kim Borch, Allan Noergaard, Jesper Brask, Rune Falkenberg Haller, Marianne Linde Damstrup
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20190284541
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a variant of a parent lipase which variant has lipase activity, has at least 60% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 2, and comprises substitutions at positions corresponding to T231R+N233R and at least one or more (e.g., several) of D96E, D111A, D254S, G163K, P256T, G91T, and G38A of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to use of the compositions, methods of producing the compositions, and methods of cleaning. The present invention furthermore relates to variants and polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Marco Malten, Kim Borch, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Luise Erlandsen, Hanne Philbert Nielsen, Carsten Horslev Hansen, Allan Svendsen, Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Jesper Vind, Christian Jackel
  • METHODS OF REDUCING FOAM DURING ETHANOL FERMENTATION
    Publication number: 20190249203
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of reducing foam during ethanol fermentation by adding a phospholipase A and/or a phospholipase C during fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Xinyu Shen, Kim Borch, Justin Schroeder