Patents by Inventor Kirk Matthews

Kirk Matthews 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).

  • Animal feed compositions and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10945449
    Abstract: The present invention provides animal feed or animal feed additives comprising one or more polypeptides having lysozyme activity. The invention also provides polypeptides having lysozyme activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ye Liu, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lars Kiemer, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Dorthe Hoej Sandvang, Marianne Thorup Cohn, Ming Li
  • Polypeptides Having Lysozyme Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20200399625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lysozyme 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: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Jens Erik Nielsen, Mikkel Klausen
  • Polypeptides having lysozyme activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10829751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lysozyme 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: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Novozyems A/S
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Jens Erik Nielsen, Mikkel Klausen
  • Polypeptides having lysozyme activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 10829750
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lysozyme 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: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventor: Kirk Matthew Schnorr
  • POLYPEPTIDES HAVING TREHALASE ACTIVITY AND THE USE THEREOF IN PROCESS OF PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20200299662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having trehalase activity. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using a trehalase of the invention, in particular a process of producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Zhengfang Kang, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lar Kobberøe Skov
  • Detergent Composition
    Publication number: 20200277552
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a detergent and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a deoxyribonuclease (DNase), wherein the DNase is obtained from a fungal source. It further concerns a laundering method and the use of DNase. The present invention further relates to polypeptides having DNase activity, as well as methods of producing the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lilian Eva Tang BALTSEN, Klaus GORI, Marie ALLESEN-HOLM, Kirk Matthew SCHNORR
  • Detergent Compositions
    Publication number: 20200231909
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a detergent comprising a polypeptide having galactanase activity. It further concerns a laundering method and the use of galactanases. The present invention further relates to polypeptides having galactanase activity, nucleotides encoding the polypeptide, as well as methods of producing the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lilian Eva Tang Baltsen, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Klaus Gori, Lars Kobberoe Skov
  • Polypeptides having trehalase activity and the use thereof in process of producing fermentation products
    Patent number: 10676727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having trehalase activity. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using a trehalase of the invention, in particular a process of producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Zhengfang Kang, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lar Kobberøe Skov
  • Detergent composition
    Patent number: 10647947
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a detergent comprising a polypeptide having galactanase activity. It further concerns a laundering method and the use of galactanases. The present invention further relates to polypeptides having galactanase activity, nucleotides encoding the polypeptide, as well as methods of producing the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lilian Eva Tang Baltsen, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Klaus Gori, Lars Kobberoe Skov
  • POLYPEPTIDES HAVING TREHALASE ACTIVITY AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME
    Publication number: 20200140495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having trehalase activity, particularly derived from Talaromyces. 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 for the production of ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Marc Dominique Morant, Tomoko Matsui, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Shiro Fukuyama, Noriko Tsutsumi, Zhengfang Kang
  • Polypeptides having Lysozyme Activity, Polynucleotides Encoding Same and Uses and Compositions Thereof
    Publication number: 20200131492
    Abstract: Animal feed or animal feed additives comprising one or more polypeptides having lysozyme activity. Polypeptides having lysozyme activity, 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 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ye Liu, Ming Li, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Peter Bjarke Olsen
  • SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OR MONITORING A VEHICLE SYSTEM ALONG A ROUTE
    Publication number: 20200086900
    Abstract: System includes a control system used to control operation of a vehicle system as the vehicle system moves along a route. The vehicle system includes a plurality of system vehicles in which adjacent system vehicles are operatively coupled such that the adjacent system vehicles are permitted to move relative to one another. The control system includes one or more processors that are configured to (a) receive operational settings of the vehicle system and (b) input the operational settings into a system model of the vehicle system to determine an observed metric of the vehicle system. The one or more processors are also configured to (c) compare the observed metric to a reference metric and (d) modify the operational settings of the vehicle system based on differences between the observed and the reference metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga, Lucas Vargas, Harry Kirk Matthews, JR.
  • Triggered release system
    Patent number: 10557108
    Abstract: The combination of an enzyme substrate and an enzyme capable of accelerating the modification of said substrate, provides a triggered release system which works especially well. The use of the enzyme-triggered release system can retain a rinse benefit agent during the wash stage and release it during the subsequent rinse stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Flemming Borup, Thomas Hoenger Callisen, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Ole Simonsen, Christian Wieth, Judith Maria Bonsall, Andrew Paul Chapple, Anthony Hackett, Christopher Clarkson Jones, David Richard Arthur Mealing, Rajesh Amrit Salkar
  • POLYPEPTIDES HAVING DNASE ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20200032169
    Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptides having DNase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also provides nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Tianqi Sun, Klaus Gori, Mary Ann Stringer, Jesper Salomon, Kirk Matthew Schnorr
  • System for controlling or monitoring a vehicle system along a route
    Patent number: 10532754
    Abstract: System includes a control system used to control operation of a vehicle system as the vehicle system moves along a route. The vehicle system includes a plurality of system vehicles in which adjacent system vehicles are operatively coupled such that the adjacent system vehicles are permitted to move relative to one another. The control system includes one or more processors that are configured to (a) receive operational settings of the vehicle system and (b) input the operational settings into a system model of the vehicle system to determine an observed metric of the vehicle system. The one or more processors are also configured to (c) compare the observed metric to a reference metric and (d) modify the operational settings of the vehicle system based on differences between the observed and the reference metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga, Lucas Vargas, Harry Kirk Matthews, Jr.
  • Polypeptides having Lysozyme Activity, Polynucleotides Encoding Same and Uses and Compositions Thereof
    Publication number: 20190328005
    Abstract: Animal feed or animal feed additives comprising one or more polypeptides having lysozyme activity are disclosed. Polypeptides having lysozyme activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Mikkel Klausen, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Soeren Nymand-Grarup, Marianne Thorup Cohn, Peter Bjarke Olsen, Ming Li, Ye Liu
  • Animal Feed Compositions and Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20190297917
    Abstract: The present invention provides animal feed or animal feed additives comprising one or more polypeptides having lysozyme activity. The invention also provides polypeptides having lysozyme activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ye Liu, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lars Kiemer, Lars Kobberoee Skov, Dorthe Hoej Sandvang, Marianne Thorup Cohn, Ming Li
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE ORIENTATION IN A VEHICLE CONSIST
    Publication number: 20190263430
    Abstract: A system and method includes determining, with a sensor assembly disposed onboard a first aerial vehicle, a direction in which a fluid flows within or through the first aerial vehicle, and determining an orientation of the first aerial vehicle relative to a second aerial vehicle based at least in part on the direction in which the fluid flows within or through the first aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Eugene Smith, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Wolfgang Daum, Martin Paget, Daniel Rush, Sameh Fahmy, Brad Thomas Costa, Seneca Snyder, Jerry Duncan, Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Michael Scott Miner, Shannon Joseph Clouse, Anwarul Azam, Matthew Lawrence Blair, Nidhi Naithani, Dattaraj Jagdish Rao, Anju Bind, Sreyashi Dey Chaki, Scott Daniel Nelson, Nikhil Uday Naphade, Wing Yeung Chung, Daniel Malachi Ballesty, Glenn Robert Shaffer, Jeffret James Kisak, Dale Martin DiDomenico, Suresh Govindappa, Manibabu Pippalla, Sethu Madhavan, Jared Klineman Cooper, Huan Tan, John Michael Lizzi, Charles Burton Theurer, Balajee Kannan, Romano Patrick, Brad Thomas Costa, James D. Brooks, Micahel Scott Miner, Harry Kirk Matthews, JR., Bradford Wayne Miller, Neeraja Subrahmaniyan, Brian Joseph McManus, Frank Wawrzyniak, Ralph C. Haddock, III, Robert James Foy, James Glen Corry, Steven Andrew Kellner, Joseph Mario Nazareth, Brian William Schroeck, Shawn Arthur McClintic
  • Polypeptides having Lysozyme Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20190153415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lysozyme 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: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Novozyems A/S
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Jens Erik Nielsen, Mikkel Klausen
  • System for controlling or monitoring a vehicle system along a route
    Patent number: 10137912
    Abstract: System having one or more processors that are configured to (a) generate, as a vehicle system moves along a route, a plurality of different trial plans for an upcoming segment of the route. The trial plans include potential operational settings of the vehicle system along the route. The one or more processors that are configured to (b) select one of the trial plans as a selected plan or generate the selected plan based on one or more of the trial plans. The selected plan is configured to improve one or more system-handling metrics as the vehicle system moves along the upcoming segment of the route. The one or more processors are configured to (c) communicate instructions to change or not change at least one of the operational settings of the vehicle system based on the selected plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gabriel de Albuquerque Gleizer, Carlos Gonzaga, Lucas Vargas, Anup Menon, Dan Dai, Harry Kirk Matthews, Jr.