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).

  • Patent number: 9187739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lene Lange, Wenping Wu, Dominique Aubert, Sara Landvik, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Ib Groth Clausen
  • Patent number: 9150209
    Abstract: A method (e.g., for monitoring a braking system of a vehicle system) includes monitoring fluid pressures of a braking system and modeled braking efforts of the braking system in a vehicle system traveling along a route, identifying one or more time periods at least one of before a brake event of the braking system or after the brake event, calculating residual forces exerted on the vehicle system during the one or more time periods, and determining at least one of an estimated braking effort of the braking system or an estimated propagation rate at which the estimated braking effort is applied by the braking system using the residual forces that are calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bryan Scott Hermsen, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Harry Kirk Matthews, Jr., John Harry Down, Brian Nedward Meyer
  • Publication number: 20150218542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Lene Lange, Wenping Wu, Dominique Aubert, Sara Landvik, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Ib Groth Clausen
  • Publication number: 20150197887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the method for manufacturing textile, by treating textile with an isolated polypeptide having endoglucanase activity, especially in biostoning and bio-polishing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Weijian Lai, Lan Tang, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lars Anderson
  • Publication number: 20150166971
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulase activity. 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: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lars Anderson, Maria Lenor Quintais Cancela Da Fonseca, Ricardo Leite
  • Publication number: 20150152455
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides having Berberine Bridge Enzyme Like activity, catalytic domains, FAD binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or FAD binding domains. The nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or FAD binding domains are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Junxin Duan, Lars Kiemer, Hong Zhi Huang
  • Patent number: 9000138
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulase activity. 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: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lars Anderson, Maria Leonor Quintais Cancela Da Fonseca, Ricardo Leite
  • Patent number: 9002547
    Abstract: A system and method for determining dynamically changing distributions of vehicles in a vehicle system are disclosed. The system and method determine handling parameters of the vehicle system. The handling parameters are determined for different distributions of the vehicles among different groups at different potential change points along a route. The system and method also determine whether to change the distributions at potential change points based on the handling parameters. Based on determining that the distributions are to change, a selected sequence of changes to the distributions is determined at one or more of the potential change points along the route. Change indices are generated based on the selected sequence. The change indices designate times and/or the one or more potential change points at which the distributions changes. The vehicles included in a common group have common designated operational settings while the vehicles are in the common group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Harry Kirk Matthews, Jr., Dan Dai
  • Patent number: 8993299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lene Lange, Wenping Wu, Dominique Aubert, Sara Landvik, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Ib Groth Clausen
  • Patent number: 8986969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase I activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lene Lange, Wenping Wu, Dominique Aubert, Sara Landvik, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Ib Groth Clausen
  • Publication number: 20150025737
    Abstract: A method (e.g., for monitoring a braking system of a vehicle system) includes monitoring fluid pressures of a braking system and modeled braking efforts of the braking system in a vehicle system traveling along a route, identifying one or more time periods at least one of before a brake event of the braking system or after the brake event, calculating residual forces exerted on the vehicle system during the one or more time periods, and determining at least one of an estimated braking effort of the braking system or an estimated propagation rate at which the estimated braking effort is applied by the braking system using the residual forces that are calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bryan Scott Hermsen, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Harry Kirk Matthews, JR., John Harry Down, Brian Nedward Meyer
  • Publication number: 20150024465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to non-catalytic carbohydrate-binding modules (CBM) belonging to a new family of CBM's. A CBM of the invention was found attached to a glycosyl hydrolase family 61 (GH61) polypeptide and was shown to have little homology with known CBM's indicating that it is the first known member of a new family of CBM's. The present invention further relates to CBM's preferably exhibiting binding affinity for cellulose; to a method of producing such CBM's; and to methods for using such CBM's in the textile, detergent and cellulose fiber processing industries, for purification of polypeptides, immobilisation of active enzymes, baking, manufacturing of biofuel, modification of plant cell walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen
  • Publication number: 20150017281
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the making of baked products, more particularly making of baked products using polypeptides having lipolytic activity and at least one emulsifier. The invention also relates to compositions comprising polypeptides having lipolytic activity and at least one emulsifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Kim Borch, Tina Salomonsen, Tom Anton Busk Nielsen, Kirk Matthew Schnorr
  • Publication number: 20140380527
    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: November 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Kirk Matthew Schnorr
  • Publication number: 20140325711
    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: November 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Jens Erik Nielsen, Mikkel Klausen
  • Publication number: 20140316618
    Abstract: A system and method for determining dynamically changing distributions of vehicles in a vehicle system are disclosed. The system and method determine handling parameters of the vehicle system. The handling parameters are determined for different distributions of the vehicles among different groups at different potential change points along a route. The system and method also determine whether to change the distributions at potential change points based on the handling parameters. Based on determining that the distributions are to change, a selected sequence of changes to the distributions is determined at one or more of the potential change points along the route. Change indices are generated based on the selected sequence. The change indices designate times and/or the one or more potential change points at which the distributions changes. The vehicles included in a common group have common designated operational settings while the vehicles are in the common group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: HARRY KIRK MATTHEWS, JR., Dan Dai
  • Patent number: 8846340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to non-catalytic carbohydrate-binding modules (CBM) belonging to a new family of CBM's. A CBM of the invention was found attached to a glycosyl hydrolase family 61 (GH61) polypeptide and was shown to have little homology with known CBM's indicating that it is the first known member of a new family of CBM's. The present invention further relates to CBM's preferably exhibiting binding affinity for cellulose; to a method of producing such CBM's; and to methods for using such CBM's in the textile, detergent and cellulose fiber processing industries, for purification of polypeptides, immobilization of active enzymes, baking, manufacturing of biofuel, modification of plant cell walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen
  • Publication number: 20140245498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing 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: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Lan Tang, Ye Liu, Yu Zhang, Junxin Duan, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Tarana Shaghasi
  • Publication number: 20140179588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulase activity. 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 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Lars Anderson, Maria Leonor Quintais Cancela Da Fonseca, Ricardo Leite
  • Patent number: 8757735
    Abstract: A method of controlling a trailer brake system using a trailer brake controller positioned within a passenger vehicle is provided. The method includes obtaining intended braking inputs and developing an effective baseline trailer brake controller output profile based thereon. The method scales the effective baseline trailer brake controller output profile in response to an adjustable gain setting set by an operator. A vehicle velocity is obtained and used to calculate a correction factor to the effective baseline trailer brake controller output profile. The effective baseline trailer brake controller output profile is then adjusted using the correction factor to generate a corrected trailer brake controller output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Doug William Marsden, Erick Michael Lavoie, Greg Esper, Kirk Matthew Englert