Patents by Inventor Kirk Schnorr

Kirk Schnorr 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).

  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20170166613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated 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: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Recombinant host cells and nucleic acid constructs encoding polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity
    Patent number: 9605037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated 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 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: NOVOZYMES A/S, NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Methods For Enhancing The Degradation Or Conversion Of Cellulosic Material
    Publication number: 20160304847
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for degrading or converting a cellulosic material and for producing a substance from a cellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160297856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated 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: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Methods for enhancing the degradation or conversion of cellulosic material
    Patent number: 9410136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for degrading or converting a cellulosic material and for producing a substance from a cellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9409958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated 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: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160168551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated 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: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Polypeptides having Cellobiohydrolase Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20160160201
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated 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: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Elena Vlasenko, Brett McBrayer, Mary Stringer, Kirk Schnorr
  • Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9303074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated 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: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: NOVOYZMES A/S, NVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 9267125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated 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: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Elena Vlasenko, Brett McBrayer, Mary Stringer, Kirk Schnorr
  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20150337280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, 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: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Tarana Shaghasi, Matt Sweeney
  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20150337347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding domains, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding domains. 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, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Tarana Shaghasi, Matt Sweeney
  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20150315559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding domains, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding domains. 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, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Tarana Shaghasi, Matt Sweeney
  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20150275194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity, catalytic domains, cellulose binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains. 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, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Nikolaj Spodsberg, Kirk Schnorr, Tarana Shaghasi, Matt Sweeney, Feng Xu
  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20150267184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains, cellulose binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains. 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, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Tarana Shaghasi
  • Methods For Enhancing The Degradation Or Conversion Of Cellulosic Material
    Publication number: 20150210991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for degrading a cellulosic material and for producing substances from the cellulosic material using recombinant glycoside hydrolase of family 61 (GH61) from Trichoderma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Novozymes, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Tarana Shaghasi, Brett McBrayer
  • Methods For Enhancing The Degradation Or Conversion Of Cellulosic Material
    Publication number: 20140080193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for degrading or converting a cellulosic material and for producing a substance from a cellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20140080178
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated 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: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer
  • Polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
    Patent number: 8604277
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity and isolated 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: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Michael Rey
  • Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity And Polynucleotides Encoding Same
    Publication number: 20130219567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated 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 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: NOVOYZMES A/S, NOVOZYMES, INC.
    Inventors: Kirk Schnorr, Randall Kramer