Patents by Inventor Lars Sparre Conrad

Lars Sparre Conrad 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).

  • Treatment of cork with a phenol oxidizing enzyme
    Patent number: 6152966
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing cork articles, in particular cork stoppers for wine bottles, which involves treating cork with a phenol oxidizing enzyme. Preferred phenol oxidizing enzymes are laccase, peroxidase, catechol oxidase, and o-aminophenol oxidase. The treatment with a phenol oxidizing enzyme reduces the characteristic cork taint/astringency which is frequently imparted to the bottled wine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Lars Sparre Conrad, Wolf Rudiger Sponholz, Otto Berker
  • Treatment of fabrics garments or yarns with haloperoxidase
    Patent number: 5928380
    Abstract: A method of treating fabrics, garments, or yarns comprising treating undyed fabric, garment, or yarn in an aqueous medium with an effective amount of a haloperoxidase, a halide source, and a hydrogen peroxide source. The treated fabric, garment, or yarn exhibits improved characteristics relative to untreated fabric, garment, or yarn, such as improved shrink-resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Winkler, Lars Sparre Conrad
  • Alkaline protease from bacillus sp.I612
    Patent number: 5928929
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of detergent proteases obtainable from strains of a new Bacillus sp. I 612. Moreover, the invention is directed towards a process for the preparation of the protease, the use of the protease as a detergent enzyme, and detergent compositions comprising the protease of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Helle Outtrup, Lars Sparre Conrad
  • Alkaline protease from Bacillus sp. ZI315
    Patent number: 5888797
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of detergent proteases obtainable from a strain of a new Bacillus sp. ZI 315. Moreover, the invention is directed towards a process for the preparation of the protease, the use of the protease as detergent enzyme, and detergent compositions comprising the protease of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Helle Outtrup, Lars Sparre Conrad
  • Enhancement of enzyme reactions
    Patent number: 5700769
    Abstract: This invention relates to activation of enzymes. More specifically, the invention relates to peroxidase enhancing agents. The invention also relates to methods of oxidizing a substrate with a source of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a peroxidase enzyme and a peroxidase enhancing agent More specifically, the invention relates to a method of bleaching of dye in solutions, to a method of inhibiting the transfer of a textile dye from a dyed fabric to another fabric when said fabrics are washed together in a wash liquor, to a method of bleaching of lignin-containing material in particular bleaching of pulp for paper production, to a method of treatment of waste water from pulp manufacturing, and to a method of enzymatic polymerization and/or modification of lignin or lignin containing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Palle Schneider, Lars Sparre Conrad, S.o slashed.ren Ebdrup, Birgitte Yde