Patents by Inventor Lode Vermeersch

Lode Vermeersch 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).

  • ENZYMATIC TEXTILE BLEACHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140259452
    Abstract: Described are compositions and methods for enzymatic bleaching of textiles. A perhydrolase enzyme is used in combination with an ester substrate and hydrogen peroxide to produce a peracid for textile bleaching. Textiles bleached by the exhibit increased dye uptake, decreased textile damage, and/or bulkier softer handle than textiles bleached by conventional chemical bleaching processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Anna-Liisa Auterinen, Biancamari Prozzo, Erwin Redling, Lode Vermeersch, Mee-Young Yoon
  • Enzymatic Textile Colour Modification
    Publication number: 20120088291
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the colour tone of dyed cellulosic textile fibre material comprising contacting said textile material with an enzymatic textile treatment composition comprising (i) a perhydrolase enzyme, (ii) an ester substrate for said perhydrolase enzyme, and (iii) a hydrogen peroxide source, for a length of time and under conditions suitable to permit measurable brightening of the textile material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Lode Vermeersch, Erwin Redling, Wayne Ashton, Christopher C. Barnett, Andreas Jacobus Johanna krouwer, Piera Pericu, Rafael F. Sala
  • ENZYMATIC TEXTILE BLEACHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120036649
    Abstract: Described are compositions and methods for enzymatic bleaching of textiles. A perhydrolase enzyme is used in combination with an ester substrate and hydrogen peroxide to produce a peracid for textile bleaching. Textiles bleached by the methods herein exhibit increased dye uptake, decreased textile damage, and/or bulkier softer handle than textiles bleached by conventional chemical bleaching processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: DANISCO US INC.
    Inventors: Anna-Liisa Auterinen, Biancamari Prozzo, Erwin Redling, Lode Vermeersch, Mee-Young Yoon