Patents by Inventor Maria Norman
Maria Norman 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).
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Publication number: 20220017844Abstract: The invention relates to low pH powder detergent composition comprising at least one polypeptide having alpha-amylase activity and at least 60%, such as 65%, such as 70%, such as 75%, such as 80%, such as 85%, such as 90%, such as 95%, such as 97% sequence identity to SEQ ID NOs: 1-19 and the composition has a pH value below 9.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Astrid Benie, Pascal Schauwers, Elena Genesca Pont, Maria Norman Hockauf
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Patent number: 11001787Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of enzymes for removing soil from a surface during the rising of the surface, wherein the rinsing is following a washing cycle. The invention further concerns a rinse aid composition for rinsing the surface and a method for removing soil from the surface during a rinsing step.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Elena Genesca Pont, Sofia Arnehed, Maria Norman Hockauf, Ana Maria Pardos Blasco, Bitten Plesner
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Patent number: 10647974Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorff Hede, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Mikael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Julie Bille Rannes
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Publication number: 20190338266Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorf Hede, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Julie Billie Rannes
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Patent number: 10378001Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorf Micheelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Christensen, Julie Billie Rannes
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Publication number: 20190233766Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of enzymes for removing soil from a surface during the rising of the surface, wherein the rinsing is following a washing cycle. The invention further concerns a rinse aid composition for rinsing the surface and a method for removing soil from the surface during a rinsing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Elena Genesca Pont, Sofia Arnehed, Maria Norman Hockauf, Ana Maria Pardos Blasco, Bitten Plesner
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Publication number: 20160145596Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and preferably on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pemille Ollendorff Micheelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Julie Bille Rannes
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Publication number: 20160137998Abstract: The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting increased stability and optionally on par or improved wash performance. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions. The present invention also relates to isolated DNA sequences encoding the variants, expression vectors, host cells, and methods for producing and using the variants of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Jens Erik Nielsen, Pernille Ollendorf Micheelsen, Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Michael Bauer, Annette Helle Johansen, Lars Lehmann Christensen, Julie Billie Rannes
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Publication number: 20150353871Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning or detergent compositions comprising polypeptides exhibiting beta-glucanase activity and one or more amylases and their use thereof in cleaning or detergent applications and processes such as cleaning hard-surfaces, dish wash and laundering. The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as methods of producing the polypeptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Jens Oebro, Maria Norman Hockauf
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Patent number: 8414616Abstract: A vertebral cleat and a vertebral support system employing the vertebral cleat is provided. Preferably, the vertebral cleat includes a base member having a superior and an inferior surface; an elongate keel portion having a cutting edge thereon depending from the inferior surface of the base member; and a spike portion depending from the inferior surface of the base member, the spike portion having a height that is greater than a height of the elongate keel portion. There is also provided a tool for grasping and implanting the vertebral cleat in a plurality of insertion configurations.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Berrevoets, Maria Norman, Brad Fredin
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Publication number: 20120252106Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants, in particular to the use of the protease variants in hard surface cleaning. The present invention also relates to detergent compositions, such as dish wash compositions, comprising the protease variants, and the use of such compositions for removal of proteinaceous stains, especially boiled egg stains. Finally, the invention provides methods for removal proteinceous stains using the variant enzymes or laundry and detergent compositions composition comprising the variants enzymes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Jugen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf
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Publication number: 20120172280Abstract: The present invention relates to protease variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variant protease variants and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes, such as, in laundry and detergent compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Jurgen Carsten Franz Knotzel, Maria Norman Hockauf, Lars Beier, Astrid Benie
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Publication number: 20080228233Abstract: Instruments are provided herein for reducing the lateral distance between a spinal rod anchored to a spine and a coupling device. The instruments permit a rod to be shifted into a coupling device that is not in alignment with other coupling devices secured to the rod because of rotational deformities causing one or more vertebrae to be shifted with respect to at least one other vertebra.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey Hoffman, Gregory Berrevoets, Maria Norman
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Publication number: 20080195155Abstract: Instruments are provided for linearly inserting a locking member into a coupling member that secures a rod to a bone or portion of a bone. A moveable drive member of the instrument drives the locking member into engagement with the coupling member, securing the rod therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2008Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey Hoffman, Gregory Berrevoets, Maria Norman
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Publication number: 20080154277Abstract: In one form, a tool apparatus is provided that permits a spinal rod and cap assembly to be secured into a yoke coupling member anchored into a spinal bone. The tool apparatus includes a single actuator handle that is operable to both advance a drive member or persuader rod linearly along a longitudinal axis of the tool and also to rotate the drive member about the longitudinal axis. The rotary motion of the single actuator handle, therefore, is effective to linearly advance a cap assembly and spinal rod into a yoke coupling member secured to the tool and also to rotate at least a portion of the cap assembly to lock the cap relative to the yoke using the same rotary motion of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2008Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Scott Machalk, Jeffrey L. Trudeau, Maria Norman, Brian P. Janowski
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Publication number: 20080108997Abstract: A vertebral cleat and a vertebral support system employing the vertebral cleat is provided. Preferably, the vertebral cleat includes a base member having a superior and an inferior surface; an elongate keel portion having a cutting edge thereon depending from the inferior surface of the base member; and a spike portion depending from the inferior surface of the base member, the spike portion having a height that is greater than a height of the elongate keel portion. There is also provided a tool for grasping and implanting the vertebral cleat in a plurality of insertion configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Gregory Berrevoets, Maria Norman, Brad Fredin
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Publication number: 20060089651Abstract: An apparatus for advancing surgical devices such as spinal rods is disclosed. The spinal rod may be advanced, for instance, into a seated engagement with a surgical fixture, such as a fixture having a screw mounted in a bone portion, and the fixture may have an open end forming a yoke into which the spinal rod is seated. The apparatus may include portions which secure to the yoke in a pre-determined arrangement or orientation, and the portions may be locked into place by a series of linkages on the apparatus. The apparatus may include a movable member that is non-rotatably shifted longitudinally for advancing the spinal rod into the seated engagement, and the movable member may then be rotated without shifting longitudinally to rotate a securing member such as a cap into a position within the yoke to at least partially capture the cap therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2004Publication date: April 27, 2006Inventors: Jeffrey Trudeau, Brian Janowski, Maria Norman
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Patent number: D583529Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Mothers Works, Inc.Inventors: James H. Gardner, III, Maria Norman, Kristen Lamb