Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Edward Kreel
Nathaniel Edward Kreel 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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Patent number: 11939552Abstract: The present invention relates to processes of recovering oil after liquefaction and/or from thin stillage and/or syrup/evaporated centrate from a fermentation product production process by adding a thermostable protease to the whole stillage, thin stillage and/or syrup.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Joseph Mark Jump
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Publication number: 20230340432Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a protease and a phospholipase are present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of a protease and a phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Joseph Mark Jump, Bernardo Vidal, JR., Chee-Leong Soong, Madison Roberts, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Patent number: 11781123Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a phospholipase is present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Michael John Akerman, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Publication number: 20230303986Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a phospholipase is present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Michael John Akerman, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Patent number: 11674127Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a protease and a phospholipase are present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of a protease and a phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Joseph Jump, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Bernardo Vidal, Jr., Chee-Leong Soong, Madison Roberts, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Publication number: 20220186266Abstract: The present invention relates to processes of producing a fermentation product from starch containing material comprising (a) forming a slurry comprising the starch-containing material and water; (b) converting the starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (c) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form sugars; (d) fermenting sugars using a fermenting organism; (e) recovering the fermentation product to form whole stillage; (f) separating the whole stillage into a liquid fraction thin stillage and solid fraction wet cake; (g) hydrolyzing the thin stillage; (h) recycle a portion of the hydrolyzed thin stillage to steps (a); wherein the thin stillage in step (g) is hydrolyzed using a glucoamylase and/or polygalacturonase.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventor: Nathaniel Edward KREEL
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Publication number: 20210269781Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a protease and a phospholipase are present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of a protease and a phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Joseph Jump, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Bernardo Vidal, Chee-Leong Soong, Madison Roberts, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Patent number: 11028378Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a protease and a phospholipase are present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of a protease and a phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Joseph Jump, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Bernardo Vidal, Jr., Chee-Leong Soong, Madison Roberts, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Publication number: 20210130857Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a phospholipase is present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Michael John Akerman, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Publication number: 20200308608Abstract: The present invention relates to S53 proteases and to the use of S53 protease in processes for converting starch to ethanol.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Joseph Jump, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Madison Roberts, Bernardo Vidal, JR., Kenneth Jensen, Xinyan Guo, Henrik Frisner, Tine Hoff, Ye Liu, Lan Tang
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Patent number: 10724054Abstract: S53 proteases and the use of S53 protease in processes for converting starch to ethanol are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Joseph Jump, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Madison Roberts, Bernardo Vidal, Jr., Kenneth Jensen, Xinyan Guo, Henrik Frisner, Tine Hoff, Ye Liu, Lan Tang
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Publication number: 20200165586Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a protease and a phospholipase are present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of a protease and a phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Joseph Jump, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Bernardo Vidal, JR., Chee-Leong Soong, Madison Roberts, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Patent number: 10597645Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a protease and a phospholipase are present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of a protease and a phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Joseph Jump, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Bernardo Vidal, Jr., Chee-Leong Soong, Madison Roberts, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Patent number: 10364444Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast deposited under Accession No. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 at National Measurement Institute, Victoria, Australia) or a fermenting organism strain having properties that are about the same as that of the deposited Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain or a derivative of Saccharomyces strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 having the defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037. The invention also relates to Saccharomyces yeast deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having NMI accession no. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 or a derivative of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 which exhibits one or more properties or defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Jennifer Headman, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Ryan Schron, Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Alan Jay House, Christie Strahler, Harry Showmaker
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Publication number: 20190010470Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for producing fermentation products from starch-containing material, wherein a thermostable phospholipase C is present and/or added during liquefaction to increase fermentation product yield, such as ethanol yield. The disclosure also relates to the use of a thermostable phospholipase C in processes of the disclosure, for example, to increase fermentation product yield, such as ethanol yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventor: Nathaniel Edward Kreel
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Publication number: 20180371439Abstract: A process of recovering oil, comprising (a) converting a starch-containing material into dextrins with an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the dextrins using a carbohydrate source generating enzyme to form a sugar; (c) fermenting the sugar in a fermentation medium into a fermentation product using a fermenting organism; (d) recovering the fermentation product to form a whole stillage; (e) separating the whole stillage into thin stillage and wet cake; (e?) optionally concentrating the thin stillage into syrup; (f) recovering oil from the thin stillage and/or optionally the syrup, wherein a protease and a phospholipase are present and/or added during steps (a) to (c). Use of a protease and a phospholipase for increasing oil recovery yields from thin stillage and/or syrup in a fermentation product production process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventors: Joseph Jump, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Bernardo Vidal, Jr., Chee-Leong Soong, Madison Roberts, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Xinyu Shen
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Publication number: 20180340191Abstract: S53 proteases and the use of S53 protease in processes for converting starch to ethanol are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Joseph Jump, Melissa Carrie Hooss, Madison Roberts, Bernardo Vidal Jr., Kenneth Jensen, Xinyan Guo, Henrik Frisner, Tine Hoff, Ye Liu, Lan Tang
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Publication number: 20180105841Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from starch-containing material using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast deposited under Accession No. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 at National Measurement Institute, Victoria, Australia) or a fermenting organism strain having properties that are about the same as that of the deposited Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain or a derivative of Saccharomyces strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 having the defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037. The invention also relates to Saccharomyces yeast deposited under the Budapest Treaty and having NMI accession no. V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 or a derivative of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037 which exhibits one or more properties or defining characteristics of strain V15/004035, V15/004036 or V15/004037.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Microbiogen Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Jennifer Headman, Nathaniel Edward Kreel, Ryan Schron, Paul Victor Attfield, Philip John Livingstone Bell, Alan Jay House, Christie Strahler, Harry Showmaker