Patents by Inventor Niels Martin Sørensen

Niels Martin Sørensen 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).

  • Process for increasing the yield of subsp, and/or subsp. bacteria cultures during aerobic fermentation
    Patent number: 9854822
    Abstract: Microbial starter cultures. More specifically, a method for preparing a microbial starter culture wherein the microorganism is inoculated in a culture medium comprising at least one 5 yield enhancing agent selected from the group consisting of a purine base, a pyrimidine base, a nucleoside and a nucleotide. Such microbial starter cultures are useful in the manufacturing of food, feed and pharmaceutical products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Børge Windel Kringelum, Niels Martin Sørensen, Christel Garrigues, Martin B. Pedersen, Susanne Grøn
  • Use of compounds involved in biosynthesis of nucleic acids as cryoprotective agents
    Patent number: 9289003
    Abstract: A new type of cryoprotective agents that are useful for retaining the viability and metabolic activity of frozen or freeze-dried microbial cultures, is disclosed. The cryoprotective agent comprises compounds involved in biosynthesis of nucleic acids. Methods for the preparation as well as the uses of such cultures are given. Such cultures are useful as starter cultures in the manufacturing of food and feed products. Starter cultures of the invention include culture of lactic acid bacteria, e.g. Lactococcus species as well as other species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Børge Windel Kringelum, Niels Martin Sørensen, Peter Sørensen