Patents by Inventor Nitzan Koppel

Nitzan Koppel 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).

  • Cellulase variants
    Patent number: 9080162
    Abstract: This invention provides novel variant cellulolytic enzymes having improved activity and/or stability. In certain embodiments the variant cellulotyic enzymes comprise a glycoside hydrolase with or comprising a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to one or more of residues F64, A226, and/or E246 in Thermobifida fusca Cel9A enzyme. In certain embodiments the glycoside hydrolase is a variant of a family 9 glycoside hydrolase. In certain embodiments the glycoside hydrolase is a variant of a theme B family 9 glycoside hydrolase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Novozymes, A/S
    Inventors: Robert Blazej, Nicholas Toriello, Charles Emrich, Richard N. Cohen, Nitzan Koppel
  • Improved Cellulase Variants
    Publication number: 20140113335
    Abstract: This invention provides novel variant cellulolytic enzymes having improved activity and/or stability. In certain embodiments the variant cellulotyic enzymes comprise a glycoside hydrolase with or comprising a substitution at one or more positions corresponding to one or more of residues F64, A226, and/or E246 in Thermobifida fusca Cel9A enzyme. In certain embodiments the glycoside hydrolase is a variant of a family 9 glycoside hydrolase. In certain embodiments the glycoside hydrolase is a variant of a theme B family 9 glycoside hydrolase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Robert Blazej, Nicholas Toriello, Charles Emrich, Richard N. Cohen, Nitzan Koppel