Patents by Inventor Ole Kirk
Ole Kirk 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: 5863903Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxy alkyl piperidine compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof which can be used to treat diabetes.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1995Date of Patent: January 26, 1999Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Karsten Lundgren, Ole Kirk
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Patent number: 5855621Abstract: The transfer of a textile dye from a dyed fabric to another fabric during washing or rinsing is inhibited by adding an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity or an enzyme exhibiting a suitable oxidase activity to the wash liquor in which said fabrics are washed and/or rinsed. Peroxidase is produced extracellularly by some strains of Bacillus pumilus. The novel peroxidase preparation from B. pumilus is a microperoxidase, i.e. it contains hemopeptide as an active component. The preparation has improved stability at high temperature, at high pH and at high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. It can be produced without undesired catalase activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1995Date of Patent: January 5, 1999Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Ture Damhus, Ole Kirk, Gitte Pedersen, Manuel Garcia Venegas
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Patent number: 5856163Abstract: A new species of the genus Hyphogyma is disclosed, as are new lipases obtainable therefrom, Also disclosed is a process for obtaining the enzymes.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1994Date of Patent: January 5, 1999Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Miyoko Hashida, Masanobu Abo, Yukiko Takamura, Ole Kirk, Torben Halkier, Sven Pedersen, Shamkant Anant Patkar, Mogens Trier Hansen
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Patent number: 5733750Abstract: Disclosed is a process for chemical finishing of fabrics, fibers or yarns wherein insoluble cellulosic polymers are reacted with carboxylic acids or esters thereof in the presence of a lipase. The cellulosic polymer may be cotton, viscose, rayon, lyocell, flax, linen, ramie, and all blends thereof; and blends thereof with polyesters, wool, polyamides, acrylics and polyacrylics. The lipase may be a microbial lipase, including a lipase obtained from yeast, e.g. Candida lipase, a bacterial lipase, e.g. Pseudomonas lipase, or a fungal lipase, e.g. Humicola or Rhizomucor lipases. Chemically modified lipases obtained by coupling polyethylene glycol to amino acid residues of the lipase may also be used.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1997Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Henrik Lund, Ole Kirk
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Patent number: 5712153Abstract: The transfer of a textile dye from a dyed fabric to another fabric during washing or rinsing is inhibited by adding an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity or an enzyme exhibiting a suitable oxidase activity to the wash liquor in which said fabrics are washed and/or rinsed. Peroxidase is produced extracellularly by some strains of Bacillus pumilus. The novel peroxidase preparation from B. pumilus is a microperoxidase, i.e. it contains hemopeptide as an active component. The preparation has improved stability at high temperature, at high pH and at high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. It can be produced without undesired catalase activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1995Date of Patent: January 27, 1998Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Ture Damhus, Ole Kirk, Gitte Pedersen, Manuel Garcia Venegas, Bj.o slashed.rn Eggert Christensen, Palle Schneider
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Patent number: 5700770Abstract: The transfer of a textile dye from a dyed fabric to another fabric during washing or rinsing is inhibited by adding an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity or an enzyme exhibiting a suitable oxidase activity to the wash liquor in which said fabrics are washed and/or rinsed. Peroxidase is produced extracellularly by some strains of Bacillus pumilus. The novel peroxidase preparation from B. pumilus is a microperoxidase, i.e. it contains hemopeptide as an active component. The preparation has improved stability at high temperature, at high pH and at high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. It can be produced without undesired catalase activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1995Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Ture Damhus, Ole Kirk, Gitte Pedersen, Manuel Garcia Venegas
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Patent number: 5688757Abstract: Certain sugar derivatives have bleach-activating effect both on "hydrophilic" stains (e.g. tea or red wine) and on "hydrophobic" stains (e.g. grass or tomato sauce). The compounds in question are derivatives of pentoses or hexoses, having a long-chain acyl group and one or more short-chain acyl or aroyl groups attached through ester bonds. Optionally, a short-chain alkyl group is attached through a glycosidic bond. These compounds are non-toxic and biodegradable, and can conveniently be prepared by methods known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1994Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignees: Novo Nordisk A/S The Procter & Gamble Co., Novo AlleInventors: Ture Damhus, Ole Kirk, Frederick Edward Hardy
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Patent number: 5648262Abstract: The transfer of a textile dye from a dyed fabric to another fabric during washing or rinsing is inhibited by adding an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity or an enzyme exhibiting a suitable oxidase activity to the wash liquor in which said fabrics are washed and/or rinsed. Peroxidase is produced extracellularly by some strains of Bacillus pumilus. The novel peroxidase preparation from B. pumilus is a microperoxidase, i.e. it contains hemopeptide as an active component. The preparation has improved stability at high temperature, at high pH and at high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. It can be produced without undesired catalase activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1995Date of Patent: July 15, 1997Assignees: Novo Nordisk A/S, Proctor and Gamble CompanyInventors: Ture Damhus, Ole Kirk, Gitte Pedersen, Manuel Garcia Venegas, Bj.o slashed.orn Eggert Christensen, Palle Schneider
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Patent number: 5631224Abstract: The invention employs GLP-1(7-37), GLP-1(7-36)amide, and certain related compounds in combination with an oral hypoglycaemic agent for treating diabetes mellitus.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1994Date of Patent: May 20, 1997Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Suad Efendic, Mark Gutniak, Ole Kirk
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Patent number: 5605832Abstract: The transfer of a textile dye from a dyed fabric to another fabric during washing or rinsing is inhibited by adding an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity or an enzyme exhibiting a suitable oxidase activity to the wash liquor in which said fabrics are washed and/or rinsed. Peroxidase is produced extracellularly by some strains of Bacillus pumilus. The novel peroxidase preparation from B. pumilus is a microperoxidase, i.e. it contains hemopeptide as an active component. The preparation has improved stability at high temperature, at high pH and at high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. It can be produced without undesired catalase activity.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1993Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Assignees: Novo Nordisk A/S, The Proctor & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ture Damhus, Ole Kirk, Gitte Pedersen, Manuel G. Venegas
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Patent number: 5541092Abstract: A process for the preparation of a peroxycarboxylic acid of general formula (I), wherein R is an organic residue, in particular a linear or branched alkyled group, an aryl group or an alkyl aryl group each of which is optionally substituted with one or more groups, the process comprising treating a carboxylic acid of the general formula R--COOH, wherein R has the meaning indicated above, with hydrogen peroxide or a precursor thereof in the presence of an enzyme catalyst is described. The enzyme catalyst is preferably a hydrolase, such as a protease or a lipase. Also, a process for the oxidation of organic compounds with the peroxycarboxylic acids thus prepared is described.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1994Date of Patent: July 30, 1996Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Ole Kirk, Frederik Bj orkling, Sven Erik Godtfredsen
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Patent number: 5534435Abstract: The invention relates to a process for converting peroxycarboxylic acids to carboxylic acids, the process comprising treating a peroxycarboxylic acid of the general formula I:R--CO--OOH (I)wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group, an aryl group or an aryl-alkyl group each of which may optionally be substituted with one or more hydroxy, halogen, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, sulfo, sulfoxy, sulfono, amido, carboxy, percarboxy or nitro groups, with an enzyme catalyst to form the corresponding carboxylic acid of the general formula II:R--CO--OH (II)wherein R has the meaning indicated above.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1995Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Sven E. Godtfredsen, Ole Kirk, Ture Damhus
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Patent number: 5431849Abstract: Esters of monosaccharides and their lower alkyl glycosides are effective both as suffactants and as bleach activators (peracid precursors). The compounds are non-toxic and biodegradable. They act as nonionic suffactants and are effective in soil removal from textiles, e.g. of fatty soiling. In the presence of a hydrogen peroxide source, the sugar derivatives are perhydrolyzed during the washing process to form long-chain peracid. This enhances the bleaching effect, especially on hydrophobic stains.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1991Date of Patent: July 11, 1995Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Ture Damhus, Ole Kirk, Frederick E. Hardy
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Patent number: 5200328Abstract: Fatty acid esters of methyl glycosides are prepared by reacting a fatty acid or ester with a methyl glycoside in the presence of an enzyme catalyst, in particular a lipase. The resulting fatty acid esters are preferably monoesters.The methyl glycoside fatty acid esters may be used as surface-active agents in cleaning compositions or personal care products.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1990Date of Patent: April 6, 1993Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Ole Kirk, Sven Erik Godtfredsen, Fredrik Bjorkling
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Patent number: 5191071Abstract: Compounds of the formula (R-COO).sub.n X-OR.sup.1, wherein R.sup.1 is optionally substituted alkyl, phenyl, or alkyl phenyl, n is 1, 2 or 3, X is a carbohydrate moiety, and R is optionally substituted alkyl, have superior effects as additives in detergents. These compounds can be prepared by esterification of glycosides using specific enzymes.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1991Date of Patent: March 2, 1993Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Ole Kirk, Frederik Bjorkling, Sven E. Godtfredsen