Patents by Inventor Ole Simonsen

Ole Simonsen 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).

  • Patent number: 7960332
    Abstract: A coated granule including a core. The core includes a uniform mixture of a detergent enzyme having an alkaline pH activity optimum, and an acidic buffer component. The acidic buffer component has a pH of 1 to below 7 when measured as a 10% aqueous solution with a pKa in the range of 4 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ole Simonsen, Erik Kjaer Markussen, Hanne Philbert Nielsen, Lone Aslaug Hansen
  • Publication number: 20110130318
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzyme composition comprising enzyme containing polymer particles, which is useful for detergent compositions, in particular for liquid detergent compositions. In these enzyme containing particles, the particles comprise i) at least one enzyme, and ii) at least one polymer P, which is selected from homo- and copolymers having a backbone, wherein the C—C-backbone carries carboxylgroups, which may be present in the acidic form or in the neutralized form, and wherein the C—C-backbone comprises hydrophobic repeating units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicants: BASF SE, Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Steffen Maas, Volker Schwendemann, Lidcay Herrera Taboada, Heike Pfistner, Dieter Boeckh, Ole Simonsen
  • Publication number: 20110039752
    Abstract: Peptide aldehydes or ketone derivatives are particularly efficient for stabilizing subtilisin-type proteases in aqueous compositions such as liquid detergents, including peptide compounds with OH-substituted phenylalanine aldehyde as the C-terminal residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Lone Kierstein Nielsen, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Esben Peter Friis, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Ole Simonsen, Lotte Rugholm Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20110034367
    Abstract: Incorporation of a serine protease inhibitor such as RASI, BASI, WASI (bifunctional alpha-amylase/subtilisin inhibitors of rice, barley and wheat) into a liquid detergent which contains a serine proteasecan stabilize the serine protease and/or a second enzyme and can release the enzyme when the detergent composition is diluted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Ole Simonsen, Juergen Carsten Franz Knoetzel, Lone Kierstein Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20110028372
    Abstract: The combination of an enzyme substrate and an enzyme capable of accelerating the modification of said substrate, provides a triggered release system which works especially well. The use of the enzyme-triggered release system can retain a rinse benefit agent during the wash stage and release it during the subsequent rinse stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Flemming Borup, Thomas Hoenger Callisen, Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Ole Simonsen, Christian Wieth, Judith Maria Bonsall, Andrew Paul Chapple, Anthony Hackett, Christopher Clarkson Jones, David Richard Arthur Mealing, Rajesh Amrit Salkar
  • Publication number: 20100323945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a particle comprising an enzyme and a polymer wherein the enzyme and polymer are present as a mixture in the particle and the polymer is substantially soluble in an aqueous solution having an ionic strength of 0 mol/kg and insoluble in an aqueous solution having an ionic strength of more than 1 mol/kg according to method 1 of the invention. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the particles, to a composition comprising the particles and to the use of the composition for cleaning clothes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventor: Ole Simonsen
  • Publication number: 20100074996
    Abstract: The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Erik Marcussen, Flemming Borup, Ole Simonsen, Erik Kjaer Markussen
  • Patent number: 7632799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing coated granules comprising the steps of: (a) providing a core unit comprising an active component (b) contacting the core unit with a liquid dispersion comprising a solvent, a dissolved salt and solid dispersed particles wherein the solid particles constitute at least 10% w/w of the total dry matter of the dispersion (c) evaporating the solvent of the liquid dispersion to leave salt and solid particles coated onto the core unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Poul Bach, Ole Simonsen
  • Publication number: 20090226561
    Abstract: The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Erik Marcussen, Flemming Borup, Ole Simonsen, Erik Kjaer Markussen
  • Publication number: 20090226560
    Abstract: The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Erik Marcussen, Flemming Borup, Ole Simonsen, Erik Kjaer Markussen
  • Publication number: 20080292883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a granule comprising a core and a coating, wherein the core comprises an active compound, and the coating comprises filaments prepared from atomizing a liquid coating composition having the property that the liquid coating composition forms filaments upon atomization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Poul Bach, Ole Simonsen
  • Patent number: 7425528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to granules comprising a core matrix and one or more coatings, wherein the core matrix comprises: An active compound, a synthetic polymer, where the amount of polymer added is 0.1 to 10% by weight of the matrix and one or more antioxidants and/or reducing agents, where the amount of antioxidant and/or reducing agent is 0.2 to 5% by weight of the matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ole Simonsen, Erik Kjaer Markussen, Hanne Rojel, Svend Kaasgaard, Thomas Honger Callisen, Christian Isak Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 7419947
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a granule comprising a core and a coating, wherein the core comprises an active compound, and the coating comprises filaments prepared from atomizing a liquid coating composition having the property that liquid coating composition forms filaments upon atomization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Poul Bach, Ole Simonsen
  • Publication number: 20070232514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising an enzyme and an enzyme stabilizer of the following formula: or a salt thereof, wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of C0-C5 alkyl, substituted C1-C5 alkyl, C1-C5 alkenyl and substituted C1-C6 akenyl and R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, substituted C1 to C6 alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, hydroxyl, hydroxyl derivative, amine, C1-C6 alkylated amine, amine derivative, halogen, nitro, thiol, thiol derivative, aldehyde, acid, acid salt, ester, sulfonate or phosphonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Lone Kierstein Nielsen, Ole Simonsen, Karl Werntoft, Niclas Ilestam
  • Publication number: 20070104794
    Abstract: The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Erik Marcussen, Flemming Borup, Ole Simonsen, Erik Markussen
  • Publication number: 20070032398
    Abstract: This invention relates to a coated granule comprising in the core a uniform mixture of a detergent enzyme having an alkaline pH activity optimum, and at least 10% w/w of acidic buffer component, wherein said acidic buffer component has a pH of 1 to below 7 when measured as a 10% aqueous solution and a pKa in the range of 4 to 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Ole Simonsen, Erik Markussen, Hanne Nielsen, Lone Hansen
  • Publication number: 20060287212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blend of particles comprising at least two different kinds of particles: particles comprising an active compound and inactive particles comprising a coating. The inactive particles are used to control the activity strength of particulate materials comprising active compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christian Sommer, Erik Markussen, Ole Simonsen, Poul Bach, Robert van der Lans
  • Publication number: 20060247149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing coated granules comprising the steps of: (a) providing a core unit comprising an active component (b) contacting the core unit with a liquid dispersion comprising a solvent, a dissolved salt and solid dispersed particles wherein the solid particles constitute at least 10% w/w of the total dry matter of the dispersion (c) evaporating the solvent of the liquid dispersion to leave salt and solid particles coated onto the core unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Poul Bach, Ole Simonsen
  • Patent number: 7070820
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coated particles comprising a coating and a core particle comprising an active, wherein the coating comprises a gas phase component. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of such coated particles comprising (a) providing a coating material comprising a gas phase component and applying the gas containing coating material to a core particle or (b) providing a coating material comprising a gas generating component, applying the coating material to a core particle and treating the coated particles so as to generate a gas from the gas generating component. Furthermore, it also relates to the use of such coated particles in a number of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Ole Simonsen, Poul Bach
  • Publication number: 20060073193
    Abstract: The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Erik Marcussen, Flemming Borup, Ole Simonsen, Erik Markussen