Patents by Inventor Peter Rahbek
Peter Rahbek 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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Publication number: 20090142802Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides, as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides in animal feed. An example of a polypeptide of the invention is the so-called L12 protein from Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580 which improves the Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) and/or acts as a gut microflora modulator. The invention furthermore relates to the probiotic use of strains of Bacillus which produce proteins related to L12.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2006Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Peter Rahbek Oestergaard, Lene Nonboe Andersen, Aurelia Seon, Carlos Simoes-Nunes, Anna-Maria Klunter, Leonardo De Maria, Bjorn Eggert Christensen
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Patent number: 7537922Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated proteases of the RP-II type and variants of RP-II proteases exhibiting improved properties in comparison to the parent RP-II protease, DNA constructs and vectors coding for the expression of said proteases and variants, host cells capable of expressing the proteases and variants from the DNA constructs, as well as a method of producing them by cultivating said host cells. The proteases may advantageously be used as constituents in detergent compositions and additives, optionally in combination with other enzymes such as proteases, lipases, cellulases, amylases, peroxidases or oxidases.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Mads Norregaard-Madsen, Peter Rahbek Østergaard, Claus Bo Voge Christensen, Søren Flensted Lassen
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Publication number: 20090092707Abstract: Isolated polypeptides are disclosed selected from the group consisting of: (a) polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence which has at least 90% identity with a sequence of a mature polypeptide comprised in the group of SEQ ID NO: 26 to SEQ ID NO:50; (b) polypeptides which are encoded a nucleotide sequence which hybridize under high stringency conditions with a polynucleotide probe selected from the group consisting of (i) the complementary strand to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group of regions of SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 25 encoding a mature polypeptide.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Reinhard Wilting, Soren Flensted Lassen, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard
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Publication number: 20090047387Abstract: The invention relates to a novel 3D structure encoding a Nocardiopsis protease, as well as to variants of parent protease homologous to Nocardiopsis proteases, preferably of improved thermostability and/or with an amended temperature activity profile. The invention also relates to DNA sequences encoding such variants, their production in a recombinant host cell, as well as methods of using the variants, in particular within the field of animal feed and detergents. The invention furthermore relates to methods of generating and preparing protease variants of amended properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2004Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Leonardo De Maria, Carsten Andersen, Lars Lehmann Hylling Christensen, Soren Flensted Lassen, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard
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Publication number: 20080286415Abstract: Proteases derived from Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. dassonvillei DSM 43235, Nocardiopsis prasina DSM 15649, Nocardiopsis prasina (previously alba) DSM 14010 Nocardiopsis sp. DSM 16424, Nocardiopsis alkaliphila DSM 44657 and Nocardiopsis lucentensis DSM 44048, as well as homologous proteases; their recombinant production in various hosts, including transgenic plants and non-human animals, and their use in animal feed and detergents. The proteases are acid-stable, alkali-stable, and/or thermostable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2005Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Soren Flensted Lassen, Carsten Sjoeholm, Peter Rahbek Oestergaard, Morten Fischer
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Patent number: 7238350Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having phytase activity, the corresponding cloned DNA sequences, a process for preparing such polypeptides, and the use thereof for a number of industrial applications. In particular, the invention relates to phytases derived from the phyllum Basidiomycota, phytases of certain consensus sequences and fungal 6-phytases.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2001Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Norozymes A/SInventors: Soren Flensted Lassen, Lisbeth Bech, Anders Ohmann, Jens Breinholt, Claus Crone Fuglsang, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard
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Patent number: 7217554Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated proteases of the RP-II type and variants of RP-II proteases exhibiting improved properties in comparison to the parent RP-II protease, DNA constructs and vectors coding for the expression of said proteases and variants, host cells capable of expressing the proteases and variants from the DNA constructs, as well as a method of producing them by cultivating said host cells. The proteases may advantageously be used as constituents in detergent compositions and additives, optionally in combination with other enzymes such as proteases, lipases, cellulases, amylases, peroxidases or oxidases.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2003Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Mads Nørregaard-Madsen, Peter Rahbek Østergaard, Claus Bo Vøge Christensen, Søren Flensted Lassen
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Patent number: 7208310Abstract: The present invention relates to proteases of high specific activity homologous to proteases derived from Nocardiopsis, and the production thereof by the wild-type, and in recombinant host cells including transgenic plants and non-human transgenic animals. The proteases are effective in animal feed, and detergents. Characteristic structural features of relevance for the specific activity of these proteases of peptidase family S2A or S1E are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2004Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Soeren Flensted Lassen, Carsten Sjoholm, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard
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Patent number: 7179630Abstract: The present invention relates to thermostable proteases having an amino acid sequence which homologous to the amino acid sequence of proteases derived from Nocardiopsis, and the production thereof by wild-type and recombinant host cells including transgenic plants and non-human transgenic animals. The proteases are effective in animal feed, in particular fish feed, and detergents. The proteases are capable of degrading the soybean Bowman-Birk inhibitor, and other antinutritional factors such as soybean agglutinin and the Kunitz trypsin inhibitor, as well as the isolated soy storage proteins glycinin and beta-conglycinin. Characteristic structural features of relevance for the thermostability of these proteases of peptidase family S2A or S1E are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2004Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Soeren Flensted Lassen, Carsten Sjoeholm, Peter Rahbek Oestergaard, Carsten Andersen, Morten Fischer
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Patent number: 7091023Abstract: An esterase isolated from Aspergillus oryzae is capable of stereoselective hydrolysis of chiral esters and also has arylesterase activity (EC 3.1.1.2) and feruloyl esterase activity (EC 3.1.1.73). The esterase has only a limited homology to known amino acid sequences.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2001Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Peter Rahbek Ostergaard, Carsten M. Hjort, Heinz-Josef Deussen, Magali Zundel, Soren Ebdrup, Soren Christensen, Shamkant Anant Patkar
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Patent number: 6960462Abstract: Acid-stable proteases of the subtilisin family, their use in animal feed, feed-additives and feed compositions containing such proteases, and methods for the treatment of vegetable proteins using such proteases.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2001Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.VInventors: Carsten Sjoeholm, Peter Rahbek Oestergaard, Anna-Marie Kluenter
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Patent number: 6855548Abstract: Acid-stable proteases homologous to those derived from strains of the genus Nocardiopsis, their use in animal feed, feed-additives and feed compositions containing such proteases, and methods for the treatment of vegetable proteins using such proteases.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2001Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: F. Hoffman-La Roche AGInventors: Carsten Sjoeholm, Peter Rahbek Oestergaard
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Publication number: 20040161448Abstract: The present invention relates to acid-stable proteases homologous to those derived from strains of the genus Nocardiopsis, their use in animal feed, feed-additives and feed compositions containing such proteases, and methods for the treatment of vegetable proteins using such proteases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2003Publication date: August 19, 2004Applicant: F. Hoffman-La Roche AGInventors: Carsten Sjoeholm, Peter Rahbek Oestergaard
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Publication number: 20030199048Abstract: An esterase isolated from Aspergillus oryzae is capable of stereoselective hydrolysis of chiral esters and also has arylesterase activity (EC 3.1.1.2) and feruloyl esterase activity (EC 3.1.1.73). The esterase has only a limited homology to known amino acid sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Inventors: Peter Rahbek Ostergaard, Carsten M Hjort, Heinz-Josef Deussen, Magali Zundel, Soren Ebdrup, Soren Christensen, Shamkant Anant Patkar
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Patent number: 6569659Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having phytase activity, the corresponding cloned DNA sequences, a process for preparing such polypeptides, and the use thereof for a number of industrial applications. In particular, the invention relates to phytases derived from the phyllum Basidiomycota, phytases of certain consensus sequences and fungal 6-phytases.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2000Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Soren Flensted Lassen, Lisbeth Bech, Anders Ohmann, Jens Breinholt, Claus Crone Fuglsang, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard
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Patent number: 6558939Abstract: Novel isolated proteases of the RP-II type and variants of RP-II proteases exhibiting improved properties in comparison to the parent RP-II protease, DNA constructs and vectors coding for the expression of said proteases and variants, host cells capable of expressing the proteases and variants from the DNA constructs, as well as a method of producing them by cultivating said host cells. The proteases may advantageously be used as constituents in detergent compositions and additives, optionally in combination with other enzymes such as proteases, lipases, cellulases, amylase, peroxidases or oxidases.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2000Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Novozymes, A/SInventors: Mads Nørregaard-Madsen, Peter Rahbek Østergaard, Claus Bo Vøge Christensen, Søren Flensted Lassen
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Publication number: 20030064497Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having phytase activity, the corresponding cloned DNA sequences, a process for preparing such polypeptides, and the use thereof for a number of industrial applications. In particular, the invention relates to phytases derived from the phyllum Basidiomycota, phytases of certain consensus sequences and fungal 6-phytases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Soren Flensted Lassen, Lisbeth Bech, Anders Ohmann, Jens Breinholt, Claus Crone Fuglsang, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard
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Patent number: 6524827Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having polypeptide having 2,6-&bgr;-D-fructan hydrolase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2001Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Novozymes A/SInventors: Soren Moller, Charlotte Johansen, Thomas Schafer, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard, Lisbeth Hedegaard Hoeck
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Publication number: 20030032165Abstract: The present invention relates to novel isolated aspartic acid proteases and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding such aspartic acid proteases. The present invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as to methods for producing and using the aspartic acid proteases.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Wenping Wu, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard, Markus Sakari Kauppinen
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Publication number: 20030022347Abstract: The invention relates to an isolated polypeptide with galactanase activity, polynucleotides encoding a galactanase, a method for modifying animal feed, in particular animal feed comprising plant material such as soybean, by adding to the animal feed at least one galactanase enzyme, and also to a method for obtaining a DNA sequence encoding a galactanase enzyme or a portion thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2001Publication date: January 30, 2003Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Carsten Sjoholm, Peter Rahbek Ostergaard