Patents by Inventor Petrus Smits

Petrus Smits 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).

  • Publication number: 20240076743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems for predicting and treating clinically significant prostate cancer in a urine sample of an individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer based on expression analysis of normalised prostate tumour markers. The present methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems are especially suitable for predicting and treating prostate cancer with a Gleason score of seven or more in individuals with a serum prostate-specific antigen (sPSA) level lower than 15 ng/ml.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: MDxHealth SA
    Inventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
  • Patent number: 11788104
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for alcohol production from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Versalis S.p.A.
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus Smits
  • Patent number: 11767563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems for predicting and treating clinically significant prostate cancer in a urine sample of an individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer based on expression analysis of normalised prostate tumour markers. The present methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems are especially suitable for predicting and treating prostate cancer with a Gleason score of seven or more in individuals with a serum prostate-specific antigen (sPSA) level lower than 15 ng/ml.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: MDxHealth SA
    Inventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
  • Publication number: 20230151427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for in vitro establishing, or diagnosing, high grade or low grade prostate cancer in a sample, preferably from a readily obtainable sample such as an urine, a prostatic fluid or ejaculate sample or a processed, or derived sample thereof, originating from human individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer using expression level analysis of a combination of two, three or four molecular markers for prostate cancer. Based on establishing or diagnosing high grade or low grade prostate cancer in the disclosed methods, the methods further may include administering treatment for prostate cancer to the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Daphne Hessels, Jacobus A. Schalken
  • Patent number: 11421256
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a fermentation product from ligno-cellulosic material, comprising the following steps: a) optionally pre-treatment b) optionally washing; c) enzymatic hydrolysis; d) fermentation; and e) optionally recovery of a fermentation product; wherein in step c) an enzyme composition is used that has a temperature optimum of 55 degrees C. or more, the hydrolysis time is 40 hours or more and the temperature is 50 degrees C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Smits, Elisabeth Maria Gierveld, Fop Van Der Hor
  • Patent number: 11319560
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a sugar and/or fermentation product from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Smits, Elisabeth Maria Gierveld
  • Publication number: 20210261989
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for alcohol production from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus SMITS
  • Publication number: 20210246515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing prostate cancer and especially diagnosing LG, HG, PrCa Met and CRPC. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for in vitro diagnosing prostate cancer in a human individual comprising: 1) determining the expression of one or more genes chosen from the group consisting of ACSM1, ALDH3B2, CGREF1, COMP, C19orf48, DLX1, GLYATL1, MS4A8B, NKAIN1, PPFIA2, PTPRT, TDRD1 and/or UGT2B15; and 2) establishing up regulation of expression of said one or more genes as compared to expression of the respective one or more genes in a sample from an individual without prostate cancer thereby providing said diagnosis of prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels
  • Patent number: 11060117
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for alcohol production from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus Smits
  • Publication number: 20210002676
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a sugar and/or fermentation product from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus SMITS, Elisabeth Maria GIERVELD
  • Patent number: 10865427
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a sugar and/or fermentation product from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Smits, Elisabeth Maria Gierveld
  • Patent number: 10858682
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the hydrolysis of cellulose containing biomass which comprises a liquefaction step in which a first enzyme or first enzyme composition is added to liquefy at least part of the solids present in the biomass and to keep the viscosity of the cellulose containing biomass below 1000 cP, preferably below 800 cP, more preferably below 600 cP in the liquefaction step; followed by a saccharification step in which a second enzyme composition is added to form oligomeric and/or monomeric sugars; and whereby the first enzyme or first enzyme composition is different from the second enzyme composition; whereby the first enzyme or first enzyme composition comprises an endoglucanase; whereby the second enzyme composition comprises a cellulase; and whereby the first enzyme or first enzyme composition comprises more endoglucanase than the second enzyme composition (expressed in protein wt %).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Smits, Michael Petrus Jozef Berkhout, Bertus Noordam
  • Patent number: 10711286
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for alcohol production and organic acid production from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus Smits
  • Publication number: 20200165684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing prostate cancer and especially diagnosing LG, HG, PrCa Met and CRPC. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for in vitro diagnosing prostate cancer in a human individual comprising: 1) determining the expression of one or more genes chosen from the group consisting of ACSM1, ALDH3B2, CGREF1, COMP, C19orf48, DLX1, GLYATL1, MS4A8B, NKAIN1, PPFIA2, PTPRT, TDRD1 and/or UGT2B15; and 2) establishing up regulation of expression of said one or more genes as compared to expression of the respective one or more genes in a sample from an individual without prostate cancer thereby providing said diagnosis of prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels
  • Publication number: 20190382805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a sugar and/or fermentation product from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Smits, Elisabeth Maria Gierveld
  • Publication number: 20190382806
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for alcohol production from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus SMITS
  • Publication number: 20190360004
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for alcohol production and organic acid production from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: JOHANNES PETRUS SMITS
  • Patent number: 10435718
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a sugar and/or fermentation product from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Petrus Smits, Elisabeth Maria Gierveld
  • Patent number: 10435719
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for alcohol production from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus Smits
  • Publication number: 20190284641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for in vitro establishing, or diagnosing, high grade or low grade prostate cancer in a sample, preferably from a readily obtainable sample such as an urine, a prostatic fluid or ejaculate sample or a processed, or derived sample thereof, originating from human individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer using expression level analysis of a combination of two, three or four molecular markers for prostate cancer. Based on establishing or diagnosing high grade or low grade prostate cancer in the disclosed methods, the methods further may include administering treatment for prostate cancer to the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Daphne Hessels, Jacobus A. Schalken