Patents by Inventor Pim Van Hee
Pim Van Hee 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: 20240032553Abstract: The present invention relates to a frozen enzyme formulation comprising an enzyme. According to another aspect the present invention relates to a starter culture comprising a frozen enzyme formulation and frozen lactic acid bacteria pellets, wherein the frozen enzyme formulation pellets and the frozen lactic acid bacteria pellets are separate pellets or wherein the enzyme and the lactic acid bacteria are in the same pellets. According to yet another aspect the present invention relates to a method for the production of a frozen enzyme formulation. According to another aspect, the present invention relates to the use of the frozen enzyme formulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Claire Emile PRICE, Hugo STREEKSTRA, Fenna Johanna Catharina JOLINK, Pim VAN HEE, Dominik Bohdan GRABINSKI
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Patent number: 11834525Abstract: The present invention relates a heteropolysaccharide characterized in that it is substantially composed of the monosaccharides glucose and galactose and rhamnose and N-acetylgalactosamine and a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a bacterium capable of producing said heteropolysaccharide and to the use of the heteropolysaccharide and the bacterium for improving the texture of fermented milk products.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Cornelia Elizabeth Paulina Maljaars, Pim Van Hee
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Publication number: 20230348950Abstract: A method, process, and computer program for determining an order in which a food product is successively cultured with a set of bacterial cultures in a process for producing a fermented food product, each bacterial culture of the set of bacterial cultures including at least one bacterial strain, wherein the set of bacterial cultures comprises a first subset of one or more bacterial cultures comprising one or more unknown bacterial strain, and a second subset of one or more bacterial cultures comprising one or more known bacterial strains, wherein each of the bacterial strains of the second subset is known; wherein the process is carried out with an initial order of the set of bacterial cultures; wherein during culturing with each bacterial culture of the first subset a process sample is collected, wherein a culture sample of a bacterial culture of the second subset is exposed to the collected process samples in order to determine bacteriophage sensitivities of the one or more bacterial cultures of the secondType: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventor: Pim VAN HEE
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Publication number: 20230048427Abstract: A method, system and computer program for selecting consecutive bacterial cultures for culturing a food product in a process for producing a fermented food product, the method comprising the steps of: culturing the food product with a first bacterial culture comprising at least one bacterial strain; isolating a sample during culturing with the first bacterial culture; determining at least one value indicative for a number of bacteriophages in the sample, e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventor: Pim VAN HEE
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Patent number: 11325986Abstract: The present invention relates a heteropolysaccharide characterized in that it is substantially composed of the monosaccharides glucose and galactose and rhamnose and N-acetylgalactosamine and a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a bacterium capable of producing said heteropolysaccharide and to the use of the heteropolysaccharide and the bacterium for improving the texture of fermented milk products.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Cornelia Elizabeth Paulina Maljaars, Pim Van Hee
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Publication number: 20210189015Abstract: The present invention relates a heteropolysaccharide characterized in that it is substantially composed of the monosaccharides glucose and galactose and rhamnose and N-acetylgalactosamine and a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a bacterium capable of producing said heteropolysaccharide and to the use of the heteropolysaccharide and the bacterium for improving the texture of fermented milk products.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Cornelia Elizabeth Paulina MALJAARS, Pim VAN HEE
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Publication number: 20210002389Abstract: The present invention relates a heteropolysaccharide characterized in that it is substantially composed of the monosaccharides glucose and galactose and rhamnose and N-acetylgalactosamine and a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a bacterium capable of producing said heteropolysaccharide and to the use of the heteropolysaccharide and the bacterium for improving the texture of fermented milk products.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Cornelia Elizabeth Paulina MALJAARS, Pim VAN HEE
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Publication number: 20200205431Abstract: The present invention relates to a frozen enzyme formulation comprising an enzyme. According to another aspect the present invention relates to a starter culture comprising a frozen enzyme formulation and frozen lactic acid bacteria pellets, wherein the frozen enzyme formulation pellets and the frozen lactic acid bacteria pellets are separate pellets or wherein the enzyme and the lactic acid bacteria are in the same pellets. According to yet another aspect the present invention relates to a method for the production of a frozen enzyme formulation. According to another aspect, the present invention relates to the use of the frozen enzyme formulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Claire Emile PRICE, Hugo STREEKSTRA, Fenna Johanna Catharina JOLINK, Pim VAN HEE, Dominik Bohdan GRABINSKI
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Patent number: 10519519Abstract: Bacteriophage Insensitive Mutants (BIMs) of three Streptococcus thermophilus parent strains were generated and characterized for phage sensitivity, sedimentation rate, cell chain length, phage adsorption and CRISPR loci alterations. Several BIMs showed an altered sedimentation phenotype as well as an increase cell chain length, reduced phage sensitivity, reduced phage adsorption and 100% identity in three CRISPR loci. The results show that the derived BIMs have become phage-resistant through a mechanism other than CRISPR.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Roelof Hendrik Matthijs Kouwen, Pim Van Hee, Douwe Van Sinderen, Brian McDonnell, Jennifer Mahony
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Patent number: 10370636Abstract: The present invention relates to frozen and freeze dried starter culture compositions comprising microorganisms. The invention also relates to methods of producing the frozen and freeze dried starter culture compositions and methods of using them.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventor: Pim Van Hee
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Publication number: 20180305777Abstract: Bacteriophage Insensitive Mutants (BIMs) of three Streptococcus thermophilus parent strains were generated and characterized for phage sensitivity, sedimentation rate, cell chain length, phage adsorption and CRISPR loci alterations. Several BIMs showed an altered sedimentation phenotype as well as an increase cell chain length, reduced phage sensitivity, reduced phage adsorption and 100% identity in three CRISPR loci. The results show that the derived BIMs have become phage-resistant through a mechanism other than CRISPR.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Roelof Hendrik Matthijs KOUWEN, Pim Van Hee, Douwe Van Sinderen, Brian McDonnell, Jennifer Mahony
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Patent number: 10041135Abstract: Bacteriophage Insensitive Mutants (BIMs) of three Streptococcus thermophilus parent strains were generated and characterized for phage sensitivity, sedimentation rate, cell chain length, phage adsorption and CRISPR loci alterations. Several BIMs showed an altered sedimentation phenotype as well as an increase cell chain length, reduced phage sensitivity, reduced phage adsorption and 100% identity in three CRISPR loci. The results show that the derived BIMs have become phage-resistant through a mechanism other than CRISPR.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventors: Roelof Hendrik Matthijs Kouwen, Pim Van Hee, Douwe Van Sinderen, Brian McDonnell, Jennifer Mahony
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Publication number: 20170218468Abstract: Bacteriophage Insensitive Mutants (BIMs) of three Streptococcus thermophilus parent strains were generated and characterized for phage sensitivity, sedimentation rate, cell chain length, phage adsorption and CRISPR loci alterations. Several BIMs showed an altered sedimentation phenotype as well as an increase cell chain length, reduced phage sensitivity, reduced phage adsorption and 100% identity in three CRISPR loci. The results show that the derived BIMs have become phage-resistant through a mechanism other than CRISPR.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Roelof Hendrik Matthijs KOUWEN, Pim VAN HEE, Douwe VAN SINDEREN, Brian MCDONNELL, Jennifer MAHONY
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Publication number: 20160257769Abstract: The present invention relates a heteropolysaccharide characterized in that it is substantially composed of the monosaccharides glucose and galactose and rhamnose and N-acetylgalactosamine and a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a bacterium capable of producing said heteropolysaccharide and to the use of the heteropolysaccharide and the bacterium for improving the texture of fermented milk products.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2014Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Cornelia Elizabeth Paulina MALJAARS, Pim VAN HEE
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Patent number: 9018178Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous antifungal composition comprising a polyene antifungal compound and a thickening agent. The composition can be used in the protection against the development of fungi on food, feed and agricultural products.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.Inventors: Pim Van Hee, Laurentius Cornelis Adrianus Van Santen, John Mark Faragher
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Publication number: 20130337108Abstract: The present invention relates to frozen and freeze dried starter culture compositions comprising microorganisms. The invention also relates to methods of producing the frozen and freeze dried starter culture compositions and methods of using them.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.Inventor: Pim Van Hee
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Publication number: 20100292315Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous antifungal composition comprising a polyene antifungal compound and a thickening agent. The composition can be used in the protection against the development of fungi on food, feed and agricultural products.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: DSM IP Assets B.V.Inventors: Pim Van Hee, Laurentius Cornelis Adrianus Van Santen, John Mark Faragher
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Publication number: 20100234313Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a suspension of micronised particles of a solid organic compound, which method comprises subjecting the solid organic compound to size reduction by wet grinding under pH conditions wherein the intrinsic surface charge of the size-reduced organic compound is sufficient to keep the suspension stable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Pim Van Hee, Gabriel Marinus Henricus Meesters, Willem Johannes Wildeboer, Stephen L.A. Hennart, Albert-Jon Vis
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Publication number: 20050158817Abstract: A method for the production of a fermentation product from an organism cultured in a culture medium, wherein the organism after the formation of the fermentation product is subjected to a lysis treatment in the presence of a lysis-promoting compound. The lysis-promoting agent is a compound that can be metabolised by the organism, and the method comprises the steps of treating the organism at a first, relatively high concentration of the lysis-promoting compound, separating the lysis-promoting agent and the fermentation product, and culturing the organism at a second, relatively low concentration of the metabolisable lysis-promoting agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: Technische Universiteit DelftInventors: Pim Van Hee, Lucas Van der Wielen, Robert Gerardus Jacobus Maria Van der Lans