Patents by Inventor Rico Czaja

Rico Czaja 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: 11674129
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptide, preferably to a glucose isomerase, comprising an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, is at least 95% identical to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, comprises an amino acid substitution at one or more amino acid positions, wherein the one or more amino acid positions is/are each and independently selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 amino acid positions 89, 90, 95, 0, 33, 34, 35, and 59. The present invention further relates to methods preparing glucose including the use of the polypeptides of the invention for preparing glucose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: NEW MATTERHORN, LLC, C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Birgit Brucher, Andreas Vogel, Hanna Maria Dudek, Rico Czaja
  • Publication number: 20210317432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptide, preferably to a glucose isomerase, comprising an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, is at least 95% identical to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, comprises an amino acid substitution at one or more amino acid positions, wherein the one or more amino acid positions is/are each and independently selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 amino acid positions 89, 90, 95, 0, 33, 34, 35, and 59. The present invention further relates to methods preparing glucose including the use of the polypeptides of the invention for preparing glucose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Birgit Brucher, Andreas Vogel, Hanna Maria Dudek, Rico Czaja
  • Patent number: 11066659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptide, preferably to a glucose isomerase, comprising an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, is at least 95% identical to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, comprises an amino acid substitution at one or more amino acid positions, wherein the one or more amino acid positions is/are each and independently selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 amino acid positions 89, 90, 95, 0, 33, 34, 35, and 59. The present invention further relates to methods preparing glucose including the use of the polypeptides of the invention for preparing glucose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: NEW MATTERHORN, LLC, C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Birgit Brucher, Andreas Vogel, Hanna Maria Dudek, Rico Czaja
  • Patent number: 10774356
    Abstract: The invention relates to transaminases and their use. The ATAs according to the invention are particularly useful for catalyzing the conversion of amines to ketones and/or vice versa. Preferably, the transaminase (ATA) according to the invention comprises an amino acid sequence with at least 80% homology to SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the amino acid sequence is engineered compared to SEQ ID NO:1 such that it comprises at least a substitution selected from the group consisting of F255L, F255A, F255C, F255D, F255E, F255G, F255H, F255K, F255M, F255N, F255P, F255Q, F255R, F255S, F255T, F255V, F255W, and F255Y.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Vogel, Daniel Schwarze, Rico Czaja, Sally Bayer, Sebastian Bartsch
  • Patent number: 10724008
    Abstract: The invention relates to ketoreductases and the use thereof. The ketoreductases of the invention are particularly useful for enzymatically catalyzing the reduction of ketones to chiral secondary alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Ramona Schmiedel, Andreas Vogel, Sabrina Koepke, Rico Czaja, Claudia Feller, Hedda Merkens, Kamila Rzeznicka, Daniel Schwarze, Thomas Greiner-Stoeffele, Andreas Petri, Marc Struhalla
  • Publication number: 20200224187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptide, preferably to a glucose isomerase, comprising an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, is at least 95% identical to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, comprises an amino acid substitution at one or more amino acid positions, wherein the one or more amino acid positions is/are each and independently selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 amino acid positions 89, 90, 95, 0, 33, 34, 35, and 59. The present invention further relates to methods preparing glucose including the use of the polypeptides of the invention for preparing glucose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Birgit Brucher, Andreas Vogel, Hanna Maria Dudek, Rico Czaja
  • Patent number: 10370693
    Abstract: The invention relates to transaminases that are particularly useful for catalyzing the conversion of amine substrates to ketone products and/or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Vogel, Daniel Schwarze, Rico Czaja, Sally Bayer, Sebastian Bartsch
  • Publication number: 20190078130
    Abstract: The invention relates to transaminases and their use. The ATAs according to the invention are particularly useful for catalyzing the conversion of amines to ketones and/or vice versa. Preferably, the transaminase (ATA) according to the invention comprises an amino acid sequence with at least 80% homology to SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the amino acid sequence is engineered compared to SEQ ID NO:1 such that it comprises at least a substitution selected from the group consisting of F255L, F255A, F255C, F255D, F255E, F255G, F255H, F255K, F255M, F255N, F255P, F255Q, F255R, F255S, F255T, F255V, F255W, and F255Y.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Vogel, Daniel Schwarze, Rico Czaja, Sally Bayer, Sebastian Bartsch
  • Publication number: 20190062714
    Abstract: The invention relates to ketoreductases and the use thereof. The ketoreductases of the invention are particularly useful for enzymatically catalyzing the reduction of ketones to chiral secondary alcohols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Ramona Schmiedel, Andreas Vogel, Sabrina Koepke, Rico Czaja, Claudia Feller, Hedda Merkens, Kamila Rzeznicka, Daniel Schwarze, Thomas Greiner-Stoeffele, Andreas Petri, Marc Struhalla
  • Patent number: 10196645
    Abstract: An expression vector including two separately inducible converging promoters P1 and P2, and expression system including such an expression vector and an additional regulator vector, a method of protein expression using such an expression system, and a method of investigating (meta)genome libraries using such an expression system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: c-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Greiner-Stoeffele, Meike Hoffmann, Marc Struhalla, Rico Czaja
  • Publication number: 20180298354
    Abstract: The invention relates to transaminases that are particularly useful for catalyzing the conversion of amine substrates to ketone products and/or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Vogel, Daniel Schwarze, Rico Czaja, Sally Bayer, Sebastian Bartsch
  • Patent number: 10093905
    Abstract: The invention relates to ketoreductases and the use thereof. The ketoreductases of the invention are particularly useful for enzymatically catalyzing the reduction of ketones to chiral secondary alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Ramona Schmiedel, Andreas Vogel, Sabrina Koepke, Rico Czaja, Claudia Feller, Hedda Merkens, Kamila Rzeznicka, Daniel Schwarze, Thomas Greiner-Stoeffele, Andreas Petri, Marc Struhalla
  • Publication number: 20170218345
    Abstract: The invention relates to ketoreductases and the use thereof. The ketoreductases of the invention are particularly useful for enzymatically catalyzing the reduction of ketones to chiral secondary alcohols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicants: C-LEcta GmbH, C-LEcta GmbH
    Inventors: Ramona Schmiedel, Andreas Vogel, Sabrina Koepke, Rico Czaja, Claudia Feller, Hedda Merkens, Kamila Rzeznicka, Daniel Schwarze, Thomas Greiner-Stoeffele, Andreas Petri, Marc Struhalla
  • Publication number: 20160194647
    Abstract: An expression vector including two separately inducible converging promoters P1 and P2, and expression system including such an expression vector and an additional regulator vector, a method of protein expression using such an expression system, and a method of investigating (meta)genome libraries using such an expression system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Greiner-Stoeffele, Meike Ballschmitter, Marc Struhalla, Rico Czaja
  • Publication number: 20120021950
    Abstract: An expression vector including two separately inducible converging promoters P1 and P2, and expression system including such an expression vector and an additional regulator vector, a method of protein expression using such an expression system, and a method of investigating (meta)genome libraries using such an expression system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: C-Iecta GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas GREINER-STOEFFELE, Meike Ballschmitter, Marc Struhalla, Rico Czaja
  • Publication number: 20110071067
    Abstract: The invention relates to washing and cleaning agents comprising a combination of chlorophyllase and a further hydrolase, preferably a lipase, particularly a galactolipase. The combination of chlorophyllase and galactolipase improves the cleaning power, particularly for chlorophyll-containing stains, compared to each of the two enzymes alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicants: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED, C-LECTA
    Inventors: Gerd Reinhardt, Hans Juergen Scholz, Rico Czaja, Thomas Greiner-Stoeffele, Marc Struhalla