Patents by Inventor Sandra Ramer

Sandra Ramer 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).

  • ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS
    Publication number: 20160053243
    Abstract: Disclosed alpha-amylase/variant alpha-amylase enzymes, nucleic acids encoding the same, and compositions and methods related to the production and use thereof. The alpha-amylase/variant alpha-amylases are useful, for example, for starch liquefaction and saccharification, for cleaning starchy stains in laundry or dishwashing, for textile processing (e.g., desizing), in animal feed for improving digestibility, and for baking and brewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Luis G. Cascao-Pereira, David A. Estell, Dina Finan, Marc Kolkman, Sandra Ramer
  • Variants of sp. TS-23 alpha-amylase with altered properties
    Patent number: 8507244
    Abstract: Variants of Bacillus sp. TS-23 strain alpha-amylases exhibit improved enzymatic performance, including increased thermostability, reduced calcium dependence, increased washing/cleaning performance, and baking ability. Compositions comprising these variants are useful in methods of starch processing, starch liquefaction, fermatation, starch saccharification, cleaning, laundrying, textile desizing, baking, and biofilm removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Shaw, Sandra Ramer, Scott D. Power, Claudine Chang, Melodie Estabrook, Brian E. Jones, Clement Choy, Marc Kolkmam, Chris Leeflang, Casper Vroeman, Walter Weyler, Karsten Kraugh, Mansi Goyal, Thomas Graycar, Victoria Huang
  • Generation of stabilized proteins by combinatorial consensus mutagenesis
    Publication number: 20050084868
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the production of stabilized proteins. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions for the generation of combinatorial libraries of consensus mutations and screening for improved protein variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Wolfgang Aehle, Sandra Ramer, Volker Schellenberger