Patents by Inventor Silke Menke

Silke Menke 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: 20220251475
    Abstract: A dishwashing detergent may include a hydrogen peroxide source, a bleach catalyst, and a protease. The protease may include an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO: 1 over its entire length and at least one amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to positions 12, 43, 122, 127, 154, 156, 160, 211, 212, and 222, relating in each case to the numbering according to SEQ ID NO: 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas WEBER, Thorsten BASTIGKEIT, Susanne WIELAND, Christian DEGERING, Nina MUSSMANN, Thomas DOERING, Melanie MUELLER, Silke MENKE, Melanie SZEMAIT, Claudia OTTOW
  • Patent number: 11306278
    Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cleaning agent includes at least one first amylase, wherein the first amylase is an ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. No. 707 or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. The cleaning agent further includes at least one second amylase, wherein the second amylase is an AA560 ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. In another embodiment, the method includes dispensing the cleaning agent into the interior of an automatic dishwasher while a dishwashing program is being executed, before the main washing cycle begins, or in the course of the main washing cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Noelle Wrubbel, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke
  • Publication number: 20190330569
    Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cleaning agent includes at least one first amylase, wherein the first amylase is an ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. No. 707 or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. The cleaning agent further includes at least one second amylase, wherein the second amylase is an AA560 ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. In another embodiment, the method includes dispensing the cleaning agent into the interior of an automatic dishwasher while a dishwashing program is being executed, before the main washing cycle begins, or in the course of the main washing cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Noelle Wrubbel, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke
  • Publication number: 20190284510
    Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cleaning agent includes at least one first amylase, wherein the first amylase is an ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. No. 707 or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. The cleaning agent further includes at least one second amylase, wherein the second amylase is an AA560 ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. In another embodiment, the method includes dispensing the cleaning agent into the interior of an automatic dishwasher while a dishwashing program is being executed, before the main washing cycle begins, or in the course of the main washing cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke, Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Noelle Wrubbel
  • Patent number: 10323216
    Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cleaning agent includes at least one first amylase, wherein the first amylase is an ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. No. 707 or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. The cleaning agent further includes at least one second amylase, wherein the second amylase is an AA560 ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. In another embodiment, the method includes dispensing the cleaning agent into the interior of an automatic dishwasher while a dishwashing program is being executed, before the main washing cycle begins, or in the course of the main washing cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke, Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Noelle Wrubbel
  • Publication number: 20170247643
    Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cleaning agent includes at least one first amylase, wherein the first amylase is an ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. No. 707 or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. The cleaning agent further includes at least one second amylase, wherein the second amylase is an AA560 ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. In another embodiment, the method includes dispensing the cleaning agent into the interior of an automatic dishwasher while a dishwashing program is being executed, before the main washing cycle begins, or in the course of the main washing cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Noelle Wrubbel, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke
  • Publication number: 20170152461
    Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cleaning agent includes at least one first amylase, wherein the first amylase is an ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. No. 707 or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. The cleaning agent further includes at least one second amylase, wherein the second amylase is an AA560 ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. In another embodiment, the method includes dispensing the cleaning agent into the interior of an automatic dishwasher while a dishwashing program is being executed, before the main washing cycle begins, or in the course of the main washing cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke, Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Noelle Wrubbel
  • Publication number: 20170130169
    Abstract: A cleaning agent is proposed that includes a first and a second protease, wherein a) the first protease comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO. 1 over the entire length and has at least one amino acid substitution at one of the positions 9, 15, 66, 212, and 239 using the numbering according to SEQ ID NO. 1, and b) the second protease comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO. 2 over the entire length and has at least one amino acid substitution at one of the positions 32, 33, 48-54, 58-62, 94-107, 116, 123-133, 150, 152-156, 158-161, 164, 169, 175-186, 197, 198, and 203-216 using the numbering according to SEQ ID NO. 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Konstantin Benda, Timothy O'Connell, Hendrik Hellmuth, Silke Menke
  • Patent number: 7514395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergents and rinse agents for machine dishwashing and to supply forms which combine detergent and rinse agent containing certain polymers in a single product comprising at least one polymer modified with phosphorus-containing groups, characterized in that the pH value of a 1% by weight solution of the anionic polymer in distilled water at 20° C. is less than pH 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Arnd Kessler, Silke Menke
  • Patent number: 7462588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergents and rinse agents for machine dishwashing and to supply forms which combine detergent and rinse agent containing certain polymers in a single product comprising at least one polymer with cationic monomer units and at least one anionic polymer modified with phosphorus- and/or sulfur-containing groups, characterized in that the pH value of a 1% by weight solution of the anionic polymer in distilled water at 20° C. is less than pH 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (Henkel KGaA)
    Inventors: Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Arnd Kessler, Silke Menke
  • Publication number: 20070054833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergents and rinse agents for machine dishwashing and to supply forms which combine detergent and rinse agent containing certain polymers in a single product comprising at least one polymer modified with phosphorus-containing groups, characterized in that the pH value of a 1% by weight solution of the anionic polymer in distilled water at 20° C. is less than pH 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Arnd Kessler, Silke Menke
  • Publication number: 20060223734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergents and rinse agents for machine dishwashing and to supply forms which combine detergent and rinse agent containing certain polymers in a single product comprising at least one polymer with cationic monomer units and at least one anionic polymer modified with phosphorus- and/or sulfur-containing groups, characterized in that the pH value of a 1% by weight solution of the anionic polymer in distilled water at 20° C. is less than pH 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Arnd Kessler, Silke Menke