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).
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Publication number: 20220251475Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Thomas WEBER, Thorsten BASTIGKEIT, Susanne WIELAND, Christian DEGERING, Nina MUSSMANN, Thomas DOERING, Melanie MUELLER, Silke MENKE, Melanie SZEMAIT, Claudia OTTOW
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Patent number: 11306278Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAAInventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Noelle Wrubbel, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke
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Publication number: 20190330569Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Noelle Wrubbel, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke
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Publication number: 20190284510Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke, Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Noelle Wrubbel
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Patent number: 10323216Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke, Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Noelle Wrubbel
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Publication number: 20170247643Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Noelle Wrubbel, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke
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Publication number: 20170152461Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Thomas Weber, Silke Menke, Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Noelle Wrubbel
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Publication number: 20170130169Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Konstantin Benda, Timothy O'Connell, Hendrik Hellmuth, Silke Menke
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Patent number: 7514395Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf AktienInventors: Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Arnd Kessler, Silke Menke
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Patent number: 7462588Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (Henkel KGaA)Inventors: Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Arnd Kessler, Silke Menke
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Publication number: 20070054833Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Inventors: Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Arnd Kessler, Silke Menke
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Publication number: 20060223734Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2006Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Arnd Kessler, Silke Menke