Patents by Inventor Thomas Agersten Poulsen

Thomas Agersten Poulsen 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: 20230313165
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to xyloglucanase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Aishwarya Deshpande, Rajendra Kulothungan Sainathan, Bjoern Lennart Pierre Alexa Cassland, Balasubramanian Venkatakrishnan, Jinal Kaushikkumar Shukla, Simanti Bhattacharya, Sidharth Ramanand, Subith Krishna
  • Publication number: 20230295591
    Abstract: Disclosed is variants of a cellulase having improved stability in the presence of a protease, and the use of such variants in laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard, Frank Winther Rasmussen, Roland Alexander Pache, Lars Anderson, Mette Louise Dissing Overgaard, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Dorte Marie Koefoed Klitgaard, Christian Isak Joergensen, Lars Giger
  • Publication number: 20230287380
    Abstract: Disclosed are variants of a cellulase having improved stability in the presence of a protease, and the use of such variants in laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard, Frank Winther Rasmussen, Roland Alexander Pache, Lars Anderson, Mette Louise Dissing Overgaard, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Lars Giger
  • Publication number: 20230235367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to raw starch hydrolysis and in particular to a raw starch hydrolysis and fermentation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Dorota Nissen, Marie Thryøse Kruse, Sarah Schultheis Elliott, Shiro Fukuyama
  • Publication number: 20230183666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: carsten Andersen, Randall Deinhammer, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Miguel Duarte Toscano, Peter Kamp Hansen, Henrik Friis-Madsen, Anders Viksoe-Nielsen, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Lars L.H. Christensen
  • Patent number: 11661592
    Abstract: Disclosed are variants of a cellulase having improved stability in the presence of a protease, and the use of such variants in laundry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard, Frank Winther Rasmussen, Roland Alexander Pache, Lars Anderson, Mette Louise Dissing Overgaard, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Lars Giger
  • Publication number: 20230142991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated alpha-amylase variants of a parent alpha-amylase, comprising an alteration at one or more positions corresponding to positions 196, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 28, 38, 39, 43, 54, 56, 57, 64, 67, 68, 70, 71, 86, 89, 90, 94, 96, 99, 101, 103, 107, 108, 110, 113, 114, 117, 127, 134, 138, 142, 150, 151, 152, 156, 169, 171, 174, 179, 183, 193, 199, 200, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 212, 218, 221, 222, 224, 233, 241, 245, 259, 275, 278, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 308, 323, 335, 348, 359, 382, 386, 388, 392, 394, 396, 412, 414, 417, 424, 428, 457, 459, 466, 479, 489, 511, 533, 534, 542, 543, 545, 547, 549, 550, 551, 560, 566, 570, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 580, 581, 582, 589, 592, 599, 603, 605, 608, 614, 619, or 626 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the variant has alpha-amylase activity and wherein the variant has at least 60%, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Dorota Nissen, Marie Thryøse Kruse, Sarah Schultheis Elliott, Shiro Fukuyama
  • Patent number: 11603522
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods of using the variant enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: NOVOZYMES A/S, NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Randall Deinhammer, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Miguel Duarte Toscano, Peter Kamp Hansen, Henrik Friis-Madsen, Anders Viksoe-Nielsen, Signe Eskildsen Larsen, Lars L. H. Christensen
  • Patent number: 11566239
    Abstract: Disclosed is variants of a cellulase having improved stability in the presence of a protease, and the use of such variants in laundry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard, Frank Winther Rasmussen, Roland Alexander Pache, Lars Anderson, Mette Louise Dissing Overgaard, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Dorte Marie Koefoed Klitgaard, Christian Isak Joergensen, Lars Giger
  • Publication number: 20220333088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a parent lipase which has lipase activity and comprise one or more substitutions corresponding to G23S, D27N, A40I, F51I,L, E56R, D57N, V60E,K, K98I, N101D, R118F, G163S, T231R, N233R, Y220F, T244E, and P256T using SEQ ID NO: 2 for numbering. The present invention also relates to compositions or microcapsule compositions comprising a lipase variant of the invention and to liquid products comprising a microcapsule composition of the invention as well as the use of said microcapsule composition for stabilizing lipase variants of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Miguel Duarte Guilherme Pereira Toscano, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Carsten Horslev Hansen, Lone Baunsgaard, Keith Gibson
  • Publication number: 20220213453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a variant of a parent lipase which variant has lipase activity, has at least 60% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 2, and comprises substitutions at positions corresponding to T231R+N233R and at least one or more (e.g., several) of D96E, D111A, D254S, G163K, P256T, G91T, and G38A of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to use of the compositions, methods of producing the compositions, and methods of cleaning. The present invention furthermore relates to variants and polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Marco Malten, Kim Borch, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Luise Erlandsen, Hanne Philbert Nielsen, Carsten Horslev Hansen, Allan Svendsen, Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Jesper Vind, Christian Jackel
  • Patent number: 11332725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of a parent lipase which has lipase activity and comprise one or more substitutions corresponding to G23S, D27N, A40I, F51I,L, E56R, D57N, V60E,K, K98I, N101D, R118F, G163S, T231R, N233R, Y220F, T244E, and P256T using SEQ ID NO: 2 for numbering. The present invention also relates to compositions or microcapsule compositions comprising a lipase variant of the invention and to liquid products comprising a microcapsule composition of the invention as well as the use of said microcapsule composition for stabilizing lipase variants of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Miguel Duarte Guilherme Pereira Toscano, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Carsten Horslev Hansen, Lone Baunsgaard, Keith Gibson
  • Publication number: 20220145273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variant of a parent lipase, which parent lipase has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the variant has lipase activity, comprises a substitution at a position corresponding to position 51 and comprises a substitution or remains unaltered at a position corresponding to position 96 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Christian Jackel, Jesper Vind, Allan Svendsen, Marco Malten, Thomas Agersten Poulsen
  • Patent number: 11312946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a variant of a parent lipase which variant has lipase activity, has at least 60% but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 2, and comprises substitutions at positions corresponding to T231R+N233R and at least one or more (e.g., several) of D96E, D111A, D254S, G163K, P256T, G91T, and G38A of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to use of the compositions, methods of producing the compositions, and methods of cleaning. The present invention furthermore relates to variants and polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Marco Malten, Kim Borch, Lise Munch Mikkelsen, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Luise Erlandsen, Hanne Philbert Nielsen, Carsten Horslev Hansen, Allan Svendsen, Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Jesper Vind, Christian Jackel
  • Patent number: 11268076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variant of a parent lipase, which parent lipase has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the variant has lipase activity, comprises a substitution at a position corresponding to position 51 and comprises a substitution or remains unaltered at a position corresponding to position 96 of SEQ ID NO: 2. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Christian Lundager Gylstorff, Christian Jackel, Jesper Vind, Allan Svendsen, Marco Malten, Thomas Agersten Poulsen
  • Patent number: 11203790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants, polynucleotides encoding the variants, methods of producing the variants, and methods of using the variants. Also described are the use of glucoamylases of the invention for starch conversion to produce fermentation products, such as ethanol, and syrups, such as glucose. The invention also relates to a composition comprising a glucoamylase variant of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES A/S
    Inventors: Shikha Gupta, Allan Svendsen, Vivek Srivastava, Marco Malten, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Preethi Ramaiya, Beth Nelson, Vasudeva Prahlada Rao, Padmavathi Balumuri
  • Publication number: 20210363510
    Abstract: Disclosed is variants of a cellulase having improved stability in the presence of a protease, and the use of such variants in laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Svend Gunnar Kaasgaard, Frank Winther Rasmussen, Roland Alexander Pache, Lars Anderson, Mette Louise Dissing Overgaard, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Dorte Marie Koefoed Klitgaard, Christian Isak Joergensen, Lars Giger
  • Publication number: 20210071155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants of the parent lipase shown as SEQ ID NO: 2 with improved wash performance and/or Benefit Risk Factor (BRF). The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the lipase variants of the invention, compositions comprising a lipase variant of the invention as well as methods of producing such lipase variants of the invention and the use of the lipase variants or compositions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Sune Fang Christensen, Allan Svendsen, Jesper Vind, Anders Gunnar Sandtrom, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Alexander David Fulton, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Vibeke Skovgaard Nielsen, Kim Borch, Garry Paul Gippert
  • Publication number: 20210071156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants of the parent lipase shown as SEQ ID NO: 2 with improved stability during use in a wash process (IWS). The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the lipase variants of the invention, compositions comprising a lipase variant of the invention as well as methods of producing such lipase variants of the invention and the use of the lipase variants or compositions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Sune Fang Christensen, Allan Svendsen, Jesper Vind, Anders Gunnar Sandtrom, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Alexander David Fulton, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Vibeke Skovgaard Nielsen, Kim Borch, Garry Paul Gippert
  • Publication number: 20210071157
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipase variants of the parent lipase shown as SEQ ID NO: 2 with improved wash performance and/or Benefit Risk Factor (BRF). The invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the lipase variants of the invention, compositions comprising a lipase variant of the invention as well as methods of producing such lipase variants of the invention and the use of the lipase variants or compositions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Sune Fang Christensen, Allan Svendsen, Jesper Vind, Anders Gunnar Sandtrom, Thomas Agersten Poulsen, Alexander David Fulton, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Vibeke Skovgaard Nielsen, Kim Borch, Garry Paul Gippert