Patents by Inventor Thomas Janzen

Thomas Janzen 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: 11977586
    Abstract: In embodiments, an Online Software Platform (OSP) is configured to receive datasets having dataset values that represent relationship instance data of relationship instances between a client primary entity and other secondary entities, select digital rules responsive to these dataset values, produce resources for the datasets by applying the selected digital rules to the dataset values, derive a total value of the produced resources, generate a report document that mentions at least derived the total value, and prepare an instantiation that enables viewing a data record that substantiates the derived total value. The OSP may further make this instantiation available for viewing to a domain entity that has access to the report document and wants to confirm the derived total value. For instance, the OSP may provide an access instruction for viewing the instantiation, or even augment the report document itself with such an access instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Bilkay Rose, Mark Janzen, Naveen Kumar Agrawal, Denis Gulsen, Gregory T. Kavounas, Heidi Genest, Erik van der Hoeven, Tracy Barney, Yvonne Seidl, Scott Seely, Thomas Goldschmidt
  • Publication number: 20240008502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain having improved texturizing properties, compositions comprising said strain as well as fermented products manufactured using said strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Janzen, Ditte Ellegaard Christiansen, Jesper Broend, Victoria Prebner
  • Patent number: 11758914
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of producing a Streptococcus thermophilus strain comprising the steps of a) Providing a mother strain in the form of Streptococcus thermophilus DSM32502, b) Growing a culture of the mother strain in the presence of a bacteriophage, to which the mother strain is not resistant, to obtain a number of mutant strains, which are resistant to the said bacteriophage, c) Measuring the acidification time of the bacteriophage-resistant mutant strains and the mother strain in a milk base and selecting at least one mutant strain with a reduced acidification time as compared to the mother strain to obtain a fast-acidifying mutant strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Jeorgos Trihaas, Thomas Janzen, Patrick Derkx
  • Publication number: 20230227507
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of increasing nisin production in nisin-producing Lactococcus lactis by inactivating the phage infection protein Pip. The invention also provides nisin-producing Lactococcus lactis in which the phage infection protein is inactivated. The nisin-producing Lactococcus lactis can be used in starter culture for manufacturing food products or other industrial applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Janzen, Ditte Ellegaard Christiansen, Mia Vissing Mikkelsen, Thomas Eckhardt
  • Patent number: 11690384
    Abstract: Deposited Streptococcus thermophilus (ST) strains that e.g. are suitable to be used in an improved method for the manufacture of low browning mozzarella cheese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Janzen, Ditte Ellegaard Christiansen
  • Patent number: 11684073
    Abstract: A method for producing a lactic acid bacteria fermented milk product comprising fermenting milk with both inoculated lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and inoculated Bacillus bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Karin Bjerre, Mette Dines Cantor, Thomas Janzen, Patrick Derkx
  • Publication number: 20230118835
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of producing a Streptococcus thermophilus strain comprising the steps of a) Providing a mother strain in the form of Streptococcus thermophilus DSM32502, b) Growing a culture of the mother strain in the presence of a bacteriophage, to which the mother strain is not resistant, to obtain a number of mutant strains, which are resistant to the said bacteriophage, c) Measuring the acidification time of the bacteriophage-resistant mutant strains and the mother strain in a milk base and selecting at least one mutant strain with a reduced acidification time as compared to the mother strain to obtain a fast-acidifying mutant strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Jeorgos Trihaas, Thomas Janzen, Patrick Derkx
  • Patent number: 11606965
    Abstract: Process for producing an ambient storage food product comprising providing a food product with a pH of between 3.4 and 4.4, subjecting the food product to a heat treatment to obtain a heat treated food product, adding aseptically to the heat treated food product one or more of ambient storage lactic acid bacteria strains to obtain an ambient storage food product, and storing the ambient storage food product at ambient temperature for a period of time, wherein the ambient storage lactic acid bacteria strain is selected from the group consisting of strains, (i) wherein the strain is capable of retaining viability at the end of 150 days at a temperature of 25#C, and (ii) wherein the pH at most decreases 0.8 units during the storage period, and (iii) wherein the strain is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus fermentum and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, and mutants and variants thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Christian Gilleladen, Jeorgos Trihaas, Thomas Janzen, Mette Oehrstroem Runge
  • Patent number: 11564399
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of producing a Streptococcus thermophilus strain comprising the steps of a) Providing a mother strain in the form of Streptococcus thermophilus DSM32502, b) Growing a culture of the mother strain in the presence of a bacteriophage, to which the mother strain is not resistant, to obtain a number of mutant strains, which are resistant to the said bacteriophage, c) Measuring the acidification time of the bacteriophage-resistant mutant strains and the mother strain in a milk base and selecting at least one mutant strain with a reduced acidification time as compared to the mother strain to obtain a fast-acidifying mutant strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Jeorgos Trihaas, Thomas Janzen, Patrick Derkx
  • Publication number: 20220312785
    Abstract: A method for producing a fermented milk product (e.g. a yogurt) with a relatively high stable pH value at the end of the fermentation comprising inoculating milk with Streptococcus thermophilus (ST) Gal(+) bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Thomas JANZEN, Ditte Ellegaard CHRISTIANSEN
  • Patent number: 11345883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Lactobacillus strain that is not attacked by common phages and a novel Lactobacillus strain with improved cell count stability, its use in the manufacture of fermented milk-based products, and novel milk based products containing the strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Janzen, Sonja Bloch
  • Patent number: 11272716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bacterial cell with texturizing property, starter cultures comprising the cell, and dairy products manufactured using the bacterial cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Patrick Derkx, Thomas Janzen, Kim Ib Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20210337818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel S. thermophillus strains that are not attacked by common phagesand novel Streptococcus strains with improved stability against phage attacks, methods to obtain Streptococcus strains with improved phage resistance, their use in the manufacture of fermented milk-based products, and novel milk based products containing the strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Paula SZYMCZAK, Thomas JANZEN, Rute NEVES
  • Publication number: 20210259266
    Abstract: A method for producing a cheese with reduced amount of galactose comprising inoculating milk with Streptococcus thermophilus Gal(+) bacteria and Lactobacillus Gal(+) Lac(?) bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Thomas JANZEN, Ditte Ellegaard CHRISTIANSEN, Veronique JACTAT, Kasper ROSENKVIST, Charlotte Elisabeth Grüner SCHÖLLER
  • Publication number: 20210153517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a fermented milk product comprising the steps of: 1) adding a starter culture of lactic acid bacteria comprising at least one lactose-deficient Streptococcus thermophilus strain, which is capable of metabolizing a non-lactose carbohydrate, and at least one lactose-deficient Lactococcus lactis strain, which is capable of metabolizing the non-lactose carbohydrate, to a milk base, and 2) fermenting the milk for a period of time until a target pH is reached to obtain a fermented milk product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Virginie BLOC, Thomas JANZEN, Mimi BIRKELUND, Luciana JIMENEZ, Jean-Marie ODINOT, Sabrina PIROIS-BLIN, Helle Skov GULDAGER
  • Publication number: 20200375207
    Abstract: Deposited Streptococcus thermophilus (ST) strains that e.g. are suitable to be used in an improved method for the manufacture of low browning mozzarella cheese.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Thomas JANZEN, Ditte Ellegaard CHRISTIANSEN
  • Patent number: 10813367
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of producing a fermented milk product comprising a step wherein milk is fermented, wherein: (a) the fermentation is initiated by a starter culture, which starter culture comprises lactic acid bacteria capable of metabolizing one or several carbohydrates present in the milk, (b) the fermentation is terminated by a decrease of the concentration of the one or several carbohydrates during fermentation, and (c) the decrease is at least also caused by the metabolic activity of the lactic acid bacteria. The invention further provides respective methods comprising a step, wherein at least part of the whey is separated from the fermented milk product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Christel Garrigues, Christian Gilleladen, Mirjana Curic-Bawden, Thomas Janzen, Mimi Birkelund, Gäelle Lettier Buchhorn, Kim Ib Soerensen, Nanna Christensen, Claus Svane, Soeren Riis, Martin Bastian Pedersen, Jean-Marie Odinot, Luciana Jimenez, Pascal Lanciaux, Duncan Hamm, Choon Ming Siew
  • Patent number: 10721853
    Abstract: An agricultural harrow includes a harrow tine configured to be advanced through the soil in a forward direction. The harrow tine broadly includes an elongated tine element and a laser deposited metallic wear material. The tine element presents a lower end configured to penetrate the soil as the tine is advanced. The tine element also presents an exterior element surface. The wear material is on the exterior element surface adjacent the lower end of the tine element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Morris Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Janzen, Clint W. Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20200138052
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of producing a Streptococcus thermophilus strain comprising the steps of a) Providing a mother strain in the form of Streptococcus thermophilus DSM32502, b) Growing a culture of the mother strain in the presence of a bacteriophage, to which the mother strain is not resistant, to obtain a number of mutant strains, which are resistant to the said bacteriophage, c) Measuring the acidification time of the bacteriophage-resistant mutant strains and the mother strain in a milk base and selecting at least one mutant strain with a reduced acidification time as compared to the mother strain to obtain a fast-acidifying mutant strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Jeorgos TRIHAAS, Thomas JANZEN, Patrick DERKX
  • Publication number: 20190382715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Lactobacillus strain that is not attacked by common phages and a novel Lactobacillus strain with improved cell count stability, its use in the manufacture of fermented milk-based products, and novel milk based products containing the strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Thomas JANZEN, Sonja BLOCH