Patents by Inventor Thorsten Bastigkeit

Thorsten Bastigkeit 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: 20230313074
    Abstract: Washing or cleaning agents may include at least one protease and at least one stabilizer compound. The protease(s) may have an amino acid sequence with at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO:1 over the entire length thereof and has an amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 12, 43, 122, 127, 154, 156, 160, 211, or 222, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1. The stabilizer compound(s) may be selected from the group consisting of a phenylboronic acid derivative, boric acid, a peptide inhibitor, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Nina MUSSMANN, Christian DEGERING, Susanne WIELAND, Thomas WEBER, Inken PRUESER, Thorsten BASTIGKEIT
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220251477
    Abstract: Cleaning agents, such as dishwasher detergents, in particular dishwashing machine detergents, may include at least one gel-like phase having a low content of water, such as a substantially anhydrous gel-like phase having at least one enzyme, such as at least one enzyme granulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas WEBER, Nicole BODE, Thomas DOERING, Klaus DORRA, Britta STRAUSS, Nina MUSSMANN, Christian DEGERING, Thorsten BASTIGKEIT, Susanne WIELAND
  • 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: 20220000329
    Abstract: A method for removing stains, in particular tea stains, during a cleaning cycle of a household appliance, such as a dishwashing machine. The cleaning cycle comprises at least a main wash cycle. A cleaning agent is released during the main wash cycle when the temperature inside the household appliance during the main wash cycle exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold, the threshold being higher than about 40° C., for example higher than about 55° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: ARND KESSLER, ANNETTE DIETRICH, THOMAS JUCKEL, THORSTEN BASTIGKEIT, THOMAS DOERING
  • Publication number: 20210277339
    Abstract: A cleaning agent which contains, separately from one another in a packaging form, at least one enzyme-containing preparation and at least one builder-containing preparation, as well as a clear rinser preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Doering, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Carola Ulbrich
  • Patent number: 11104867
    Abstract: In a dishwashing liquid, the cleaning performance, in particular on bleachable stains such as, for example, tea stains, is to be improved. This succeeds using a dishwashing liquid which comprises a hydrogen peroxide source, a bleaching catalyst and a protease that, in native electrophoresis on a polyacrylamide gel, has a migration distance that is longer than the migration distance of the protease as per SEQ ID NO. 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: HENKEL IP & HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Thomas Eiting, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Konstantin Benda, Hendrik Hellmuth, Thomas Weber
  • Patent number: 10920176
    Abstract: A liquid, transparent composition comprising microcapsules with at least one odor modulator compound, the composition also comprising at least one perfume. Even though the composition is in capsules, the transparent liquids can be produced using intense and lasting fragrances in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Marouane Antir, Sabine Schuemann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Luca Bellomi, Petra Woltery, Frank Sonnenschein
  • Patent number: 10730962
    Abstract: A rheology modifier obtainable by polymerizing (i) at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid; (ii) at least one nonionic ethylenically unsaturated surfactant monomer, (iii) at least one C1-C2-alkyl methacrylate, and (iv) at least one C2-C4-alkyl acrylate, where the alkyl chain length averaged over the number of alkyl groups of the alkyl acrylate is 2.1 to 4.0. The polymerization is carried out in the presence of at least one hydrocarbon comprising at least one XH-group, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of O, P, N and S. Liquid formulations and particles containing liquid detergents comprising the rheology modifier are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: BASF SE, HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Reinhold Leyrer, Roland Ettl, Sabine Schuemann, Marouane Antir, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Luca Bellomi, Petra Woltery, Frank Sonnenschein, Elisabeth Baumgarten, Volker Blank
  • Patent number: 10513675
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous washing liquor in a device for cleaning soiled textile substrates, containing a plurality of water-insoluble solid particles and a liquid phase which contains a microemulsion, and to a textile washing method using said type of washing liquor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Peter Schmiedel, Michael Dreja, Christian Nitsch, Arnd Kessler, Benoit Luneau, Reinhard Strey, Anna Klemmer, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Thomas Mueller-Kirschbaum, Nicole Bode, Iwona Spill
  • Publication number: 20190352586
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous washing liquor in a device for cleaning soiled textile substrates, containing a plurality of water-insoluble solid particles and a liquid phase which contains a microemulsion, and to a textile washing method using said type of washing liquor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Peter Schmiedel, Michael Dreja, Christian Nitsch, Arnd Kessler, Benoit Luneau, Reinhard Strey, Anna Klemmer, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Thomas Mueller-Kirschbaum, Nicole Bode, Iwona Spill
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10421928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning agent having improved cleaning performance wherein the agent comprises a first protease and a second protease and to a cleaning method, particularly an automatic cleaning method in which this agent is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Noelle Wrubbel
  • 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: 20190112548
    Abstract: Highly concentrated liquid detergents with a surfactant content of 30 wt. % and more, also containing polymers in concentrations of 2 wt. % or more and displaying optimised product stability. The detergent having a specifically adapted surfactant system containing alkyl ether alkoxylates, alkyl(poly)gylcosides and additional surfactants. The invention also relates to methods for washing textiles using the described detergents and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Ulrich Pegelow, Sabine Schuemann, Simon Pluszynski, Anna Klemmer, Thorsten Bastigkeit
  • Patent number: 10160933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a care product for automatic dishwashers, which is effective against fat deposits in an automatic dishwasher, and includes at least one fatty alcohol of the formula R1—O-(EO)m—H as defined here. The invention further relates to the use of said care product for cleaning and/or care of an automatic dishwasher, and to a method for cleaning and/or care of a dishwasher using said care product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Noelle Wrubbel, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Hans Hartmut Janke
  • Patent number: 10093888
    Abstract: The aim is to improve detergency, in particular on custard stains, in an essentially solid dishwashing detergent. This is accomplished with an essentially solid dishwashing detergent which comprises a protease which comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO. 1 and which has the amino acid glutamic acid (E) or aspartic acid (D) at position 99 in the count according to SEQ ID NO. 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Eiting, Nina Mussmann, Konstantin Benda, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Timothy O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20170369602
    Abstract: A rheology modifier obtainable by polymerizing (i) at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid; (ii) at least one nonionic ethylenically unsaturated surfactant monomer, (iii) at least one C1-C2-alkyl methacrylate, and (iv) at least one C2-C4-alkyl acrylate, where the alkyl chain length averaged over the number of alkyl groups of the alkyl acrylate is 2.1 to 4.0. The polymerization is carried out in the presence of at least one hydrocarbon comprising at least one XH-group, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of O, P, N and S. Liquid formulations and particles containing liquid detergents comprising the rheology modifier are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Reinhold Leyrer, Roland Ettl, Sabine Schuemann, Marouane Antir, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Luca Bellomi, Petra Woltery, Frank Sonnenschein, Elisabeth Baumgarten, Volker Blank
  • Publication number: 20170342348
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to detergents and cleaning agents containing a combination of protease and amylase, the amino acid sequence of which has been modified specifically for use in detergents and cleaning agents. The disclosure further relates to methods and uses of said detergents and cleaning agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Marouane Antir, Sabine Schuemann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Martina Seiler, Timothy O'Connell