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: 20170283744
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pearly liquid detergent composition comprising a thickener, a pearlescent agent and perfume capsules. The present invention further relates to a method for cleaning textiles using such a pearly liquid detergent composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Marouane Antir, Sabine Schuemann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Luca Bellomi, Petra Woltery, Frank Sonnenschein
  • Publication number: 20170275568
    Abstract: The invention relates to liquid compositions, in particular for cleaning textiles, containing: (a) at least one surfactant, and (b) at least one ?-amylase, which is at least 89% and increasing preferably at least 90%, 90.5%, 91%, 91.5%, 92%, 92.5%, 93%, 93.5%, 94%, 94.5%, 95%, 95.5%, 96%, 96.5%, 97%, 97.5%, 98%, 98.5%, 99%, 99.5% and up to 100% identical to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1 over the entire length thereof and has deletions at one or more of positions 180, 181, 182, 183, and 184 in the counting according to SEQ ID NO. 1, with the stipulation that the composition has a water activity (aw) between 0.3 and 0.95, in particular in a range of 0.4 to 0.95, at 25° C. and 1013 mbar, stabilize in particular the amylase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Marouane Antir, Sabine Schuemann, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Martina Seiler, Timothy O'Connell, Frank Meier, Dirk Weinrich, Leyla Koelling, Luca Bellomi, Sheila Edwards
  • Patent number: 9752102
    Abstract: The intention is to improve storage stability in a liquid washing or cleaning agent which contains a protease and amylase. This is achieved by using a protease which comprises an amino acid sequence which, over the entire length thereof, is at least 70% identical to the amino acid sequence stated in SEQ ID no. 1 and, in the numbering according to SEQ ID no. 1, has the amino acid substitution R99E or R99D in combination with at least two further amino acid substitutions which are selected from the group consisting of S3T, V4I and V199I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Thomas Eiting, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Konstantin Benda, Hendrik Hellmuth
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9719055
    Abstract: A liquid cleaning agent containing: a) 20 to 70 wt % water, b) at least one amylase preparation, c) at least one Ca2+-ion source, d) lactic acid or a lactic acid salt, is notable for elevated amylase stability and improved cleaning performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Eiting, Dorota Sendor-Mueller, Johannes Zipfel, Arnd Kessler, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Christian Nitsch, Sven Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170198243
    Abstract: Liquid cleaning agents and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the liquid cleaning agent includes at least one liquid enzyme formulation which includes at least one protease and/or at least one amylase. The liquid cleaning agent further includes at least one solid enzyme formulation which includes at least one protease and/or at least one amylase, wherein the solid enzyme formulation is homogeneously suspended in the liquid cleaning agent. In another embodiment, the method includes the step of providing the liquid cleaning agent. The method further includes the step of dosing the liquid cleaning agent into the interior of the dishwasher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Thomas Eiting, Noelle Wrubbel, Thorsten Bastigkeit
  • Patent number: 9670435
    Abstract: The invention relates to copolymers which comprise, in copolymerized form, a1) 30 to 90% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acid or of an anhydride or water-soluble salt thereof, a2) 3 to 60% by weight of at least one monomer comprising sulfo groups, a3) 3 to 60% by weight of at least one nonionic monomer of the formula (I) H2C?C(R1)COO—[R2—O]o—R3??(I) ?in which R1 is hydrogen or methyl, R2 are identical or different, linear or branched C2-C6-alkylene radicals which may be arranged in blocks or randomly, and R3 is hydrogen or a straight-chain or branched C1-C4-alkyl radical and o is a natural number from 3 to 50, a4) 0 to 30% by weight of one or more further ethylenically unsaturated monomers which are polymerizable with a1), a2) and a3), where the sum of a1), a2), a3) and a4) adds up to 100% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Detering, Bolette Urtel, Heike Weber, Roland Ettl, Torben Gädt, Ewald Heintz, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Thomas Eiting, Dorota Sendor-Müller
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20170114306
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous detergent solution in a device for cleaning soiled textile substrates, said solution containing a plurality of water-insoluble solid particles and a detergent containing polyalkoxylated polyamines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Alexander Schulz, Nicole Bode, Peter Schmiedel, Christian Nitsch, Arnd Kessler, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Thomas Mueller-Kirschbaum
  • Publication number: 20170114488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine comprising a washing chamber for receiving a wash liquor and textile substrates to be cleaned, and a decoloration device (3) which has an inlet (4) for introducing wash liquor from the washing chamber into the decoloration device (3) as well as an outlet (5) for discharging wash liquor from the decoloration device (3) into the washing chamber, and which, moreover, has at least one electrochemical activator that is suitable for initiating, within the decoloration device (3), a process for forming free radicals in the wash liquor. According to the present invention, the washing machine includes a reservoir containing water-insoluble solid particles. Furthermore, a method for washing textile substrates in such a washing machine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Iwona Spill, Peter Schmiedel, Nicole Bode, Christian Nitsch, Arnd Kessler, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Thomas Mueller-Kirschbaum
  • Publication number: 20170114310
    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: January 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    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: 20170114302
    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: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Thomas Eiting, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Konstantin Benda, Hendrik Hellmuth, Thomas Weber
  • Publication number: 20170114305
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to improve the cleaning power of washing and cleaning agents, especially with regards to bleachable stains, while avoiding any damage to the textile treated with said washing and cleaning agents. This is achieved by an aqueous washing liquid in a device for cleaning textile substrates, containing a plurality of water in-soluble solid particles and a mediator compound, which can produce an oxidizing bleaching agent, in an electrochemical cell using electric voltage in the washing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Iwona Spill, Peter Schmiedel, Mareile Job, Nicole Bode, Christian Nitsch, Arnd Kessler, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Thomas Mueller-Kirschbaum, Thomas Gerke, Guido Grundmeier, Markus Voigt
  • Publication number: 20170114489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine (1) comprising a washing chamber (2) for receiving a wash liquor and textile substrates to be cleaned, and a decoloration device (3) which has an inlet (4) for introducing wash liquor from the washing chamber (2) into the decoloration device (3) as well as an outlet (5) for discharging wash liquor from the decoloration device (3) into the washing chamber (2), and which, moreover, has at least one activator that is suitable for initiating, within the decoloration device (3), a process for forming free radicals in the wash liquor. According to the present invention, the washing machine includes a reservoir containing water-insoluble solid particles. Furthermore, a method for washing textile substrates in such a washing machine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Iwona Spill, Peter Schmiedel, Nicole Bode, Christian Nitsch, Arnd Kessler, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Thomas Mueller-Kirschbaum
  • Publication number: 20170101601
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to detergents, and more particularly relates to automatic dishwashing agents containing phosphate group-containing polymers that have improved scale inhibition, automatic dishwashing methods using these dishwashing agents and the use of these dishwashing agents to improve cleaning performance in automatic dishwashing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicants: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Rhodia Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Nina Mussmann, Noelle Wrubbel, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Thomas Eiting, Inigo Gonzalez, Celine Orizet
  • Patent number: 9546347
    Abstract: The invention relates to fluid washing or cleaning products which are present as combination products comprising a packaging means and at least two fluid washing or cleaning compositions A and B that are located in said packaging means and that are separate from each other, wherein the two compositions A and B comprise A: 10 to 75 wt % of builder material(s); 0.1 to 10 wt % of enzyme preparation; 24.9 to 89.9 wt % of water; and B: less than 0.1 wt % of enzyme preparation; 0.5 to 90 wt % of water and at least one further ingredient of washing or cleaning products, and which fluid washing or cleaning products have an improved stability if the viscosity of the compositions A and B is above 1500 mPas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Konstantin Benda, Nina Muβmann, Thomas Eiting, Brigitte Kempen, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Peter Schmiedel
  • Publication number: 20160362633
    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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Mussmann, Inga Kerstin Vockenroth, Noelle Wrubbel, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Hans Hartmut Janke
  • Patent number: 9512386
    Abstract: Stains on plastic dishware in the course of machine dishwashing can be prevented or at least reduced by use of hydrophobically modified polysaccharides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nina Muβmann, Thomas Eiting, Konstantin Benda, Thorsten Bastigkeit
  • Patent number: 9458416
    Abstract: It is possible to prevent or at least mitigate discoloration of plastics tableware during machine dishwashing by using amphiphilic block copolymers of -An-Bm- type, where A represents the hydrophilic monomer unit of the hydrophilic block An and B represents the hydrophobic monomer unit of the hydrophobic block Bm and a diene serves as monomer for the hydrophobic monomer unit B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Benoit Luneau, Christian Kropf, Mareile Job, Nina Mussmann, Thomas Eiting, Konstantin Benda, Thorsten Bastigkeit, Quang Ngoc Tran, Trang Phan, Didier Gigmes, Denis Bertin