Patents by Inventor Ute Beister

Ute Beister 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).

  • Mannanases
    Patent number: 7846705
    Abstract: The present invention provides an insertion, deletion and/or substitution mutein of wild-type Trichoderma reesei ?-mannanase having enhanced thermostability, proteolytic stability, specific activity and/or stability at low pH, a nucleic acid molecule encoding said mannanase mutein, a composition comprising said mannanase mutein; a method for its preparation, and its use for food and feed processing, for coffee extraction and the processing of coffee waste, as a supplement to food and feed, for enzyme aided bleaching of paper pulps, as bleaching and/or desizing agent in textile industry, for oil and gas well stimulation by hydraulic fracturing, as detergent, for removal of biofilms and in delivery systems, or for the processing of renewable resources intended for the production of biological fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Kensch, Wayne M. Coco, Andreas Scheidig, Ute Beister, Birgitta Leuthner, Nadine Koch, Markus Rarbach, Ulrich Kettling, Ulrich Haupts
  • MANNANASES
    Publication number: 20080064064
    Abstract: The present invention provides an insertion, deletion and/or substitution mutein of wild-type Trichoderma reesei ?-mannanase having enhanced thermostability, proteolytic stability, specific activity and/or stability at low pH, a nucleic acid molecule encoding said mannanase mutein, a composition comprising said mannanase mutein; a method for its preparation, and its use for food and feed processing, for coffee extraction and the processing of coffee waste, as a supplement to food and feed, for enzyme aided bleaching of paper pulps, as bleaching and/or desizing agent in textile industry, for oil and gas well stimulation by hydraulic fracturing, as detergent, for removal of biofilms and in delivery systems, or for the processing of renewable resources intended for the production of biological fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: DIREVO BIOTECH AG
    Inventors: Oliver Kensch, Wayne Coco, Andreas Scheidig, Ute Beister, Birgitta Leuthner, Nadine Koch, Markus Rarbach, Ulrich Kettling, Ulrich Haupts