Patents Assigned to Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
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Publication number: 20220127597Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing solid supports. The present invention further provides a mixture of said solid supports for tagmentation of target DNA for DNA sequencing approaches, a corresponding kit comprising the same and methods employing said mixture of solid supports and/or kit. Specifically, methods for producing sequencing libraries and corresponding DNA sequencing methods for analyzing the generated sequencing libraries and tools used therein are provided. In particular, DNA In sequencing approaches allowing preservation of contiguity information of long DNA fragments even when using short read sequencing approaches are disclosed. A key concept of the present invention is to employ segmented barcodes, with every barcode segmented allowing for barcode error detection and correction on a segment level.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Yingguang Frank CHAN, Marek KUCKA, Andreea DREAU
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Patent number: 11311010Abstract: The present invention provides lignin nanoparticles containing a hydrophobic active agent and a process for the production of the lignin nanoparticles. The process involves the following steps: (i) dissolving modified lignin and a hydrophobic active agent in an organic solvent having low solubility in water; (ii) combining the solution with water and a surfactant to form a pre-emulsion; (iii) forming an emulsion from the pre-emulsion; and (iv) crosslinking the modified lignin to form the lignin nanoparticles, in which the modified lignin is lignin which is chemically modified to contain at least two functional groups suitable for polymerization and/or crosslinking.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignees: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V., INSTITUT FÜR BIOTECHNOLOGIE UND WIRKSTOFF-FORSCHUNG GGMBHInventors: Frederik Wurm, Katharina Landfester, Doungporn Yiamsawas, Eckhard Thines, Jochen Fischer
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Patent number: 11306118Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to general formula (I) with enhanced absorption of UV-B irradiation. The present invention also relates to an UV-B tolerant plant and a method for enhanced production of compounds according to general formula (I) in a plant or plant cell. Furthermore, the invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence SEQ-ID No. 1 encoding FPT2 catalyzing the production of compounds according to general formula (I). The invention further relates to compositions comprising compounds according to general formula (I). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of conferring UV-B tolerance to a plant as well as an UV-B tolerant plant comprising the nucleic acid sequence SEQ-ID No. 1 encoding FPT2 catalyzing the production of compounds according to general formula (I).Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften E.V.Inventors: Alisdair R. Fernie, Takayuki Tohge, Regina Wendenburg, Hirofumi Ishihara, Ronan Sulpice, Mark Stitt
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Publication number: 20220089234Abstract: The invention relates to a robot leg comprising at least two joints, each joint connecting two segments one to another, with each joint comprising a cam, the robot leg further comprising at least one actuator and a common tendon interconnecting each cam.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.Inventors: Alexander Sprowitz, Alborz Aghamaleki Sarvestani
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Patent number: 11274304Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule, in particular, an RNA molecule containing particular substitutions. In a further aspect, the present invention relates to a composition comprising the same as well as virus-like particle, viral vector or virus particle containing the nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention. The virus-like particle, the viral vector or the virus particle is suitable for use as a medicament in particular for treating viral infection. Further, a pharmaceutical composition is provided in particular suitable for use as a pharmaceutical prophylactic vaccine containing the virus-like particle, viral vector or the virus particle or the nucleic acid molecule according to the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Sascha Kupke, Timo Frensing, Pawel Zmora, Udo Reichl
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Patent number: 11269135Abstract: A hollow-core anti-resonant-reflecting fibre (HC-AF) includes a hollow-core region, an inner cladding region, and an outer cladding region. The hollow-core region axially extends along the HC-AF. The inner cladding region includes a plurality of anti-resonant elements (AREs) and surrounds the hollow-core region. The outer cladding region surrounds the inner cladding region. The hollow-core region and the plurality of AREs are configured to provide phase matching of higher order hollow-core modes and ARE modes in a broadband wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Philip Russell, Patrick Uebel, Michael Henoch Frosz
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Publication number: 20220062849Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing saccharides and saccharide arrays. Said method is particularly useful for the synthesis of saccharides in parallel and of high-density saccharide arrays, such as microarrays, which are required for high-throughput screenings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Felix Löffler, Marco Mende, Stephan Eickelmann, Peter H. Seeberger, Alexandra Tsouka, Jasmin Heidepriem, Grigori Paris
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Patent number: 11263797Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting 3D model data, the 3D model data comprising polygons, from a server to a client for rendering, the method comprising: obtaining the 3D model data by the server; and transmitting the 3D model data from the server to the client. According to the invention, the 3D model data is obtained by the server, based on a given multitude of possible views.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.Inventors: Jozef Hladký, Markus Steinberger, Hans-Peter Seidel
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Patent number: 11262699Abstract: An ultrasonic apparatus (100) for creating a holographic ultrasound field (1) comprises an ultrasound source device (10) being adapted for creating an ultrasound wave, and a transmission hologram device (20) having a transmission hologram (21) and an exposed acoustic emitter surface (22), said transmission hologram device (20) being acoustically coupled with the ultrasound source device (10) and being arranged for transmitting the ultrasound wave through the acoustic emitter surface (22) and creating the holographic ultrasound field in a surrounding space, wherein the acoustic emitter surface (22) is a smooth surface which do not influence the field distribution of the ultrasound wave. Furthermore, a method of creating a holographic ultrasound field in an object (3), wherein the ultrasonic apparatus (100) is used, and applications of the ultrasonic apparatus (100) are described.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignees: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V., FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Kai Melde, Peer Fischer, Peter-Karl Weber
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Patent number: 11258945Abstract: An immersive environment for data exploration comprising a curved video projection surface. According to the invention, the curved video projection surface is assembled from a multitude of video projection modules.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventor: Alexei Matveev
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Publication number: 20220045470Abstract: A broadband light source device for creating broadband light pulses includes a hollow-core fiber and a pump laser source device. The hollow-core fiber is configured to create the broadband light pulses by an optical non-linear broadening of pump laser pulses. The hollow-core fiber includes a filling gas, an axial hollow light guiding fiber core configured to support core modes of a guided light field, and an inner fiber structure surrounding the fiber core and configured to support transverse wall modes of the guided light field. The pump laser source device is configured to create and provide the pump laser pulses at an input side of the hollow-core fiber. The transverse wall modes include a fundamental transverse wall mode and second and higher order transverse wall modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Patrick Sebastian Uebel, Philip St. J. Russell, Sebastian Thomas Bauerschmidt
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Publication number: 20220044646Abstract: The invention relates to a system for displaying information to a user, comprising: an emission device arranged to emit light so as to display information to a user, the emission device being adapted to emit the light in a pulsed manner so that the intensity of the light varies between a high value and a low value, a selective viewing device comprising a panel, the panel being adapted so that the user can view the light which is emitted by the emission device through that panel so as to visually perceive the information being displayed, the panel having a variable transparency which can be varied between a state of high transparency and a state of low transparency, the system being adapted to synchronize the emission device and the selective viewing device so that the states of the emission device emitting light at a high-intensity value and the states of the panel of the selective viewing device of high transparency overlap in time, the emission device being adapted so that the light is emitted in a pulsed mType: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Ivan C. Baines, Moritz Kreysing
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Patent number: 11227710Abstract: A magnetic closure device has two complementary magnetic closure elements. Each of the two complementary magnetic closure elements includes an elongated magnet carrier having a single direction of main extension, and a plurality of permanent magnets supported by the magnet carrier in defined positions along the direction of main extension. Each of the permanent magnets is permanently magnetized either longitudinally or diametrically with regard to the direction of main extension. The permanent magnets following to each other in the direction of main extension are arranged in a closure alignment pattern having a magnetic non-repetition length extending over three or more of the permanent magnets. The magnet carrier is bendable in at least one direction orthogonal to the direction of main extension.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.Inventor: Garrett Hayes Good
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Publication number: 20220009870Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having the general formula (1) wherein in the general formula (1) the residues R1 to R8 and Ar are the same or different and are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted hydrocarbon groups, substituted hydrocarbon groups and inorganic groups, wherein at least one of the residues R1 to R8 and Ar is a hydrophilic group, such as for instance a group comprising one or more polyethylene groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Qiang CHEN, Akimitsu NARITA, Klaus MÜLLEN, Sapun PAREKH, Mischa BONN, Xiaomin LIU
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Patent number: 11205884Abstract: A broadband light source device for creating broadband light pulses includes a hollow-core fiber and a pump laser source device. The hollow-core fiber is configured to create the broadband light pulses by an optical non-linear broadening of pump laser pulses. The hollow-core fiber includes a filling gas, an axial hollow light guiding fiber core configured to support core modes of a guided light field, and an inner fiber structure surrounding the fiber core and configured to support transverse wall modes of the guided light field. The pump laser source device is configured to create and provide the pump laser pulses at an input side of the hollow-core fiber. The transverse wall modes include a fundamental transverse wall mode and second and higher order transverse wall modes.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.Inventors: Patrick Sebastian Uebel, Philip St. J. Russell, Sebastian Thomas Bauerschmidt
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Publication number: 20210388260Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a compound in single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM), in stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED), in minimal emission fluxes microscopy (MINFLUX) or in structured illumination and localization microscopy (SIMFLUX), wherein the compound is a substituted or unsubstituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon comprising six or more substituted and/or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon rings, wherein each of at least six of the six or more substituted and/or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon rings is fused with at least another one of the at least six substituted and/or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.VInventors: Xiaomin LIU, Akimitsu NARITA, Sapun PAREKH, Qiang CHEN, Klaus MÜLLEN, Christoph CREMER, Katharina LANDFESTER, Mischa BONN
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Patent number: 11199496Abstract: A method of measuring a polarization response of a sample (1), in particular a biological sample, comprises the steps of generating a sequence of excitation waves (2), irradiating the sample (1) with the sequence of excitation waves (2), including an interaction of the excitation waves (2) with the sample (1), so that a sequence of sample waves (3) is generated each including a superposition of a sample main pulse and a sample global molecular fingerprint (GMF) wave (EGMF(sample)(t)), irradiating a reference sample (1A) with the sequence of excitation waves (2), including an interaction of the excitation waves (2) with the reference sample (1A), so that a sequence of reference waves (3A) is generated each including a superposition of a reference main pulse and a reference GMF wave (EGMF(ref)(t)), optically separating a difference of the sample waves (3) and reference waves (3A) from GMF wave contributions which are common to both of the sample waves (3) and reference waves (3A) in space and/or time, and detecType: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet MuenchenInventors: Ferenc Krausz, Hanieh Fattahi, Marinus Huber, Joachim Pupeza, Mihaela Zigman Kohlmaier
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Patent number: 11194823Abstract: An anonymizing method for a database system is provided. The method includes receiving a query, identifying one or more attack components in the query, computing one or more noise elements from the one or more attack components, and computing fixed noise or fixed thresholds from the one or more noise elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignees: AIRCLOAK GMBH, MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.Inventors: Sebastian Probst Eide, Paul Francis, Cristian Daniel Berneanu, Sasa Juric, Pawel Obrok
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Patent number: 11194864Abstract: A computer system contains a module configured to receive a query, to request rows and columns from a data store, to add or remove rows in such a way that combinations of queries cannot be used to infer information about individuals in the data store. The module executes a statistical computation over the adjusted rows and columns to produce a perturbed answer so that neither the perturbed answer alone, nor repeats of the perturbed answer can be used to infer information about individuals in the data store.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignees: AIRCLOAK GMBH, MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.Inventors: Sebastian Probst Eide, Paul Francis, Cristian Daniel Berneanu, Sa{hacek over (s)}a Jurić, PaweŁ Obrok
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Patent number: 11191822Abstract: The present invention relates to immunogenic compositions comprising a conjugate of a saccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 8 and a carrier protein, and a mixture consisting of capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F and 23F individually conjugated to CRM197 carrier protein, or a mixture consisting of capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F and 23F individually conjugated to a carrier protein, wherein the capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, and 23F are individually conjugated to protein D, the capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 18C is conjugated to tetanus toxoid and the capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F is conjugated to diphtheria toxoid. Said compositions are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Peter H. Seeberger, Claney Lebev Pereira, Madhu Emmadi, Sharavathi Guddehalli Parameswarappa, Adam Calow, Petra Menova, Marilda Lisboa, Christopher Martin, Benjamin Schumann, Fei-Fei Xu, Naeem Khan, Paulina Kaplonek, Lennart Lykke