Patents by Inventor Anne Sch?nbrunn

Anne Sch?nbrunn 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).

  • Use of the 4-1BB receptor for identifying and/or separating activated regulatory Th cells (Treg)
    Patent number: 8129126
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the 4-1BB receptor for identifying and/or separating specific regulatory Th cells after activation with an antigen, polyclonal regulatory Th cells after polyclonal activation and to a method for the identification and/or separation of regulatory Th cells, the regulatory T cells being detected on the basis of the expression of the 4-1BB receptor by an antibody, an antigen or ligands which are coupled to a fluorescent substance, haptenes or magnetic microparticles. The invention also relates to a kit comprising an antibody, an antigen or ligands for detecting the 4-1BB receptor for the identification and/or separation of a regulatory Th cell, the antibody being coupled to a fluorescent substance, haptenes or magnetic microparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Miltenyi Biotec GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Thiel, Anne Schōnbrunn, Marco Frentsch