Patents by Inventor Ortwin Faff

Ortwin Faff 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).

  • Direct and biochemically functional detection process of retrovirus in biological samples
    Patent number: 6268123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for the direct detection of biochemically functional retroviruses in biological samples. The processes of the invention are characterized by the structure-specific extraction of retrovirus particles and a subsequent analysis and detection of retrovirus-specific enzymatic reactions. The processes of the invention have broad application in the diagnosis of retroviral infection and virological research.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Retro-Tech GmbH
    Inventor: Ortwin Faff
  • Process and test kit for non-radioactive enzymatic detection of reverse transcriptase
    Patent number: 6174672
    Abstract: A method, and kit for carrying out the method, is provided for the non-radioactive and enzymatic detection of reverse transcriptase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Retro-Tech GmbH Gesellschaft fur Retrovirale Technologie
    Inventors: Ortwin Faff, Alois Gabriel Hisem