Patents by Inventor Steffen Gräber

Steffen Gräber 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).

  • Method for determining the propensity for calcification
    Patent number: 10054601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the propensity of a fluid for calcification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
    Inventors: Wilhelm Jahnen-Dechent, Andreas Pasch, Stefan Farese, Steffen Gräber
  • Method for Determining the Propensity for Calcification
    Publication number: 20170292962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the propensity of a fluid for calcification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
    Inventors: Wilhelm Jahnen-Dechent, Andreas Pasch, Stefan Farese, Steffen Gräber
  • Method for determining the propensity for calcification
    Patent number: 9651566
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the propensity of a fluid for calcification characterized by the following steps: (i) adding a soluble calcium salt and a soluble phosphate salt to a sample of the fluid; (ii) incubating the sample at conditions allowing the formation of calciprotein particles (CPPs); and (iii) determining one or more of the following: (a) the rate of the formation of primary and/or secondary CPPs; (b) the amount of primary and/or secondary CPPs; and/or (c) the rate of the transition of primary CPPs into secondary CPPs, wherein an increase in one or more of (a), (b) and/or (c) of step (iii) indicates an increased propensity of the fluid for calcification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Rheinisch-Westfällische Technische Hochschule Aachen
    Inventors: Wilhelm Jahnen-Dechent, Andreas Pasch, Stefan Farese, Steffen Gräber
  • Method for Determining the Propensity for Calcification
    Publication number: 20140377874
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the propensity of a fluid for calcification characterized by the following steps: (i) adding a soluble calcium salt and a soluble phosphate salt to a sample of said fluid; (ii) incubating said sample at conditions allowing the formation of calciprotein particles (CPPs); and (iii) determining one or more of the following: (a) the rate of the formation of primary and/or secondary CPPs; (b) the amount of primary and/or secondary CPPs; and/or (c) the rate of the transition of primary CPPs into secondary CPPs, wherein an increase in one or more of (a), (b) and/or (c) of step (iii) indicates an increased propensity of said fluid for calcification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Wilhelm Jahnen-Dechent, Andreas Pasch, Stefan Farese, Steffen Gräber