Patents by Inventor Achim Ribbe

Achim Ribbe 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 detecting DNA methylation using labelled S-adenosylmethionine analogs
    Patent number: 7670777
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting the methylation status in DNA samples. According to the invention, a DNA methyl transferase and a labeled S-adenosylmethionine derivative allow a detectable label to be covalently bonded to the DNA, in accordance with the respective methylation status of the DNA sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignees: Epigenomics AG, Qiagen GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Berlin, Achim Ribbe
  • Method for detecting DNA methylation using labelled S-adenosylmethionine analogs
    Publication number: 20080206760
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting the methylation status in DNA samples. According to the invention, a DNA methyl transferase and a labeled S-adenosylmethionine derivative allow a detectable label to be covalently bonded to the DNA, in accordance with the respective methylation status of the DNA sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Kurt Berlin, Achim Ribbe