Patents by Inventor Agatha Brand

Agatha Brand 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 of inactivating micro-organisms
    Publication number: 20040014738
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of inactivating micro-organisms present in a liquid containing stem cells, where the method comprises the steps of -combining said liquid with a photosensitiser, and -activating the photosensitiser. In accordance with the present invention, a positively-charged sensitizer is used having a defined structure. Surprisingly, the use of these compounds minimize the damage to the stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Martinus Albert Remko Dubbelman, Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Lagerberg, Laurence Lilianne Annette Trannoy, Agatha Brand
  • Method of inactivating viruses
    Publication number: 20030180291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of inactivating viruses in an erythrocytes-containing liquid with the use of light, wherein a sensitizer is added to the liquid. Further, an erythrocyte-binding agent is added to the liquid, which protects against the influence of singlet oxygen and/or radicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Johnny Van Steveninck, Alfred L. Van Steveninck, Johanna Caroline Van Steveninck, Thomas M. A. R. Dubbelman, Johannes W. M. Lagerberg, Agatha Brand, Arthur J. Verhoeven