Patents by Inventor Almut Rapp

Almut Rapp 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).

  • POLOXAMERS FOR CELL CULTURE
    Publication number: 20230383244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of poloxamers as cell culture media additives. The poloxamers are suitable for foam reduction as well as for shear protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Alice ANTONELLO, Melanie FEIGENSPAN, Almut RAPP, Christian SCHULTHEISS, Jochen Bastian SIECK
  • MEROXAPOLS FOR CELL CULTURE
    Publication number: 20230332100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of meroxapols, also called “reverse poloxamers”, as cell culture media additives. The meroxapols are suitable for foam reduction as well as for shear stress protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Alice ANTONELLO, Tim Hofmann, Almut RAPP
  • Method for purifying poloxamers
    Patent number: 11180610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the purification of poloxamers to be used as cell culture media additives. Activated carbon can be used to remove hydrophobic high molecular weight components which reduce the efficacy of poloxamers as cell culture additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Anja Licht, Almut Rapp, Joerg Von Hagen
  • METHOD FOR PURIFYING POLOXAMERS
    Publication number: 20190085125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the purification of poloxamers to be used as cell culture media additives. Activated carbon can be used to remove hydrophobic high molecular weight components which reduce the efficacy of poloxamers as cell culture additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Anja LICHT, Almut RAPP, Joerg VON HAGEN
  • Copolymers for protein precipitation
    Patent number: 9926341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the isolation of recombinant and/or biotherapeutic proteins for capture or clarification from cell culture fluid using copolymers. The copolymers used according to the process of the present invention comprise hydrophobic and anionic residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Bauer, Almut Rapp, Bernd Stanislawski, Florian Capito
  • Materials for organic electroluminescent devices
    Patent number: 9653687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture comprising a) a polymer which contains at least one L=X structural unit, b) a triplet emitter compound and c) a carbazole compound or a soluble neutral molecule. The invention furthermore relates to organic electroluminescent devices which contain the mixture according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Aurélie Ludemann, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Susanne Heun, Almut Rapp
  • COPOLYMERS FOR PROTEIN PRECIPITATION
    Publication number: 20150329589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the isolation of recombinant and/or biotherapeutic proteins for capture or clarification from cell culture fluid using copolymers. The copolymers used according to the process of the present invention comprise hydrophobic and anionic residues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Johann BAUER, Almut RAPP, Bernd STANISLAWSKI, Florian CAPITO
  • MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130228767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture comprising a) a polymer which contains at least one L=X structural unit, b) a triplet emitter compound and c) a carbazole compound or a soluble neutral molecule. The invention furthermore relates to organic electroluminescent devices which contain the mixture according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Aurélie Ludemann, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Susanne Heun, Almut Rapp