Patents by Inventor Anke Ziegenbalg

Anke Ziegenbalg 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).

  • Serologic test for the rapid diagnosis of active tuberculosis
    Patent number: 9841424
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and kits for detecting active tuberculosis infection in a subject using serological techniques and a first agent capable of binding an IgG, IgA and/or IgM directed to the first protein present in or on a Mycobacterium tuberculosis membrane vesicle or a Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) membrane vesicle. Also provided are methods of treating a subject with an active tuberculosis disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Michele Achkar, Arturo Casadevall, Rafael Prados-Rosales, Anke Ziegenbalg