Patents by Inventor Birgit Sawitzki

Birgit Sawitzki 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 DETERMINING KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION TOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20130143223
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining an individual's transplantation tolerance by determining the level of a number of biomarkers. The present invention also relates to a kit comprising reagents for detecting the levels of the biomarkers. The present invention also relates to a sensor for detecting the expression levels of a plurality of genes that can be used to determine an individual's transplantation tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Maria Hernandez-Fuentes, Irene Rebollo-Mesa, Uwe Janssen, Stefan Tomiuk, Birgit Sawitzki, Hans-Dieter Volk, Robert Lechler
  • Immune Markers Used for Diagnosis and Therapy in Connection With Transplant Reactions
    Publication number: 20080044403
    Abstract: The invention relates to immune markers for detecting inflammations, immune reactions, and particularly transplant tolerance or transplant reactions, a method for detecting transplant reactions or tolerance, and the use of immune markers for medical prophylaxis, clinical monitoring of progress, transplant follow-up treatment, clinical diagnosis and/or therapy in connection with cell transplants, tissue transplants, or organ transplants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Birgit Sawitzki, Hans-Dieter Volk, Kathryn Wood, Manfred Lehmann