Patents by Inventor Christain Lenz

Christain Lenz 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 AND MATERIALS FOR TRIGGERED RELEASE OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20110008771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for releasing a biological sample from a solid matrix substantially without disintegration of biomolecules comtained in said biological sample by at least partially transferring the solid state of said matrix into a dissolved or liquid state by changing at least one physico-chemical property of the environment of said matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Qiagen GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Hanselle, Markus Sprenger-Haussels, Christain Lenz, Daniel Groelz, Uwe Oelmueller
  • DEVICE FOR COLLECTING AND TRIGGERED RELEASE OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20100317051
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for collecting a biological sample comprising a container having at least one open end, a closure fitting on or in said at least one open end, a holding element connected to said closure and a solid matrix on which said biological sample is deposited, and optionally at least one processing agent, wherein said solid matrix is at least partially transferable into a liquid or dissolved state by changing at least one physico-chemical property of the environment of said matrix without disintegration of the biomolecules comprised in said biological sample deposited on said matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: PREANALYTIX GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Hanselle, Markus Sprenger-Haussels, Christain Lenz, Daniel Groelz, Uwe Oelmueller