Patents by Inventor Florian Emmerich

Florian Emmerich 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).

  • Patent number: 6027891
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of detection of an mRNA having HPV and cellular sequences in a body sample, comprising the following steps:(a) obtaining a body sample;(b) isolating mRNA from the body sample of (a);(c) translating the mRNA of (b) into cDNA using a primer common for reverse transcription;(d) amplifying the cDNA of (c) by a PCR reaction with a 5' HPV primer and a 3' primer having sequences of the primer of (c);(e) cleaving the amplified cDNA of (d) with an endonuclease cleaving on the 5' side of the HPV polyadenylation sequence;(f) amplifying the non-cleaved cDNA of (e) with the primers of (d) or with "nested" primers; and(g) detecting the amplified cDNA of (f).Furthermore, this invention concerns the use of such a method of early detection of HPV-associated carcinomas and extreme dysplasias caused by HPV, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum des Offentlichen Rechts
    Inventors: Magnus Von Knebel-Doberitz, Stefan Worner, Florian Emmerich