Patents by Inventor Franz-Christoph Bange

Franz-Christoph Bange 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 kit for the specific detection of
    Patent number: 7749696
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for the specific detection of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) in a biological sample, a difference being made, in particular between M. tuberculosis and other elements of M. tuberculosis complex, i.e., Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), Mycobacterium bovis BCG (M. bovis BCG), Mycobacterium africanum (M. africanum) and Mycobacterium microti (M. microti) based on a SNP in a narGHJI promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Qiagen Diagnostics GmbH
    Inventor: Franz-Christoph Bange
  • Method and kit for the specific detection of m. tuberculosis
    Publication number: 20070015157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for the specific detection of a microbacterial tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) in a biological sample, a difference being made, in particular between M. tuberculosis and other elements of M. tuberculosis complex , i.e. Microbacterium bovis (M. bovis), Microbacterium bovis BCG (M. bovis BCG), Microbacterium africanum (M. africanum) and Microbacterium microti (M. microti) based on a SNP in a narGHJI promoter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Qiagen Diagnostics Gmbh
    Inventor: Franz-Christoph Bange
  • Detection of mycobacteria in clinical material
    Publication number: 20060088833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a molecular biological method for the specific detection of mycobacteria and for the differentiation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium avium from other mycobacteria in clinical material by means of amplification primers and oligonucleotide probes which are specific for the genus- and species-specific regions of the 16S rRNA gene of mycobacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Franz-Christoph Bange, Erik Bottger