Patents by Inventor Gert Rapp

Gert Rapp 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 for monitoring the production of biomolecule crystals
    Patent number: 7330243
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring the production of macromolecule crystals containing at least one fluorescence emitter, comprising the following steps: a) a solution volume with dissolved macromolecules of a molecule species containing at least one fluorescence emitter is subjected to conditions, which cause the macromolecules to crystallize to macromolecule crystals or which are expected to cause the macromolecules to crystallize to macromolecule crystals, b) the solution volume of step a is irradiated with coherent light, and the light scattered by the macromolecule crystals is detected in at least one defined spatial angle range by means for the detection scattered light, c) before, simultaneously with or after step b, the solution volume is irradiated with a light source, the light emission of which is suitable for exciting the fluorescence emitter, and the fluorescence light is detected by means for the detection of fluorescence light, and to a device for carrying-out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignees: Rina-Netzwerk RNA Technologien GmbH, Rapp OptoElectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Betzel, Karsten Dierks, Gert Rapp
  • Method for monitoring the production of biomolecule crystals
    Publication number: 20050172887
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring the production of macromolecule crystals containing at least one fluorescence emitter, comprising the following steps: a) a solution volume with dissolved macromolecules of a molecule species containing at least one fluorescence emitter is subjected to conditions, which cause the macromolecules to crystallize to macromolecule crystals or which are expected to cause the macromolecules to crystallize to macromolecule crystals, b) the solution volume of step a is irradiated with coherent light, and the light scattered by the macromolecule crystals is detected in at least one defined spatial angle range by means for the detection scattered light, c) before, simultaneously with or after step b, the solution volume is irradiated with a light source, the light emission of which is suitable for exciting the fluorescence emitter, and the fluorescence light is detected by means for the detection of fluorescence light, and to a device for carrying-out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Christian Betzel, Karsten Dierks, Gert Rapp