Patents by Inventor Gunther Thumm

Gunther Thumm 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 identifying a nucleic acid
    Publication number: 20030143563
    Abstract: A method for identifying a nucleic acid which codes for a polypeptide factor affecting the covalent bonding of polypeptides to the surface of Gram-positive bacteria, comprising the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Evotec BioSystems AG of Schnackenburgallee 114
    Inventors: Andreas Strauss, Gunther Thumm, Johannes Pohlner, Friedrich Gotz
  • Method for identifying a nucleic acid
    Patent number: 6566062
    Abstract: A method for identifying a nucleic acid which codes for a polypeptide factor affecting the covalent bonding of polypeptides to the surface of Gram-positive bacteria, comprising the following steps: a) providing a sample of Gram-positive bacteria which can be genetically altered and contain or produce at least one enzymatic reporter substance which is or can become covalently bonded to the surface of the Gram-positive bacteria, said at least one reporter substance having a different enzymatic activity when not covalently bonded to the surface of the Gram-positive bacteria from that exhibited when it is covalently bonded to the surface of the Gram-positive bacteria; b) causing genetic alterations in Gram-positive bacteria of the sample; c) assaying the enzymatic activity of the reporter substance of the Gram-positive bacteria of the sample; d) separating Gram-positive bacteria which exhibit a different enzymatic activity of the reporter substance from that observed for covalent bonding of the reporter subst
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Evotec BioSystems AG
    Inventors: Andreas Strauss, Gunther Thumm, Johannes Pohlner, Friedrich Götz