Patents by Inventor Hans Blom

Hans Blom 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).

  • Publication number: 20260061337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying a target product in a flow-through chromatography system comprises at least a first column loaded with feed material from a feed source. The at least first column is purged after binding of impurities and wherein the outlet of purged material from the column is subsequently passed to the feed source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventors: Martin Sichting, Mikael Johan Helmer Eugen Berg, Hans Blom
  • Publication number: 20250304917
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for separating adeno-associated virus capsids fully packaged with genetic material from adeno-associated virus capsids not fully packaged with genetic material, the method comprising the following steps: a) adding a liquid sample comprising adeno-associated virus capsids to a chromatography material, wherein the liquid sample comprises adeno-associated virus capsids of a purity of at least 90% and of a concentration of at least 1012 adeno-associated virus capsids/ml, of which at least 10% of the adeno-associated virus capsids are adeno-associated virus capsids fully packaged with genetic material, wherein the chromatography material comprises a strong, or partially strong, anion exchange chromatography material comprising a support and a ligand for binding to the adeno-associated virus capsids; wherein the chromatography material comprises a surface extender connecting the ligand to the support, wherein the surface extender is a polymer, wherein the polymer is se
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Maloisel, Asa Hagner McWhirter, Ola Lind, Hans Blom
  • Publication number: 20250066757
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for separating supercoiled plasmid DNA (pDNA) from a liquid sample. the method comprising the steps of: (a) adding a liquid sample comprising pDNA to a first chromatography material comprising (i) an anion exchange chromatography ligand for binding to pDNA and (ii) a support material allowing convective flow through the first chromatography material, wherein the liquid sample originates from a cell culture harvest and has been subjected to a step of removing RNA before step (a): (b) eluting a liquid sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Simon Aberg, Linda Hagman, Mikael Berg, Hans Blom, Albin Larsson, Joakim Bagge, Elin Monie, Markus Pitkanen
  • Publication number: 20240279637
    Abstract: A method, a system and a use of a single use mixing bag for performing alkaline lysis, neutralisation and clarification of bacterial cells for extraction of plasmid DNA. The method comprises providing a suspension of bacterial cells and providing alkaline lysis solution into a single use mixing bag for performing an alkaline lysis of said bacterial cells, wherein said single use mixing bag comprises an integrated mixer. The method comprises furthermore mixing of the content in the single use mixing bag by the integrated mixer during the alkaline lysis and stopping the alkaline lysis by the addition of a neutralisation solution into the single use mixing bag and clarifying the content in the single use mixing bag after the alkaline lysis has been performed by the addition of a flocculate lifting agent into the single use mixing bag, whereby at least two phases are separated inside the single use mixing bag, whereby one of said phases is a neutralised and clarified alkaline solution comprising plasmid DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Hans Blom, Markus Pitkanen, Linda Hagman, Annika Morrison
  • Patent number: 11667671
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of isolating an immunoglobulin, comprising the steps of: a) providing a separation matrix comprising at least 15 mg/ml multimers of immunoglobulin-binding alkali-stabilized Protein A domains covalently coupled to a porous support, wherein the porous support comprises cross-linked polymer particles having a volume-weighted median diameter (d50,v) of 56-70 micrometers and a dry solids weight of 55-80 mg/ml; b) contacting a liquid sample comprising an immunoglobulin with the separation matrix; c) washing the separation matrix with a washing liquid; d) eluting the immunoglobulin from the separation matrix with an elution liquid; and e) cleaning the separation matrix with a cleaning liquid comprising at least 0.5 M NaOH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Cytiva BioProcess R&D AB
    Inventors: Annika Forss, Mats Ander, Tomas Bjorkman, Hans Blom, Jesper Hansson, Gustav Rodrigo
  • Publication number: 20220111310
    Abstract: The invention discloses a separation matrix comprised of porous spherical particles to which antibody-binding protein ligands have been covalently immobilized, wherein the density of said ligands is in the range of 10.5-15 mg/ml and the volume-weighted median diameter of said particles is in the range of 30-55 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Karol Maciej Lacki, Hans Blom, Helena Skoglar, Linus Laurin
  • Publication number: 20210137140
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of reducing acrylamide during high temperature cooking of carbohydrate-containing foods, in particular vegetables or tubers which are deep fried. In particular, the invention relates to a method of reducing acrylamide during cooking of a carbohydrate-containing food, said method comprising at least the following steps: contacting said food with a first hydroxy acid selected from lactic, malic and tartaric acids at a pH less than or equal to its pKa, or its lowest pKa; part-cooking said food at a temperature at which the Maillard reaction occurs whereby to form a part-cooked food;optionally packaging and/or storing said part-cooked food; contacting said part-cooked food with a second ?-hydroxy acid selected from lactic, malic and tartaric acids at a pH less than or equal to its pKa, or its lowest pKa; and subsequently further cooking said food at a temperature at which the Maillard reaction occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Pernille BAARDSETH, Hans BLOM, Grethe ENERSEN, Grete SKREDE, Erik SLINDE, Thea W. SUNDT
  • Publication number: 20200317725
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of isolating an immunoglobulin, comprising the steps of: a) providing a separation matrix comprising at least 15 mg/ml multimers of immunoglobulin-binding alkali-stabilized Protein A domains covalently coupled to a porous support, wherein the porous support comprises cross-linked polymer particles having a volume-weighted median diameter (d50,v) of 56-70 micrometers and a dry solids weight of 55-80 mg/ml; b) contacting a liquid sample comprising an immunoglobulin with the separation matrix; c) washing the separation matrix with a washing liquid; d) eluting the immunoglobulin from the separation matrix with an elution liquid; and e) cleaning the separation matrix with a cleaning liquid comprising at least 0.5 M NaOH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Annika Forss, Mats Ander, Tomas Bjorkman, Hans Blom, Jesper Hansson, Gustav Rodrigo
  • Patent number: 10730908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of isolating an immunoglobulin, comprising the steps of: a) providing a separation matrix comprising at least 15 mg/ml multimers of immunoglobulin-binding alkali-stabilized Protein A domains covalently coupled to a porous support, wherein the porous support comprises cross-linked polymer particles having a volume-weighted median diameter (d50,v) of 56-70 micrometers and a dry solids weight of 55-80 mg/ml; b) contacting a liquid sample comprising an immunoglobulin with the separation matrix; c) washing the separation matrix with a washing liquid; d) eluting the immunoglobulin from the separation matrix with an elution liquid; and e) cleaning the separation matrix with a cleaning liquid comprising at least 0.5 M NaOH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: GE Healthcare BioProcess R&D AB
    Inventors: Annika Forss, Mats Ander, Tomas Bjorkman, Hans Blom, Jesper Hansson, Gustav Rodrigo
  • Publication number: 20200141912
    Abstract: A method of continuous separation of a plasmid from a process feed in an apparatus with at least three chromatography columns packed with separation matrix particles, wherein while one chromatography column is loaded with the process feed, another chromatography column is eluted with an eluent to recover the separated plasmid, and yet another chromatography column is eluted with a further eluent to remove contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Hans Blom, Anna Akerblom, Helena Skoglar, Sara Sendabo
  • Publication number: 20200054964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining operational status of a chromatography column (1; 39, 47, 59; 107, 109, 111, 113), comprising detecting a feed signal (21; 201) representative of the composition of a feed material provided to the inlet of the column; detecting the UV absorbance in the feed material, detecting an effluent signal (23; 203, 205, 207, 209) representative of the composition of the effluent from the column; and using the feed signal and the effluent signal to determine operational status of the column. The feed signal is generated using a first UV detector having a first UV cell pathlength operating at a first UV wavelength and in the effluent signal is generated using a second UV detector having a second UV cell pathlength operating at a second UV wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hans Blom, Mikael Berg, Hanno Ehring, Linda Mathiasson, Helena Skoglar, Rebecka Chmielowski
  • Publication number: 20200001203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying a target product in a flow-through chromatography system comprises at least a first column loaded with feed material from a feed source. The at least first column is purged after binding of impurities and wherein the outlet of purged material from the column is subsequently passed to the feed source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Sichting, Mikael Johan Helmer Eugen Berg, Hans Blom
  • Publication number: 20180243665
    Abstract: The invention discloses a separation matrix comprised of porous spherical particles to which antibody-binding protein ligands have been covalently immobilized, wherein the density of said ligands is in the range of 10.5-15 mg/ml and the volume-weighted median diameter of said particles is in the range of 30-55 ?m. The invention further discloses a method of separation of antibodies by affinity chromatography which employs the said separation matrix within a chromatography column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Karol Maciej Lacki, Hans Blom, Helena Skoglar, Linus Laurin
  • Publication number: 20180044374
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of isolating an immunoglobulin, comprising the steps of: a) providing a separation matrix comprising at least 15 mg/ml multimers of immunoglobulin-binding alkali-stabilized Protein A domains covalently coupled to a porous support, wherein the porous support comprises cross-linked polymer particles having a volume-weighted median diameter (d50,v) of 56-70 micrometers and a dry solids weight of 55-80 mg/ml; b) contacting a liquid sample comprising an immunoglobulin with the separation matrix; c) washing the separation matrix with a washing liquid; d) eluting the immunoglobulin from the separation matrix with an elution liquid; and e) cleaning the separation matrix with a cleaning liquid comprising at least 0.5 M NaOH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Annika Forss, Mats Ander, Tomas Bjorkman, Hans Blom, Jesper Hansson, Gustav Rodrigo
  • Publication number: 20150104558
    Abstract: The use of acid treatment of uncooked French fries prior to cooking by roasting, frying, grill or baking whereby to reduce the acrylamide content of the cooked product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Pernille BAARDSETH, Hans BLOM, Grethe ENERSEN, Grete SKREDE, Erik SLINDE, Thea SUNDT, Trond THOMASSEN
  • Publication number: 20120100254
    Abstract: The use of acid treatment of uncooked French fries prior to cooking by roasting, frying, grill or baking whereby to reduce the acrylamide content of the cooked product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Zeracryl AS
    Inventors: Pernille BAARDSETH, Hans Blom, Grethe Enersen, Grete Skrede, Erik Slinde, Thea Sundt, Trond Thomassen
  • Publication number: 20120009314
    Abstract: The use of acid treatment of uncooked French fries prior to cooking by roasting, frying, grill or baking whereby to reduce the acrylamide content of the cooked product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Zeracryl AS
    Inventors: Pernille BAARDSETH, Hans Blom, Grethe Enersen, Grete Skrede, Erik Slinde, Thea Sundt, Trond Thomassen
  • Publication number: 20090047734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of separating nucleic acids from a liquid, which comprises providing a mobile phase comprising nucleic acids and a first salt, which forms lyotropic ions when dissolved; passing said mobile phase across a hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) matrix to adsorb deoxyribonucleic acid(s); passing an eluent across said matrix to desorb one or more deoxyribonucleic acid(s), which eluent comprises the first salt as well as an increasing gradient provided by a second salt, which second salt forms less lyotropic ions when dissolved than the first salt; and isolating at least one fraction comprising separated deoxyribonucleic acid(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB
    Inventors: Mikael Berg, Hans Blom, Raf Lemmens
  • Patent number: 7259847
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining luminescent molecules by means of optical excitation in confocal measurement volumes using a diffractive optical element. The method is particularly suitable for single-molecule determination, e.g. by means of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy or by means of dynamic light scattering. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the method according to the invention is furthermore disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Gnothis Holding SA
    Inventors: Rudolf Rigler, Hans Blom, Mathias Johansson, Hard Sverkers
  • Publication number: 20060147606
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of acid treatment of uncooked French fries prior to cooking by roasting, frying, grilling or baking whereby to reduce the acrylamide content of the cooked product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: FORINNOVA AS
    Inventors: Pernille Baardseth, Hans Blom, Grethe Enersen, Grete Skrede, Erik Slinde, Thea Sundt, Trond Thomassen