Patents by Inventor Joerg Slaghuis

Joerg Slaghuis 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 lysing cells
    Patent number: 9493736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the lysis of cells, especially bacterial cells and the isolation of nucleic acids. The sample is treated with lysis solution that comprises at least one liquid that is not miscible with water and heated. Afterwards the mixture is cooled down and water is added so that after cooling a two phase system is generated. The nucleic acids can be found in the aqueous phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Slaghuis, Peter Rossmanith, Sabine Fuchs, Patrick Julian Mester, Martin Wagner
  • METHOD FOR LYSING CELLS
    Publication number: 20140051088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the lysis of cells, especially bacterial cells and the isolation of nucleic acids. The sample is treated with lysis solution that comprises at least one liquid that is not miscible with water and heated. Afterwards the mixture is cooled down and water is added so that after cooling a two phase system is generated. The nucleic acids can be found in the aqueous phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Slaghuis, Peter Rossmanith, Sabine Fuchs, Patrick Julian Mester, Martin Wagner