Patents by Inventor Johann Karl
Johann Karl 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).
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Patent number: 10557858Abstract: Described is a method for predicting the risk of a subject of rapidly progressing to chronic heart failure and/or of hospitalization due to chronic heart failure and/or death. The method is based on the determination of at least one biomarker selected from B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), IGFBP7 (IGF binding protein 7), a cardiac Troponin, soluble ST2 (sST2), FGF-23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor 23), and Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15), in a sample of a subject along with the assessment of the presence or absence of (i) abnormal midwall fractional shortening or (ii) left ventricular hypertrophy.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Roberto Latini, Serge Masson, Dirk Block, Christian Zaugg, Thomas Dieterle, Edelgard Kaiser, Johann Karl, Vinzent Rolny, Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen
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Publication number: 20190353666Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for predicting the risk of recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation in a subject based on determining the amount of the biomarker Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) and optionally of at least one further biomarker in a sample from the subject. The present disclosure also contemplates a method of diagnosing Atrial Fibrillation in a subject suspected to suffer from Atrial Fibrillation based on determining the amount of the biomarker Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) and optionally of at least one further biomarker in a sample from the subject. Further envisaged are devices adapted to carry out the method of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Herbert Andres, Dirk Block, Johann Karl, Peter Kastner, Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Roberto Latini, Serge Masson, Andre Ziegler, Edelgard Kaiser, Stefan Palme, Markus Thomas, Simona Barlera
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Publication number: 20190277861Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for diagnosing and/or grading diastolic dysfunction or at least one structural or functional abnormality associated with diastolic dysfunction. The method involves measuring the level of IGFBP7 (Insulin like growth factor binding protein 7) and, optionally, the level of at least one further marker in a patient suffering from heart failure, and comparing the level to a reference level. Further envisaged is a method of monitoring diastolic function in a patient suffering from heart failure. Also encompassed by the present disclosure are kits and devices adapted to carry out the method of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Johann Karl, Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Dirk Block, Christian Zaugg, Hans-Peter Brunner, James Januzzi, Andre Ziegler, Julian Braz, Thomas Dieterle, Edelgard Kaiser
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Patent number: 10345315Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for diagnosing and/or grading diastolic dysfunction or at least one structural or functional abnormality associated with diastolic dysfunction. The method involves measuring the level of IGFBP7 (Insulin like growth factor binding protein 7) and, optionally, the level of at least one further marker in a patient suffering from heart failure, and comparing the level to a reference level. Also disclosed is a method of monitoring diastolic function in a patient suffering from heart failure, and kits and devices for performing the method.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Johann Karl, Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Dirk Block, Christian Zaugg, Hans-Peter Brunner, James Januzzi, Andre Ziegler, Julian Braz, Thomas Dieterle, Edelgard Kaiser
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Publication number: 20190162737Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assessing atrial fibrillation in a subject, said method comprising the steps of determining the amount of ESM-1 in a sample from the subject, and comparing the amount of ESM-1 to a reference amount, whereby atrial fibrillation is to be assessed. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for diagnosing heart failure and/or at least one structural or functional abnormality of the heart associated with heart failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicants: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Maastricht University Medical CenterInventors: Johann Karl, Peter Kastner, Roberto Latini, Serge Masson, Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Andre Ziegler, Manuel Dietrich, Ulrich Schotten, Vinzent Rolny
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Publication number: 20190137523Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring the level of VEGF-A in the presence of a VEGF-A antagonist, kits comprising means for detecting VEGF-A in the presence of a VEGF-A antagonist, compositions of matter comprising a first and a second antibody suitable for detecting the level of VEGF-A in the presence of a VEGF-A antagonist, as well as methods of detecting a complex comprising human VEGF-A and a non-human or chimeric protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.Inventors: Alfred Engel, Johann Karl, Christina Rabe, Michael Schraeml, Monika Soukupova, Peter Stegmueller, Norbert Wild
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Patent number: 10175241Abstract: The present invention relates to the assessment of lung cancer. It discloses the use of protein ASC in the assessment of lung cancer. It also relates to a method for assessing lung cancer in vitro using a liquid sample, derived from an individual by measuring ASC in the sample. Measurement of ASC can, e.g., be used in the early detection or in the follow-up of patients with lung cancer.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Herbert Andres, Marie-Luise Hagmann, Johann Karl, Markus Roessler, Michael Tacke
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Publication number: 20180364248Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for diagnosing preeclampsia or a preeclampsia-related condition in a pregnant subject. The method is based on the measurement of the amount of the biomarker IGFBP-7 (Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 7) in a sample from the subject and on the comparison of the measured amount to a reference. Also disclosed are methods for assessing the severity of preeclampsia or a preeclampsia-related condition and methods for monitoring a preeclampsia or a preeclampsia-related condition in a pregnant subject. The present disclosure further relates to the use of the biomarker IGFBP-7 or of an agent that specifically binds to IGFBP-7 in a sample from a pregnant subject for diagnosing, for monitoring or for assessing the severity of preeclampsia or a preeclampsia-related condition. Finally, the present disclosure relates to a device or kit adapted to carry out the method of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Martin Hund, Edelgard Anna Kaiser, Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Dirk Block, Johann Karl
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Publication number: 20180364230Abstract: The disclosure relates to an in vitro method for detecting an antibody to p53 (anti-p53 antibody) in a sample, the method comprising: incubating a sample to be analyzed with a p53 capture antigen and a p53 detection antigen, whereby a complex comprising the p53 capture antigen, the anti-p53 antibody and the p53 detection antigen is formed, separating the complex formed from unbound detection antigen and measuring the complex obtained via the detection antigen comprised therein, thereby detecting the anti-p53 antibody comprised in the sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Herbert Andres, Johann Karl, Ursula Kunert, David Morgenstern, Nina Meissler, Marion Niessner, Magdalena Swiatek-de Lange
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Patent number: 10094826Abstract: Described is a method aiding in the assessment of rheumatoid arthritis (“RA”). The method is used in assessing RA in vitro. It is practiced by analyzing biochemical markers, including measuring the concentration of anti-CCP and anti-PIK 3CD and correlating the concentrations determined to the absence or presence of RA. Also disclosed is the use of a marker panel including anti-CCP and anti-PIK3CD in the diagnosis of RA and it teaches a kit for performing the method. Also described is the use of a marker panel comprising anti-CCP and anti-PIK3CD to differentiate RA from other autoimmune diseases, preferably osteoarthritis (OA).Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Herbert Andres, Stefan Weiser, Johann Karl, Ursula Kunert, Florian Grupp
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Publication number: 20180231570Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for predicting the risk of a patient to suffer from acute kidney injury (AKI) during or after a surgical procedure or after administration of a contrast medium. The method is based on the determination of the level of the biomarker IGFBP7 (Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 7) in a body fluid sample obtained from the patient prior to the surgical procedure or prior to the administration of a contrast medium. Further, the present disclosure describes a method for predicting the risk of a patient to suffer from acute kidney injury (AKI) based on the determination of the amount of the biomarker IGFBP7 (Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 7) and Cystatin C in a body fluid sample obtained from the patient. The present disclosure further encompasses kits and devices adapted to carry out the methods of the disclosed methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Horsch, Birgit Klapperich, Dirk Block, Alfred Engel, Johann Karl, Rosemarie Kientsch-Engel, Ekaterina Manuilova, Christina Rabe, Sandra Rutz, Monika Soukupova, Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Peter Kastner, Edelgard Anna Kaiser
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Publication number: 20180003710Abstract: The present invention relates to a method aiding in the assessment of rheumatoid arthritis (“RA”). The method is used in assessing RA in vitro. It is practiced by analyzing biochemical markers, comprising measuring the concentration of anti-CCP and anti-PIK3CD and correlating the concentrations determined to the absence or presence of RA. The invention also relates to the use of a marker panel comprising anti-CCP and anti-PIK3CD in the diagnosis of RA and it teaches a kit for performing the method of the invention. Further the invention relates to the use of a marker panel comprising anti-CCP and anti-PIK3CD to differentiate RA from other autoimmune diseases, preferably osteoarthritis (OA).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Herbert Andres, Stefan Weiser, Johann Karl, Ursula Kunert, Florian Grupp
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Publication number: 20170227552Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for predicting the risk of a subject of rapidly progressing to chronic heart failure and/or of hospitalization due to chronic heart failure and/or death. The method is based on the determination of at least one biomarker selected from the group consisting of a BNP-type peptide, IGFBP7 (IGF binding protein 7), a cardiac Troponin, soluble ST2 (sST2), FGF-23 (Fibroblast Growth Factor 23), and Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15), in a sample of a subject. The method may further encompass the assessment of the presence or absence of (i) abnormal midwall fractional shortening or (ii) left ventricular hypertrophy. Further envisaged by the present invention are devices adapted to carry out the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Roberto Latini, Serge Masson, Dirk Block, Christian Zaugg, Thomas Dieterle, Edelgard Kaiser, Johann Karl, Vinzent Rolny, Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen
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Publication number: 20170115294Abstract: The present invention relates to the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. It discloses the use of protein S100A12 in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. It relates to a method for diagnosis of colorectal cancer from a stool sample, derived from an individual by measuring S100A12 in said sample. Measurement of S100A12 can, e.g., be used in the early detection or diagnosis of colorectal cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Norbert Wild, Ursula Garczarek, Andrea Geistanger, Herbert Andres, Marie-Luise Hagmann, Johann Karl, Freidemann Krause, Michael Pfeffer, Wolfgang Rollinger, Michael Tacke, Michael Thierolf
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Publication number: 20170010283Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing and/or grading diastolic dysfunction or at least one structural or functional abnormality associated with diastolic dysfunction. The method comprises measuring the level of IGFBP7 (Insulin like growth factor binding protein 7) and, optionally, the level of at least one further marker in a patient suffering from heart failure, and comparing the level to a reference level. Further envisaged is a method of monitoring diastolic function in a patient suffering from heart failure. Also encompassed by the present invention are kits and devices adapted to carry out the method of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Johann Karl, Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Dirk Block, Christian Zaugg, Hans-Peter Brunner, James Januzzi, Andre Ziegler, Julian Braz, Thomas Dieterle, Edelgard Kaiser
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Publication number: 20160377625Abstract: Disclosed is a method aiding in the assessment of cancer. More specifically disclosed is the use of the arginine-rich metastasized in early tumors protein (=ARMET) as a universal marker of different cancer types. ARMET aids in the assessment of pulmonary or lung cancer (LC) or of colon cancer, e.g., of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) or colorectal cancer (CRC), but also likely of other specific types of cancer. Such specific cancer types are, e.g., breast, ovary, cervix, head and neck, endometrium, melanoma, bladder, kidney, pancreas, prostate, esophagus, stomach or bile duct cancer. Further disclosed is a method for assessing cancer from a liquid sample, derived from an individual by measuring ARMET in the sample. Measurement of ARMET can, e.g., be used in the early detection of cancer or in the surveillance of patients who undergo surgery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Markus Roessler, Johann Karl, Julia Riedlinger, Ingo Lindner, Michael Tacke
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Patent number: 9518990Abstract: Disclosed is a method aiding in the assessment of cancer. It involves the use of the secernin-1 protein (SCRN1) as a universal marker of different cancer types. More specifically disclosed is a method for assessing cancer from a liquid sample derived from an individual by measuring SCRN1 in the sample. Measurement of SCRN1 can, e.g., be used in the early detection of cancer or in the surveillance of patients who undergo surgery.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Norbert Wild, Marie-Luise Hagmann, Johann Karl, Julia Riedlinger, Markus Roessler, Michael Tacke
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Publication number: 20160169895Abstract: Methods aiding in the assessment of cancer comprising use of the Flap endonuclease-1 protein (=FEN1) as a universal marker of different cancer types are provided. In particular, methods for assessing cancer from a liquid sample derived from an individual, which comprise measuring FEN1 in the sample are disclosed. Measurement of FEN1 is useful for the early detection of cancer or in the monitoring of patients who undergo surgery for tumor removal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Norbert Wild, Marie-Luise Hagmann, Johann Karl, Julia Riedlinger, Markus Roessler, Michael Tacke
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Publication number: 20160109461Abstract: An in vitro method aiding in the assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The disclosure further relates to a method for assessing COPD from a sample, derived from an individual, by measuring the protein FEN1 in said sample in vitro.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Johann Karl, Julia Riedlinger, Norbert Wild
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Publication number: 20160018411Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for differentiating in a patient who suffers from acute shortness of breath (acute dyspnea) between pulmonary disease and cardiac disease. The method is based on measuring the levels of seprase and of a cardiac marker in a sample from said patient. Further envisaged are kits and devices adapted to carry out the method of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Christoph Ehret, Johann Karl, Ralf Roeddiger, Wolfgang Rollinger, Magdalena Swiatek-de Lange