Patents by Inventor Julia ZORN

Julia ZORN 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 and device for improved hygienic monitoring in IVC systems
    Patent number: 10412927
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a device for improved hygienic monitoring of individually ventilated caging (IVC) rack systems for laboratory animals and method for contamination-free removal of biological samples from unwanted organisms from the IVC-rack system. The device allows the performance of sampling operations on a ventilated shelving system in a safe and effective manner, without interfering with the ventilation air flow. The method of the invention allows the removal and transfer of the biological sample from inside the IVC-rack in a contamination-free manner by enabling a safe transfer of the sample from inside the IVC-rack system to any further processing procedure for analysis of the biological sample outside the IVC-rack system. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a device which is adapted to be used also on existing ventilated shelving systems, allowing the refitting of existing IVC-rack systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: TECNIPLAST S.P.A., HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MÜNCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FÜR GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT (GMBH)
    Inventors: Markus Brielmeier, Wolfgang Nagel, Julia Zorn, Alfredo Campiotti, II, Gianpaolo Milite, Carmelo Di Martino
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVED HYGIENIC MONITORING IN IVC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170118949
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a device for improved hygienic monitoring of individually ventilated caging (IVC) rack systems for laboratory animals and method for contamination-free removal of biological samples from unwanted organisms from the IVC-rack system. The device allows the performance of sampling operations on a ventilated shelving system in a safe and effective manner, without interfering with the ventilation air flow. The method of the invention allows the removal and transfer of the biological sample from inside the IVC-rack in a contamination-free manner by enabling a safe transfer of the sample from inside the IVC-rack system to any further processing procedure for analysis of the biological sample outside the IVC-rack system. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a device which is adapted to be used also on existing ventilated shelving systems, allowing the refitting of existing IVC-rack systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Markus BRIELMEIER, Wolfgang NAGEL, Julia ZORN, Alfredo CAMPIOTTI, II, Gianpaolo MILITE, Carmelo DI MARTINO