Patents by Inventor Kai Gloth

Kai Gloth 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: 20240209411
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a module for sterility testing based on optically analyzing at least one test liquid (3), which test liquid (3) is contained in a liquid container (4), wherein depending on the contamination state of the test liquid (3), non liquid contaminants (5) are distributed in the test liquid. It is proposed, that in an analyzing routine (9) performed by a control arrangement (6), image-related data (10) representing at least one optical image (I) of the test liquid (3), generated by a sensor arrangement (11), are being transmitted from the sensor arrangement (11) to the control arrangement (6) and the contamination state of the test liquid (3) is derived from the image-related data (10) based on the interrelation between the distribution characteristics of the contaminants (5) and the respective contamination state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian Pruehl, Jonas Austerjost, Robert Soeldner, Eric Clement Arakel, Kai Gloth, Olivier Guenec, Denise Van Rossum, Claire Higginbottom, Harald Thenmaier
  • Publication number: 20220101218
    Abstract: A method for supporting a user of a biotechnological laboratory to execute a biotechnological experiment with a real life experiment workflow in the laboratory based on a nominal experiment workflow using a data processing system comprising data processing modules, wherein in an offline planning routine, the nominal experiment workflow is defined by an offline planning module based on user input, wherein in a noncompliance routine, based on the monitoring information, noncompliance of the real life experiment workflow with the nominal experiment workflow is detected based on noncompliance criteria by a noncompliance module and in case of detection of noncompliance, a reaction routine is activated by the noncompliance module. In the offline planning routine, for each of the nominal workflow items an allowed variability regarding the number, the type, the resource and the parameter set of the at least one nominal workflow step may be individually defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Reinhard Baumfalk, Kai Gloth, Pasi Kankaanpaeae, Rico Luedeke, Thomas Schink
  • Patent number: 10776341
    Abstract: A method for quality assurance of filtration processes includes inserting a filter element (24) into a filtration device (14b) in which filter elements (24) can be subjected to integrity tests. The method further includes associating the integrity information with each filter element (24) in a filter element database (16; 34) connected to a shared data network (12) and saving the number of failed integrity tests performed on each filter element (24) as integrity information associated with that filter element. The saved tolerance setting has an auxiliary limit value, which when exceeded in a defined manner by the queried number of failed integrity tests performed on the identified filter element (24), causes a warning message to be sent to a predetermined monitoring unit (20) and the resulting blocking of the selected integrity testing device (14b) is maintained until a release message is received from the predetermined monitoring unit (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Magnus Andreas Stering, Kai Gloth
  • Publication number: 20160283542
    Abstract: A method for quality assurance of filtration processes includes inserting a filter element (24) into a filtration device (14b) in which filter elements (24) can be subjected to integrity tests. The method further includes associating the integrity information with each filter element (24) in a filter element database (16; 34) connected to a shared data network (12) and saving the number of failed integrity tests performed on each filter element (24) as integrity information associated with that filter element. The saved tolerance setting has an auxiliary limit value, which when exceeded in a defined manner by the queried number of failed integrity tests performed on the identified filter element (24), causes a warning message to be sent to a predetermined monitoring unit (20) and the resulting blocking of the selected integrity testing device (14b) is maintained until a release message is received from the predetermined monitoring unit (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Magnus Andreas Stering, Kai Gloth