Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz Boven

Karl-Heinz Boven 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 determining the influence of a test substance on the heart activity of a vertebrate
    Patent number: 7256006
    Abstract: In a method for determining the influence of a test substance on the heart activity of a vertebrate the following steps are performed: a) preparation of a culture of spontaneously active heart cells of the vertebrate, b) extracellular measurement of electrophysiological data of the heart cells from step a), c) addition of the test substance to the culture from step a), d) repetition of the measurement from step b), and e) comparison of data from step b) and step d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Multi Channel Systems MCS GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Egert, Karl-Heinz Boven, Andreas Möller, Kathrin Banach
  • Method for determining the influence of a test substance on the heart activity of a vertebrate
    Publication number: 20060172277
    Abstract: In a method for determining the influence of a test substance on the heart activity of a vertebrate the following steps are performed: a) preparation of a culture of spontaneously active heart cells of the vertebrate, b) extracellular measurement of electrophysiological data of the heart cells from step a), c) addition of the test substance to the culture from step a), d) repetition of the measurement from step b), and e) comparison of data from step b) and step d)
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Ulrich Egert, Karl-Heinz Boven, Andreas Moller, Kathrin Banach
  • Apparatus for conducting electrophysiological measurements on cells
    Patent number: 6815197
    Abstract: Apparatus for conducting electrophysiological measurements on cells wherein a measuring head is provided with at least one electrode in a common support for impaling the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Multi Channel System MCS GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Boven, Andreas Möller
  • Apparatus for conducting electrophysiological measurements on cells
    Publication number: 20020115196
    Abstract: Apparatus for conducting electrophysiological measurements on cells wherein a measuring head is provided with at least one electrode in a common support for impaling the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Boven, Andreas Moller