Patents by Inventor Lars Aumann

Lars Aumann 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).

  • Patent number: 11460454
    Abstract: A method for monitoring, evaluating and controlling a cyclic chromatographic purification process that involves at least two adsorbers. According to the method, one step is monitoring of the chromatogram, including the measurement of at least one current concentration-proportional signal in the liquid. Another step is conducting an evaluation of the chromatogram, including a comparison of at least one of the current concentration-proportional signals measured in the monitoring step with a threshold value thereof. A further step is controlling the chromatographic purification process by adapting the termination of the currently running phase as a function of the comparison of the evaluation step and initiating the next phase. Finally, according to the method, the sequence of steps is carried out in given order at least twice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Lars Aumann, Thomas Müller-Späth, Michael Bavand
  • Patent number: 11180526
    Abstract: A cyclic chromatographic purification method for the isolation of a product from a feed mixture consisting of the product and at least one further component representing impurities, which impurities bind stronger to the chromatographic stationary phase than the product is given. The method uses at least two chromatographic adsorbers as chromatographic stationary phase, grouped into only one first adsorber section (1) and one second adsorber section (2), wherein if an adsorber section comprises more than one chromatographic adsorber these are permanently connected in series, wherein the first adsorber section (1) has a first adsorber section inlet and a first adsorber section outlet, and the second adsorber section (1) has a second adsorber section inlet and a second adsorber section outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas Müller-Späth, Lars Aumann, Michael Bavand
  • Patent number: 10948483
    Abstract: Provided is a method for control and/or monitoring and/or optimization of a chromatographic process, in which the method comprises at least 2 columns which are operated, alternatingly, wherein this operation can be carried out in that the at least 2 columns are operated in interconnected and disconnected states, wherein the columns switch positions after such a sequence of interconnected and disconnected state, and wherein downstream of at least one, or of each column, a detector is located capable of detecting the desired product and/or impurities when passing the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas Muller-Spath, Lars Aumann, Guido Strohlein, Michael Bavand, Nicole Ulmer
  • Publication number: 20200355655
    Abstract: A method for monitoring, evaluating and controlling a cyclic chromatographic purification process that involves at least two adsorbers. According to the method, one step is monitoring of the chromatogram, including the measurement of at least one current concentration-proportional signal in the liquid. Another step is conducting an evaluation of the chromatogram, including a comparison of at least one of the current concentration-proportional signals measured in the monitoring step with a threshold value thereof. A further step is controlling the chromatographic purification process by adapting the termination of the currently running phase as a function of the comparison of the evaluation step and initiating the next phase. Finally, according to the method, the sequence of steps is carried out in given order at least twice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Lars AUMANN, Thomas MÜLLER-SPÄTH, Michael BAVAND
  • Publication number: 20200031863
    Abstract: A cyclic chromatographic purification method for the isolation of a product from a feed mixture consisting of the product and at least one further component representing impurities, which impurities bind stronger to the chromatographic stationary phase than the product is given. The method uses at least two chromatographic adsorbers as chromatographic stationary phase, grouped into only one first adsorber section (1) and one second adsorber section (2), wherein if an adsorber section comprises more than one chromatographic adsorber these are permanently connected in series, wherein the first adsorber section (1) has a first adsorber section inlet and a first adsorber section outlet, and the second adsorber section (1) has a second adsorber section inlet and a second adsorber section outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas MÜLLER-SPÄTH, Lars AUMANN, Michael BAVAND
  • Publication number: 20190070523
    Abstract: A chromatographic purification method for the isolation of a desired product fraction from a mixture using 2 chromatographic columns, comprises, within one cycle to be carried out at least once, the following steps: a first batch step, wherein said columns are disconnected and a first column is loaded with feed and its outlet is directed to waste, and from a second column desired product is recovered and subsequently the second column is regenerated; a first interconnected step, wherein the outlet of the first column is connected to the inlet of the second column, the first column is loaded beyond its dynamic breakthrough capacity with feed, and the outlet of the second column is directed to waste, a second batch step analogous to the first batch step but with exchanged columns; and a second interconnected step, analogous to the first interconnected step but with exchanged columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas MULLER-SPATH, Lars AUMANN, Guido STROHLEIN, Michael BAVAND, Nicole ULMER
  • Patent number: 10099156
    Abstract: A chromatographic purification method for the isolation of a desired product fraction from a mixture using 2 chromatographic columns, comprises, within one cycle to be carried out at least once, the following steps: a first batch step, wherein said columns are disconnected and a first column is loaded with feed and its outlet is directed to waste, and from a second column desired product is recovered and subsequently the second column is regenerated; a first interconnected step, wherein the outlet of the first column is connected to the inlet of the second column, the first column is loaded beyond its dynamic breakthrough capacity with feed, and the outlet of the second column is directed to waste, a second batch step analogous to the first batch step but with exchanged columns; and a second interconnected step, analogous to the first interconnected step but with exchanged columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas Müller-Späth, Lars Aumann, Guido Strohlein, Michael Bavand, Nicole Ulmer
  • Publication number: 20170241992
    Abstract: Provided is a method for control and/or monitoring and/or optimization of a chromatographic process, in which the method comprises at least 2 columns which are operated, alternatingly, wherein this operation can be carried out in that the at least 2 columns are operated in interconnected and disconnected states, wherein the columns switch positions after such a sequence of interconnected and disconnected state, and wherein downstream of at least one, or of each column, a detector is located capable of detecting the desired product and/or impurities when passing the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas MULLER-SPATH, Lars AUMANN, Guido STROHLEIN, Michael BAVAND, Nicole ULMER
  • Patent number: 9073970
    Abstract: A chromatographic process for the enrichment of at least one compound of interest from a mixture is proposed, using chromatographic columns, wherein said process involves a sequence of the following steps: (i) a cyclic accumulation phase, in which the chromatographic columns are alternatingly operated in an interconnected phase, followed by a disconnected phase, wherein subsequently columns exchange places and wherein the phases are carried out sequentially; (ii) a cyclic separation phase, in which the chromatographic columns are alternatingly operated in an interconnected phase, followed by a disconnected phase, wherein after these phases columns exchange places to undergo the next interconnected and disconnected phases; and (iii) an elution phase, in which from the column, which at the end of phase (i) or at the end of phase (ii) contains the compound of interest, is extracted via the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas Müller-Späth, Guido Ströhlein, Lars Aumann, Michael Bavand, Nicole Ulmer
  • Patent number: 9018137
    Abstract: The document pertains to a method for the purification of a ternary mixture of dimeric antibodies of the type AA, AB, BB, characterized in that for the separation of the three components and in particular for the isolation of the multi-specific fraction AB multicolumn counter current solvent gradient purification chromatography with a stationary phase load of more than 1 mg antibody mixture per milliliter stationary phase is used. It furthermore relates to a method for the identification of in particular bispecific antibody systems, which are particularly suitable for the application of such a purification method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas Müller-Späth, Lars Aumann, Guido Ströhlein, Michael Bavand
  • Publication number: 20140299547
    Abstract: A chromatographic purification method for the isolation of a desired product fraction from a mixture using 2 chromatographic columns, comprises, within one cycle to be carried out at least once, the following steps: a first batch step, wherein said columns are disconnected and a first column is loaded with feed and its outlet is directed to waste, and from a second column desired product is recovered and subsequently the second column is regenerated; a first interconnected step, wherein the outlet of the first column is connected to the inlet of the second column, the first column is loaded beyond its dynamic breakthrough capacity with feed, and the outlet of the second column is directed to waste, a second batch step analogous to the first batch step but with exchanged columns; and a second interconnected step, analogous to the first interconnected step but with exchanged columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas MULLER-SPATH, Lars AUMANN, Guido STROHLEIN, Michael BAVAND, Nicole ULMER
  • Publication number: 20140248643
    Abstract: A chromatographic process for the enrichment of at least one compound of interest from a mixture is proposed, using chromatographic columns, wherein said process involves a sequence of the following steps: (i) a cyclic accumulation phase, in which the chromatographic columns are alternatingly operated in an interconnected phase, followed by a disconnected phase, wherein subsequently columns exchange places and wherein the phases are carried out sequentially; (ii) a cyclic separation phase, in which the chromatographic columns are alternatingly operated in an interconnected phase, followed by a disconnected phase, wherein after these phases columns exchange places to undergo the next interconnected and disconnected phases; and (iii) an elution phase, in which from the column, which at the end of phase (i) or at the end of phase (ii) contains the compound of interest, is extracted via the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: CHROMACON AG
    Inventors: Thomas MÜLLER-SPÄTH, Guido STRÖHLEIN, Lars AUMANN, Michael BAVAND, Nicole ULMER
  • Publication number: 20140045725
    Abstract: The document pertains to a method for the purification of a ternary mixture of dimeric antibodies of the type AA, AB, BB, characterised in that for the separation of the three components and in particular for the isolation of the multi-specific fraction AB multicolumn counter current solvent gradient purification chromatography with a stationary phase load of more than 1 mg antibody mixture per millilitre stationary phase is used. It furthermore relates to a method for the identification of in particular bispecific antibody systems, which are particularly suitable for the application of such a purification method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: CHROMACON AG
    Inventors: Thomas Muller-Spath, Lars Aumann, Guido Ströhlein, Michael Bavand
  • Patent number: 8496836
    Abstract: A process for continuous or quasi-continuous purification of a multi-component mixture (F) by means of individual chromatographic columns through which the mixture is fed by means of at least one solvent(s). The multi-component mixture (F) at least comprises light impurities (A), an intermediate product (B) to be purified and heavy impurities (C), and the columns are grouped into at least four sections (?,?,?,?). After or within a switch time (t*) the last column from the first section (?) is moved to the first position of the second section (?), the last column of the second section (?) is moved to the first position of the third section (?), the last column of the third section (?) is moved to the first position of the fourth section (?) and the last column of the fourth section (?) is moved to become the first column of the first section (?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich
    Inventors: Lars Aumann, Massimo Morbidelli
  • Patent number: 8440086
    Abstract: A process for continuous or quasi-continuous purification of a multi-component mixture by means of at least four individual chromatographic columns through which the mixture is fed by means of at least one solvent, is given, wherein the multi-component mixture is to be separated into an integer number n of fractions, wherein n is at least 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: ChromaCon AG
    Inventors: Thomas Müller-Späth, Lars Aumann
  • Publication number: 20110253631
    Abstract: A process for continuous or quasi-continuous purification of a multi-component mixture (Fd) by means of at least four individual chromatographic columns through which the mixture is fed by means of at least one solvent (s), is given, wherein the multicomponent mixture (Fd) is to be separated into an integer number n of fractions (Fi), wherein n is at least 5. The columns are grouped into at least six sections ((?1, . . . , ?n-3, ?1, . . . , ?n-3, Y, ?), wherein each section ((?1, . . . , ?n-3, ?i, . . . , ?n-3, ?, ?) comprises at least one column with the proviso that the function of sections can be fulfilled sequentially and can be realized by single columns. There are least two collection, at least two recycling sections (?1, . . . , ?n-3), a strongly adsorbing component collection section (?) and a feed section (?) The functions of the sections ((?1, . . . , ?n-3, ?i, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: CHROMACON AG
    Inventors: Thomas Muller-Spath, Lars Aumann
  • Publication number: 20110042310
    Abstract: A process for continuous or quasi-continuous purification of a multi-component mixture (F) by means of individual chromatographic columns through which the mixture is fed by means of at least one solvent(s). The multi-component mixture (F) at least comprises light impurities (A), an intermediate product (B) to be purified and heavy impurities (C), and the columns are grouped into at least four sections (?,?,?,?). After or within a switch time (t*) the last column from the first section (?) is moved to the first position of the second section (?), the last column of the second section (?) is moved to the first position of the third section (?), the last column of the third section (?) is moved to the first position of the fourth section (?) and the last column of the fourth section (?) is moved to become the first column of the first section (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: EIDGENOSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH
    Inventors: Lars AUMANN, Massimo MORBIDELLI
  • Patent number: 7837881
    Abstract: A process for continuous purification of a multi-component mixture by means of individual chromatographic columns though which the mixture is fed by means of at least one solvent. The multi-component mixture comprises at least light impurities, an intermediate product, and heavy impurities. The columns are grouped into at least four sections (?, ?, ?, ?) and the fourth section contains three sub-sections (?r, ?f, ?g). The process operates, alternatingly, in a batch-mode position and in an interconnected-mode position. After or within a switch time, the columns are moved in their function in a counter direction to the general direction of flow of the solvent. The combination of batch chromatography with elements of simulated moving bed techniques, or rather, countercurrent-principles, allows for the separation of a true multi-component mixture, even if one of the products is only present in a small amount, comparatively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich
    Inventors: Lars Aumann, Massimo Morbidelli
  • Publication number: 20090050567
    Abstract: A process for continuous or quasi-continuous purification of a multi-component mixture (F) by means of individual chromatographic columns through which the mixture is fed by means of at least one solvent (s), is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich
    Inventors: Lars Aumann, Massimo Morbidelli