Patents by Inventor Manfred Berchtold

Manfred Berchtold 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).

  • RAPID STERILITY MICROASSAY
    Publication number: 20170218427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a viable microorganism in a pharmaceutical composition comprising the steps of providing a filterable pharmaceutical composition; filtering the pharmaceutical composition to provide at least three membranes upon which the pharmaceutical composition is deposited, placing the three membranes onto solid culture media to produce at least three filtrand cultures, culturing under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and detecting a viable microorganism cell, micro-colony or colony, wherein the presence of a viable cell, micro-colony or colony on the membrane indicates the presence of a viable microorganism in the pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Claire ISKEN, Alexandra STAERK, Manfred BERCHTOLD
  • RAPID STERILITY MICROASSAY
    Publication number: 20110003300
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a viable microorganism in a pharmaceutical composition comprising the steps of providing a filterable pharmaceutical composition; filtering the pharmaceutical composition to provide at least three membranes upon which the pharmaceutical composition is deposited, placing the three membranes onto solid culture media to produce at least three filtrand cultures, culturing under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and detecting a viable microorganism cell, micro-colony or colony, wherein the presence of a viable cell, micro-colony or colony on the membrane indicates the presence of a viable microorganism in the pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Jennifer Claire Gray, Alexandra Staerk, Manfred Berchtold