Patents by Inventor Martin Volkmann

Martin Volkmann 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 of detecting p53-specific antibodies
    Patent number: 6051384
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting p53-specific antibodies in body fluids wherein support-bound p53 and/or support-bound fragments thereof comprising binding regions for p53-specific antibodies are incubated with body fluids and the specific antibodies (a) bound to p53 and/or said fragments are allowed to reactwith labelled antibodies (b) directed against antibodies (a), orwith unlabelled antibodies (b) while the latter are allowed to react with labelled antibodies (c) directed against antibodies (b), with the labelling being non-radioactive in either case.The invention further relates to a kit useful therefor. Also, the invention relates to p53 fragments and DNA sequences coding for them, said fragments comprising binding regions for p53-specific antibodies, as well as to methods of preparing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Stiftung des Offentlichen Rechts
    Inventors: Hanswalter Zentgraf, Peter Schranz, Martin Volkmann, Claudia Tessmer, Ralf Klein