Patents by Inventor Michael Beekes

Michael Beekes 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 diagnosing TSE-induced changes in tissues using infrared spectroscopy
    Patent number: 6777241
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing TSE-induced pathologic changes in tissues including the steps of: (a) directing infrared radiation to a tissue sample with pathologic changes caused by TSE, recording its spectral characteristics after irradiation and (b) comparing and classifying the infrared spectra thus obtained with a reference database containing infrared spectra of TSE-infected tissues and non-infected tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Robert-Koch-Institut
    Inventors: Dieter Naumann, Janina Kneipp, Elizabeth Baldauf, Peter Lasch, Michael Beekes
  • Method for detecting tse-induced modifications in the human and animal body
    Publication number: 20040126893
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting transmissible transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in the human and animal body, wherein body fluid is taken in vivo from the individual to be examined and exposed to infrared radiation. At least one characteristic spectral pattern is selected from the current infrared spectrum. Said TSE-specific spectral areas are compared to characteristic spectral patterns of infrared spectrums which are stored in a reference data bank and which are produced from body fluids of individuals known to be infected or not infected by TSE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Dieter Naumann, Michael Beekes, Jurgen Schmitt, Thomas Udelhoven, Angelika Brauer