Patents by Inventor Michaela Schäfer

Michaela Schäfer 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: 8580577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting an analyte in a sample comprising the steps of providing detection probes being labeled with a first reporter, which detection probes are capable of binding to the analyte, providing a solid support, providing capture probes being bound or capable of binding to the solid support, which capture probes are capable of binding to the analyte, thus concentrating the analyte on the solid support, contacting the sample with the detection probes, the solid support and the capture probes, and detecting the detection probes, wherein the detection of detection probes is conducted in the presence of quenching probes binding to surplus detection probes not being bound to the analyte and thereby quenching at least partially an emission of the first reporter of said surplus detection probes and/or the solid support is labeled with a second reporter different from the first reporter, imaging the sample at an emission wavelength of the second reporter, generating a m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Evotec AG
    Inventors: Silke Hinnah, Dagmar Lambrü, Sonja Dröge, Stefan Jäger, Karsten Gall, Werner Stürmer, Michaela Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20110105348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting an analyte in a sample comprising the steps of providing detection probes being labeled with a first reporter, which detection probes are capable of binding to the analyte, providing a solid support, providing capture probes being bound or capable of binding to the solid support, which capture probes are capable of binding to the analyte, thus concentrating the analyte on the solid support, contacting the sample with the detection probes, the solid support and the capture probes, and detecting the detection probes, wherein the detection of detection probes is conducted in the presence of quenching probes binding to surplus detection probes not being bound to the analyte and thereby quenching at least partially an emission of the first reporter of said surplus detection probes and/or the solid support is labeled with a second reporter different from the first reporter, imaging the sample at an emission wavelength of the second reporter, generating a m
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Silke Hinnah, Dagmar Lambrü, Sonja Dröge, Stefan Jäger, Karsten Gall, Werner Stürmer, Michaela Schäfer
  • Patent number: 7867707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting analytes in a sample comprising the steps of providing a solid support, providing capture probes being bound or capable of binding to the solid support, which capture probes are also capable of binding to the analytes, thus concentrating the analytes on the solid support, providing detection probes which are capable of binding to the analytes, contacting the sample with the detection probes, the solid support and the capture probes, and detecting through use of confocal observation the analytes which are bound to the detection probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Evotec AG
    Inventors: Silke Christine Hinnah, Dagmar Lambrü, Sonja Dröge, Stefan Jäger, Karsten Gall, Werner Stürmer, Michaela Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20090325186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting analytes in a sample comprising the steps of providing a solid support, providing capture probes being bound or capable of binding to the solid support, which capture probes are also capable of binding to the analytes, thus concentrating the analytes on the solid support, providing detection probes which are capable of binding to the analytes, contacting the sample with the detection probes, the solid support and the capture probes, and detecting through use of confocal observation the analytes which are bound to the detection probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Silke Christine Hinnah, Dagmar Lambrü, Sonja Droge, Stefan Jäger, Karsten Gall, Werner Stürmer, Michaela Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20090170125
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for investigating the modulating effect of a test substance on a PKC?-dependent signal transduction pathway or for finding a PKC? modulator in a human or animal cell, including the steps (a) contacting the cell with the test substance or with the PKC? modulator; (b) where appropriate inducing the kinase activity of PKC?; (c) incubating the cell under conditions which bring about phosphorylation at least of a serine or threonine residue of PKC?; (d) where appropriate lysing the cell; and (e) determining the phosphorylation content of the at least one serine or threonine residue of PKC?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: NYCOMED GMBH
    Inventors: Isabelle Heit, Monika Baudler, Sascha Dammeier, Michaela Schäfer, Hubert Paul, Gottfried Baier, Stephen Shaw