Patents by Inventor Philipp ENGHARD

Philipp ENGHARD 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 PRESERVING URINARY CELLS
    Publication number: 20220003748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preserving urinary cells, the method comprising the step of contacting a urine sample obtained from a patient with a buffer substance suitable to create and/or maintain a pH value in the range of 6 to 8, particularly approx. 7, within said urine sample, and a formaldehyde releasing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: CHARITÉ-UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN
    Inventors: Philipp ENGHARD, Paul FREUND, Diana METZKE, Christopher SKOPNIK
  • URINE FLOW CYTOMETRY AS BIOMARKER OF RENAL DISEASES
    Publication number: 20200018748
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of assigning to a patient a likelihood of having a kidney disease, or a likelihood of undergoing kidney transplant rejection, comprising the steps of providing a urine sample from the patient and determining the concentration of T cells, podocytes and proximal tubular epithelial cells. The ratios of these cell types are used for determining the risk of a kidney disease or transplant rejection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: CHARITÉ-UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN
    Inventors: Philipp ENGHARD, Nina GÖRLICH, Hannah Antonia BRAND, Valerie LANGHANS, Petra REINKE