Patents by Inventor Pirmin Hans Loetscher

Pirmin Hans Loetscher 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).

  • Composition and methods for processing a sputum sample
    Patent number: 12013318
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition and its use for treating a sputum sample suspected to contain mycobacteria. The composition comprises thymol, a linear or branched alcohol, a chaotropic agent, a reducing agent, a detergent, and a buffer, and has a pH value between 8.5 and 10. Also disclosed is a method for treating a sputum sample suspected to contain mycobacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Carolin Bier, Stefan Lange, Pirmin Hans Loetscher
  • Method and device for sonicating a biological sample
    Publication number: 20230249144
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for sonicating a biological sample. In one embodiment, a sample tube holder is pivotally suspended in a mount of a sonication device, thus allowing for a rotational degree of freedom and/or lateral movement that provides an optimized contact area between the sonotrode and the sample tube. Also disclosed is a method for sonicating a biological sample using the device described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Birkner, Manfred Holzer, Pirmin Hans Loetscher, Ulf Nilsson
  • Method and device for sonicating a biological sample
    Patent number: 11666873
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for sonicating a biological sample. In one embodiment, a sample tube holder is pivotally suspended in a mount of a sonication device, thus allowing for a rotational degree of freedom and/or lateral movement that provides an optimized contact area between the sonotrode and the sample tube. Also disclosed is a method for sonicating a biological sample using the device described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Birkner, Manfred Holzer, Pirmin Hans Loetscher, Ulf Nilsson
  • COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A SPUTUM SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20220259635
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition and its use for treating a sputum sample suspected to contain mycobacteria. The composition comprises thymol, a linear or branched alcohol, a chaotropic agent, a reducing agent, a detergent, and a buffer, and has a pH value between 8.5 and 10. Also disclosed is a method for treating a sputum sample suspected to contain mycobacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Carolin Bier, Stefan Lange, Pirmin Hans Loetscher
  • Composition and methods for processing a sputum sample
    Patent number: 11352654
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition and its use for treating a sputum sample suspected to contain mycobacteria. The composition comprises thymol, a linear or branched alcohol, a chaotropic agent, a reducing agent, a detergent, and a buffer, and has a pH value between 8.5 and 10. Also disclosed is a method for treating a sputum sample suspected to contain mycobacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Carolin Bier, Stefan Lange, Pirmin Hans Loetscher
  • Method and device for sonicating a biological sample
    Publication number: 20190308147
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for sonicating a biological sample. In one embodiment, a sample tube holder is pivotally suspended in a mount of a sonication device, thus allowing for a rotational degree of freedom and/or lateral movement that provides an optimized contact area between the sonotrode and the sample tube. Also disclosed is a method for sonicating a biological sample using the device described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Birkner, Manfred Holzer, Pirmin Hans Loetscher, Ulf Nilsson
  • COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A SPUTUM SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20190194716
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition and its use for treating a sputum sample suspected to contain mycobacteria. The composition comprises thymol, a linear or branched alcohol, a chaotropic agent, a reducing agent, a detergent, and a buffer, and has a pH value between 8.5 and 10. Also disclosed is a method for treating a sputum sample suspected to contain mycobacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Carolin Bier, Stefan Lange, Pirmin Hans Loetscher