Patents by Inventor Rainer Hammann

Rainer Hammann 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 antibiotic resistance in microorganisms
    Publication number: 20040235012
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a method of detecting antibiotic resistant microorganisms, comprising culturing microorganisms in or on a chromogenic agar that has been supplemented with at least one &bgr;-lactam antibiotic, provided that the &bgr;-lactam is not oxacillin. The current invention also relates to kits used for the detection of antibiotic resistant organisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Rainer Hammann, Alain Rambach, Susan Kircher, Nancy Dick
  • Blood culture system
    Patent number: 4812408
    Abstract: A culture bottle assembly for the detection of microorganisms in a fluid sample is provided. The culture bottle assembly is a container having an internal flange which divides the culture bottle into two compartments. A frame having a lower peripheral edge which mates with the internal flange is provided in one compartment. A cap is provided for the container and means are provided for moving the cap axially with respect to the container. A resilient material is provided on the peripheral edge of the cup which is compressed by the cap moving means to provide a liquid tight seal between the two compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Rainer Hammann, Friedrich Weber, Peter Rohm