Patents by Inventor Rainer Ludwig
Rainer Ludwig 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).
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Patent number: 11963979Abstract: An in vitro expansion process for rapid expansion of antigen specific T cells, such as allogeneic antigen specific T cells comprising the steps culturing in a gas permeable vessel a population of PBMCs (such as allogeneic PBMCs) in the presence of antigen, for example a peptide or peptide mix relevant to a target antigen(s), in the presence of an exogenous cytokine characterized in that the expansion to provide the desired population of T cells is 14 days or less, for example 9, 10, 11 or 12 days, such as 10 days. The disclosure also extends to T cell populations generated by and obtained from the method and the use of same in therapy.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: AlloVir, Inc., Baylor College of Medicine, Wilson Wolf Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Rainer Ludwig Knaus, Katy Rebecca Newton, Juan Vera, Ann Leen, Cliona Rooney, John R. Wilson
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Publication number: 20240064204Abstract: A system architecture for a measurement data processing system specifically designed under the aspect of application in an Internet of Things device is presented. The disclosed system is particularly well suited for application to spectroscopy. The measurement data processing system (1) comprises at least one measuring device (2), comprising an embedded operating system (22), accessing and being accessible by a remote instrument backend (3), and a user device with a user accessible application (51), accessing and being accessible by a remote application backend (6), wherein the instrument backend (3) and the application backend (6) are cloud-based, and wherein the instrument backend (3) and the application backend (6) are set up to make use of cloud computing resources to store and retrieve and process data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: SENORICS GMBHInventors: Rick-Rainer LUDWIG, Matthias JAHNEL
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Publication number: 20220152111Abstract: An in vitro expansion process for rapid expansion of antigen specific T cells, such as allogeneic antigen specific cells comprising the steps culturing in a gas permeable vessel a population of PBMCs (such as allogeneic PBMCs) in the presence of antigen, for example a peptide or peptide mix relevant to a target antigen(s), in the presence of an exogenous cytokine characterized in that the expansion to provide the desired population of T cells is 14 days or less, for example 9, 10, 11 or 12 days, such as 10 days. The disclosure also extends to T cell populations generated by and obtained from the method and the use of same in therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Rainer Ludwig KNAUS, Katy Rebecca NEWTON, Juan VERA, Ann LEEN, Cliona ROONEY, John R. WILSON
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Patent number: 11155784Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel process for expanding T cells, such as autologous T cells, cell populations therefrom, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the said cell populations and use of the cells and compositions for treatment, particular the treatment or prophylaxis of virus infection and/or cancer, for example in immune compromised or immune competent human patients.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignees: Baylor College of Medicine, Cell Medica Inc.Inventors: Cliona M Rooney, Rainer Ludwig Knaus
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Publication number: 20190270966Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel process for expanding T cells, such as autologous T cells, cell populations therefrom, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the said cell populations and use of the cells and compositions for treatment, particular the treatment or prophylaxis of virus infection and/or cancer, for example in immune compromised or immune competent human patients.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Cliona M ROONEY, Rainer Ludwig KNAUSE
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Patent number: 10351824Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel process for expanding T cells, such as autologous T cells, cell populations therefrom, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the said cell populations and use of the cells and compositions for treatment, particular the treatment or prophylaxis of virus infection and/or cancer, for example in immune compromised or immune competent human patients.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignees: Cell Medica Limited, Baylor College of MedicineInventors: Cliona M. Rooney, Ann M. Leen, Juan F. Vera, Minhtran V. Ngo, Rainer Ludwig Knaus
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Publication number: 20190134092Abstract: An in vitro expansion process for rapid expansion of antigen specific T cells, such as allogeneic antigen specific T cells comprising the steps culturing in a gas permeable vessel a population of PBMCs (such as allogeneic PBMCs) in the presence of antigen, for example a peptide or peptide mix relevant to a target antigen(s), in the presence of an exogenous cytokine characterized in that the expansion to provide the desired population of T cells is 14 days or less, for example 9, 10, 11 or 12 days, such as 10 days. The disclosure also extends to T cell populations generated by and obtained from the method and the use of same in therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Rainer Ludwig KNAUS, Katy Rebecca NEWTON
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Patent number: 10221391Abstract: A closed system suitable for the aseptic culturing of therapeutic cells. The present system facilitates the aseptic manufacturing of cells for use in therapy, without the need for a clean-room environment because no open processing steps are required.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: CELL MEDICA LIMITEDInventors: Rainer Ludwig Knaus, Gavin Holms, Katy Rebecca Newton, Tina Lesley Crombie, Andrew Roy MacLeod Provan
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Publication number: 20160201021Abstract: A closed system suitable for the aseptic culturing of therapeutic cells. The present system facilitates the aseptic manufacturing of cells for use in therapy, without the need for a clean-room environment because no open processing steps are required.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Rainer Ludwig KNAUS, Gavin HOLMS, Katy Rebecca NEWTON, Tina Lesley CROMBIE, Andrew Roy MacLeod PROVAN
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Patent number: 9315774Abstract: A closed system suitable for the aseptic culturing therapeutic cells comprises a vessel comprising: a gas permeable portion suitable for supporting cell growth and allowing delivery of gases to the cells during culturing, a vent comprising a conduit having an exterior orifice and an interior orifice spaced apart therefrom, the vent extending from the exterior of the system into the internal volume of the vessel and terminating therein with the interior orifice, wherein the interior orifice is arranged such that during filling and emptying of liquid medium it is not susceptible to blockage by liquid, the exterior orifice is adapted to connect to an aseptic filter thereby allowing passage of gases through the filter into the vessel or out of the vessel, as required to achieve the entry and exit of fluids and cells into the vessel, a port or ports adapted to allow introduction of fluids and cells aseptically into the vessel, and a port or ports adapted to allow fluids to exit the system without exposing the systType: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Cell Medica LimitedInventors: Rainer Ludwig Knaus, Gavin Holms, Katy Rebecca Newton, Tina Lesley Crombie, Andrew Roy MacLeod Provan
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Publication number: 20150044258Abstract: An in vitro expansion process for rapid expansion of antigen specific T cells, such as allogeneic antigen specific T cells comprising the steps culturing in a gas permeable vessel a population of PBMCs (such as allogeneic PBMCs) in the presence of antigen, for example a peptide or peptide mix relevant to a target antigen(s), in the presence of an exogenous cytokine characterized in that the expansion to provide the desired population of T cells is 14 days or less, for example 9, 10, 11 or 12 days, such as 10 days. The disclosure also extends to T cell populations generated by and obtained from the method and the use of same in therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Rainer Ludwig Knaus, Katy Rebecca Newton
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Publication number: 20150017723Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel process for expanding T cells, such as autologous T cells, cell populations therefrom, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the said cell populations and use of the cells and compositions for treatment, particular the treatment or prophylaxis of virus infection and/or cancer, for example in immune compromised or immune competent human patients.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Cliona M. Rooney, Ann M. Leen, Juan F. Vera, Minhtran V. Ngo, Rainer Ludwig Knaus
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Publication number: 20140273077Abstract: A closed system suitable for the aseptic culturing therapeutic cells comprises a vessel comprising: a gas permeable portion suitable for supporting cell growth and allowing delivery of gases to the cells during culturing, a vent comprising a conduit having an exterior orifice and an interior orifice spaced apart therefrom, the vent extending from the exterior of the system into the internal volume of the vessel and terminating therein with the interior orifice, wherein the interior orifice is arranged such that during filling and emptying of liquid medium it is not susceptible to blockage by liquid, the exterior orifice is adapted to connect to an aseptic filter thereby allowing passage of gases through the filter into the vessel or out of the vessel, as required to achieve the entry and exit of fluids and cells into the vessel, a port or ports adapted to allow introduction of fluids and cells aseptically into the vessel, and a port or ports adapted to allow fluids to exit the system without exposing the systType: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2012Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Rainer Ludwig Knaus, Gavin Holms, Katy Rebecca Newton, Tina Lesley Crombie, Andrew Roy MacLeod Provan
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Patent number: 8323734Abstract: A Fabry-Perot filter is applied as a thin coating on a film, for example, a packaging film, and permits interesting color effects. The coating has a layered construction in which both reflecting layers of the filter may be made of aluminum and the intermediate layer between the reflecting layers may be made of aluminum oxide.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Applied Materials GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Gerd Hoffmann, Rainer Ludwig, Hans-Georg Lotz, Gerhard Steiniger
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Publication number: 20110081485Abstract: A Fabry-Perot filter is applied as a thin coating on a film, for example, a packaging film, and permits interesting color effects. The coating has a layered construction in which both reflecting layers of the filter may be made of aluminum and the intermediate layer between the reflecting layers may be made of aluminum oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Gerd HOFFMANN, Rainer Ludwig, Hans-Georg Lotz, Gerhard Steiniger
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Patent number: 7882946Abstract: A guide arrangement (1) for guiding webs in evacuatable web treatment installations comprises at least one guide roller (2) with an axis (5), whose spatial position is settable. To solve the problem of compensating in modular installations with several chambers either misalignments of the chambers relative to one another and/or to avoid completely adjustable roller frames, whose adjustment would require the repositioning of treatment and coating sources and of separating gaps on the circumference of coating rollers, the invention proposes that the guide roller (2) is supported between two pivot bearings (11, 12), of which at least one is adjustable relative to the other transversely to the axis (5). This is preferably carried out thereby that the adjustable pivot bearing (12) comprises a slide guide (15), fastened to a chamber wall (14), on which a slide (16) with the pivot bearing (12) is guided, and that the adjustable pivot bearing (12) comprises a remotely operated adjustment drive (21).Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2005Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Applied Materials GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Hein, Peter Skuk, Karl-Heinz Wenk, Reiner Kukla, Rainer Ludwig
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Patent number: 7393969Abstract: The present invention relates to calix[4]arenes which effectively bind alkali metal ions (Na+, K+) and transport them over phase boundaries, their preparation and use.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Bayer Technology Services GmbHInventors: Michael Traving, Wilfried Gutknecht, Werner Bäcker, Wolfgang Kummer, Rainer Ludwig
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Publication number: 20070273989Abstract: A Fabry-Perot filter is applied as a thin coating on a film, for example, a packaging film, and permits interesting color effects. The coating has a layered construction in which both reflecting layers of the filter may be made of aluminum and the intermediate layer between the reflecting layers may be made of aluminum oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2004Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventors: Gerd Hoffmann, Rainer Ludwig, Hans-Georg Lotz, Gerhard Steiniger
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Publication number: 20070232826Abstract: The present invention relates to calix[4]arenes which effectively bind alkali metal ions (Na+, K+) and transport them over phase boundaries, their preparation and use.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2005Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicants: BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH, H.C. STARCK GMBHInventors: Michael Traving, Wilfried Gutknecht, Werner Backer, Wolfgang Kummer, Rainer Ludwig
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Patent number: D820996Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: CELL MEDICA LIMITEDInventors: Rainer Ludwig Knaus, Gavin Holms, Katy Rebecca Newton, Tina Lesley Crombie, Andrew Roy MacLeod Provan