Patents by Inventor Reinhard Braaz

Reinhard Braaz 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).

  • Publication number: 20220175992
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for sanitization of a bioprocess chro matography column, comprising the steps of: a) providing a bioprocess chromatogra phy column with a packed bed of separation resin particles and a movable adapter, b) with the adapter in contact with the packed bed, conveying a sanitization fluid through the packed bed to a column outlet; c) raising the adapter to provide a gap between the packed bed and the adapter, d) lowering the adapter to close the gap; and e) conveying an equilibration liquid through the packed bed to a column outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Johan Avallin, Anna Gronberg, Anders Nilsson, Henrik Ingvarsson, Linda Persson, Magnus Asplund, Reinhard Braaz
  • Patent number: 11313770
    Abstract: Methods and systems for online sampling an aliquot from a mobile phase comprising an analyte for producing a pharmaceutical or chemical product, wherein the apparatus comprises an analytical device and a tube between an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet is in fluid communication with the analytical device, the method comprising: providing a sample device comprising a needle with a needle tip, a septum pierceable by the needle and a pump, wherein the needle is moveable between an extended position in which the septum is pierced by the needle, and a retracted position, in which the septum is not pierced, disposing the sample device at the curved portion of the tube, moving the needle to the extended position such that the needle tip faces the flow direction, and drawing out an aliquot out of the mobile phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Benedikt Scheidecker, Reinhard Braaz, Josef Vinnemeier, Agathe Justine Ballin
  • Publication number: 20190277730
    Abstract: A method for online sampling an aliquot from a mobile phase comprising an analyte of an apparatus (102) for producing a pharmaceutical or chemical product, wherein the apparatus (102) comprises an analytical device (114) and a tube (112), wherein the tube (112) comprises an inlet (116), an outlet (118) and at least one curved portion (120), wherein the outlet (118) is in fluid communication with the analytical device (114), wherein the curved portion (120) is located between the inlet (116) and the outlet (118), wherein a flow direction of the mobile phase is defined from the inlet (116) to the outlet (118), the method comprising: providing a sample device (124) comprising a needle (134) with a needle tip (136), a septum (138) pierceable by the needle (134) and a pump (128), wherein the needle (134) is moveable between an extended position in which the septum (138) is pierced by the needle (134), and a retracted position, in which the septum (138) is not pierced, disposing the sample device (124) at the curve
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Benedikt Scheidecker, Reinhard Braaz, Josef Vinnemeier, Agathe Justine Ballin