Patents by Inventor Roberto Gerigk

Roberto Gerigk 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).

  • Patent number: 9677978
    Abstract: A fixative solution, suitable for fixation of biological materials such as human or veterinary biological tissues, cells, organs and secretions as well as bacteria, viruses, yeasts, parasites and biotech products such as embalming articles. The fixative solution is not a dangerous product according to European standards, and it contains low concentration of aldehydes or heavy metals, rendering a product that cannot be considered dangerous. Even so, biological samples can be optimally preserved and fixed with this solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: Roberto Gerigk
  • Patent number: 9562836
    Abstract: A fixation agent including at least one polyamine and at least one acidification agent. The quality and staining of tissue samples or tissue sections that have not been fixed with formalin is improved, with higher brilliance and color stability of the stain, allowing the tissue to be cut with a better quality without artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventor: Roberto Gerigk
  • Publication number: 20150050689
    Abstract: A fixation agent including at least one polyamine and at least one acidification agent. The quality and staining of tissue samples or tissue sections that have not been fixed with formalin is improved, with higher brilliance and color stability of the stain, allowing the tissue to be cut with a better quality without artifacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Roberto Gerigk
  • Publication number: 20140162246
    Abstract: A fixative solution, suitable for fixation of biological materials such as human or veterinary biological tissues, cells, organs and secretions as well as bacteria, viruses, yeasts, parasites and biotech products such as embalming articles. The fixative solution is not a dangerous product according to European standards, and it contains low concentration of aldehydes or heavy metals, rendering a product that cannot be considered dangerous. Even so, biological samples can be optimally preserved and fixed with this solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Roberto Gerigk
  • Patent number: 7915007
    Abstract: A fixative for fixing biological materials contains a depot agent, preferably a polyamine and especially hexamethylenetetramine, which reacts chemically with positively charged ions, especially H+ from an acid, while forming a fixative, where the fixative is an aldehyde and especially formaldehyde, which in turn reacts chemically with the biological material to be fixed in order to fix it and is consumed in doing so. By adjusting the pH of a solution containing the depot agent, a chemical equilibrium reaction occurs between the depot agent, fixative and biological material, so that just as much fixative is continuously formed as can be immediately consumed by the biological material. With that, the fixative, and especially the hazardous formaldehyde, cannot escape. Thus, an externally formaldehyde-free fixative that at the same time has the excellent fixative properties of formaldehyde is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Biosepar-Gesellschaft fur Medizin-und Labortechnik mbH
    Inventors: Andreas Szabados, Roberto Gerigk
  • Publication number: 20080057536
    Abstract: A fixative for fixing biological materials contains a depot agent, preferably a polyamine and especially hexamethylenetetramine, which reacts chemically with positively charged ions, especially H+ from an acid, while forming a fixative, where the fixative is an aldehyde and especially formaldehyde, which in turn reacts chemically with the biological material to be fixed in order to fix it and is consumed in doing so. By adjusting the pH of a solution containing the depot agent, a chemical equilibrium reaction occurs between the depot agent, fixative and biological material, so that just as much fixative is continuously formed as can be immediately consumed by the biological material. With that, the fixative, and especially the hazardous formaldehyde, cannot escape. Thus, an externally formaldehyde-free fixative that at the same time has the excellent fixative properties of formaldehyde is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Biosepar-Gesellschaft fur Medizin-und Labortechnik mbH
    Inventors: Andreas Szabados, Roberto Gerigk