Patents by Inventor Silvana Reissmann

Silvana Reissmann 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: 8530224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids, vectors and polypeptides that are suitable markers for detecting Streptococcus strains of the anginosus group, preferably for detecting Streptococcus anginosus and/or Streptococcus constellatus as well as for discriminating Streptococcus anginosus and/or Streptococcus constellatus from other streptococci. The present invention furthermore relates to these nucleic acids and polypeptides for use in the diagnosis and/or prognosis of infections with Streptococcus strains of the anginosus group. The present invention furthermore relates to methods utilizing these nucleic acids and polypeptides as well as to arrays and antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Gursharan S. Chhatwal, Patric Nitsche-Schmitz, Silvana Reissmann
  • Publication number: 20120087930
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids, vectors and polypeptides that are suitable markers for detecting Streptococcus strains of the anginosus group, preferably for detecting Streptococcus anginosus and/or Streptococcus constellatus as well as for discriminating Streptococcus anginosus and/or Streptococcus constellatus from other streptococci. The present invention furthermore relates to these nucleic acids and polypeptides for use in the diagnosis and/or prognosis of infections with Streptococcus strains of the anginosus group. The present invention furthermore relates to methods utilizing these nucleic acids and polypeptides as well as to arrays and antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Gursharan S. Chhatwal, Patric Nitsche-Schmitz, Silvana Reissmann