Patents by Inventor Thomas Specht

Thomas Specht 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: 20220220161
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of biotechnology, recombinant protein production, molecular biology, microbiology and microbial genetics. It provides a modified eukaryotic cell that is modified to the effect that the modified eukaryotic cell is not able to provide an SSN6-like related protein or an SSN6-like protein that exerts its wildtype function and/or wildtype activity, the amount of SSN6-like related protein or of SSN6-like protein being present in the modified eukaryotic cell differs from the amount of SSN6-like related protein or of SSN6-like protein being present in its wildtype form, and/or essentially no SSN6-like related protein or SSN6-like protein is present in the modified cell. Additionally, the present invention provides a polynucleotide sequence comprising a modified ssn6-like related gene or modified ssn6-like gene, and a vector comprising said polynucleoptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Clemens Achmüller, Ferdinand Zepeck, Franz Hartner, Thomas Specht
  • Patent number: 11203620
    Abstract: The present invention provides a modified eukaryotic cell wherein the modified eukaryotic cell is not able to provide an SSN6-like protein that exerts its wildtype function and/or wildtype activity, the amount of SSN6-like protein being present in the modified eukaryotic cell differs from the amount of SSN6-like protein being present in its wildtype form, and/or essentially no SSN6-like protein is present in the modified cell. Additionally, the present invention provides a polynucleotide sequence comprising a modified ssn6-like gene, and a vector comprising said polynucleoptide. Additionally provided is an expression vector comprising a promoter that is repressed in the presence of SSN6-like protein, and a host cell comprising said vectors. The present invention further refers to a method for determining the purity of a composition by using the modified eukaryotic cell, to a method of expressing gene(s) of interest, and eukaryotic cells comprising modified ssn6-like gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Clemens Achmüller, Ferdinand Zepeck, Franz Hartner, Thomas Specht
  • Patent number: 9968967
    Abstract: A vibration exciter, particularly for a vibration pile driver, includes at least four shafts disposed parallel to one another, on which two outer imbalance masses are disposed, in each instance, between which a central imbalance mass is positioned. The central imbalance mass is mounted on the shaft so as to rotate relative to the outer imbalance masses, in each instance. The imbalance masses of the at least four shafts are combined into two imbalance groups, the imbalance masses of which are all synchronized with one another in torsionally rigid manner, in each instance, wherein not only outer imbalance masses but also inner imbalance masses are provided in each of the two imbalance groups, and wherein a phase shifter is provided, by way of which the phasing of the two imbalance groups relative to one another can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ABI Anlagentechnik-Baumaschinen-Industriebedarf Maschinenfabrik und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Christian Heichel, Thomas Specht, Manuel Meinel, Albrecht Kleibl
  • Publication number: 20180079788
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of biotechnology, recombinant protein production, molecular biology, microbiology and microbial genetics. It provides a modified eukaryotic cell that is modified to the effect that the modified eukaryotic cell is not able to provide an SSN6-like related protein or an SSN6-like protein that exerts its wildtype function and/or wildtype activity, the amount of SSN6-like related protein or of SSN6-like protein being present in the modified eukaryotic cell differs from the amount of SSN6-like related protein or of SSN6-like protein being present in its wildtype form, and/or essentially no SSN6-like related protein or SSN6-like protein is present in the modified cell. Additionally, the present invention provides a polynucleotide sequence comprising a modified ssn6-like related gene or modified ssn6-like gene, and a vector comprising said polynucleoptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Sandoz AG
    Inventors: Clemens Achmüller, Ferdinand Zepeck, Franz Hartner, Thomas Specht
  • Publication number: 20150202657
    Abstract: A vibration exciter, particularly for a vibration pile driver, includes at least four shafts disposed parallel to one another, on which two outer imbalance masses are disposed, in each instance, between which a central imbalance mass is positioned. The central imbalance mass is mounted on the shaft so as to rotate relative to the outer imbalance masses, in each instance. The imbalance masses of the at least four shafts are combined into two imbalance groups, the imbalance masses of which are all synchronized with one another in torsionally rigid manner, in each instance, wherein not only outer imbalance masses but also inner imbalance masses are provided in each of the two imbalance groups, and wherein a phase shifter is provided, by way of which the phasing of the two imbalance groups relative to one another can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: ABI Anlagentechnik-Baumaschinen-Industriebedarf Maschinenfabrik und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Christian HEICHEL, Thomas SPECHT, Manuel MEINEL, Albrecht KLEIBL
  • Publication number: 20130171701
    Abstract: The present application, among others, relates to novel polypeptides having diterpene synthase activity, nucleic acid molecules encoding same, as well as to a gene cluster from Clitopilus passeckerianus which is thought to be involved in the biosynthetic pathway for producing pleuromutilin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Rudolf Mitterbauer, Thomas Specht
  • Publication number: 20090162897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing polypeptides or nucleic acids, in particular antisense RNA and hairpin RNA in filamentous fungi. The present invention also relates to isolated Penicillium promoter sequences and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the promoter sequences operably linked to nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides or nucleic acids, in particular antisense RNA and hairpin RNA. Furthermore, the present invention relates to fermentative production of small organic compounds by use of the Penicillium promoter sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: SANDOZ AG
    Inventors: Heiko Eichhorn, Thomas Specht, Ivo Zadra
  • Publication number: 20040009478
    Abstract: Human nucleic acid sequences—mRNA, cDNA, genomic sequences—from tissue of prostate tumors, which code for gene products or parts thereof and their use, are described. In addition, the polypeptides that can be obtained by way of the sequences and their use are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Metagen Gesellschaft Fur Genomforschung MBH
    Inventors: Thomas Specht, Bernd Hinzmann, Armin Schmitt, Christian Pilarsky, Edgar Dahl, Andre Rosenthal
  • Publication number: 20040002471
    Abstract: Human nucleic acid sequences—mRNA, cDNA, genomic sequences—from normal pancreatic tissue, which code for gene products or portions thereof, and their use, are described. In addition, the polypeptides that can be obtained by way of the sequences and their use are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Metagen Gesellschaft Fur Genomforschung MBH
    Inventors: Thomas Specht, Bernd Hinzmann, Armin Schmitt, Christian Pilarsky, Edgar Dahl, Andre Rosenthal
  • Publication number: 20030235915
    Abstract: Human nucleic acid sequences—mRNA, cDNA, genomic sequences—from breast tumor tissue, which code for gene products or parts thereof, and their use, are described. In addition, the polypeptides that can be obtained by way of the sequences and their use are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: Metagen Gesellschaft Fur Genomforschung MBH
    Inventors: Thomas Specht, Bernd Hinzmann, Armin Schmitt, Christian Pilarsky, Edgar Dahl, Andre Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 6620923
    Abstract: Human nucleic acid sequences—mRNA, cDNA, genomic sequences—from endometrial tumor tissue, which code for gene products or portions thereof, and their use, are described. In addition, the polypeptides that can be obtained by way of the sequences and their use are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Metagen Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Specht, Bernd Hinzmann, Armin Schmitt, Christian Pilarsky, Edgar Dahl, André Rosenthal
  • Publication number: 20030105315
    Abstract: The invention relates to human nucleic acid sequences—mRNA, cDNA, genome sequences—of ovarian tumour tissue, which code for gene products or parts of these products, and to their use. The invention also relates to the polypeptides obtained by way of these sequences and to the use of same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: metaGen Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Specht, Bernd Hinzmann, Armin Schmitt, Christian Pilarsky, Edgar Dahl, Andre Rosenthal