Patents by Inventor Tim Kinitz

Tim Kinitz 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).

  • Process and composition for the stabilization of cell-free nucleic acids and cells
    Patent number: 11591638
    Abstract: A method for stabilizing cell-free nucleic acids. The method includes providing a composition and applying the composition to a biological sample as a stabilizing agent for the cell-free nucleic acids contained in the biological sample. The composition includes at least one buffering compound that buffers to a pH value of 7 or below, at least one anticoagulant and urotropin in aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sarstedt AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Kämper, Tim Kinitz
  • PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR THE STABILIZATION OF CELL-FREE NUCLEIC ACIDS AND CELLS
    Publication number: 20210310045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for use as a stabilizer and a method for stabilizing biological samples, in particular of whole blood, in particular for stabilizing the content and the integrity of cell-free nucleic acids. The composition has, in aqueous solution, at least one buffer substance, which buffers to a pH value of 7 or less, preferably 3.5 to 7.0, at least one chelating agent for divalent cations and urotropine, optionally PEG, or consists thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Kämper, Tim Kinitz