Patents by Inventor Albrecht Stroh

Albrecht Stroh 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for controlling cellular development
    Patent number: 10711242
    Abstract: According to one aspect and example, a method for facilitating cellular interactions in biological tissue provides controllable activation of a selected type of stem cell among a plurality of cell types present in the tissue. The method includes various steps including the introduction of a microbial opsin into a region of the tissue that includes a selected type of stem cell, by expressing the microbial opsin in the stem cell. A light source is then introduced near the stem cell, and the light source is used to controllably activate the light source to direct pulses of illumination from the light source to the selected type of stem cell, for selectively controlling the growth and development of the stem cell in a manner that is independent of the growth and development of the other types of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Albrecht Stroh, M. Bret Schneider, Raag D. Airan
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CELLULAR DEVELOPMENT
    Publication number: 20170211040
    Abstract: According to one aspect and example, a method for facilitating cellular interactions in biological tissue provides controllable activation of a selected type of stem cell among a plurality of cell types present in the tissue. The method includes various steps including the introduction of a microbial opsin into a region of the tissue that includes a selected type of stem cell, by expressing the microbial opsin in the stem cell. A light source is then introduced near the stem cell, and the light source is used to controllably activate thejight source to direct pulses of illumination from the light source to the selected type of stem cell, for selectively controlling the growth and development of the stem cell in a manner that is independent of the growth and development of the other types of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Albrecht Stroh, M. Bret Schneider, Raag D. Airan
  • Apparatus and Methods for Controlling Cellular Development
    Publication number: 20130330816
    Abstract: According to one aspect and example, a method for facilitating cellular interactions in biological tissue provides controllable activation of a selected type of stem cell among a plurality of cell types present in the tissue. The method includes various steps including the introduction of a microbial opsin into a region of the tissue that includes a selected type of stem cell, by expressing the microbial opsin the stem cell. A light source is then introduced near the stem cell, and the light source is used to controllably activate the light source to direct pulses of illumination from the light source to the selected type of stem cell, for selectively controlling the growth and development of the stem cell in a manner that is independent of the growth and development of the other types of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Albrecht Stroh, M. Bret Schneider, Raag D. Airan
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CELLULAR DEVELOPMENT
    Publication number: 20110159562
    Abstract: According to one aspect and example, a method for facilitating cellular interactions in biological tissue provides controllable activation of a selected type of stem cell among a plurality of cell types present in the tissue. The method includes various steps including the introduction of a microbial opsin into a region of the tissue that includes a selected type of stem cell, by expressing the microbial opsin in the stem cell. A light source is then introduced near the stem cell, and the light source is used to controllably activate the light source to direct pulses of illumination from the light source to the selected type of stem cell, for selectively controlling the growth and development of the stem cell in a manner that is independent of the growth and development of the other types of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Albrecht Stroh, M. Bret Schneider, Raag D. Airan