Patents by Inventor Britney Pennington

Britney Pennington 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).

  • Methods and compositions for the rapid production of retinal pigmented epithelial cells from pluripotent cells
    Patent number: 9458428
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of cell culture, specifically, the derivation of retinal pigmented epithelial cells from pluripotent cells. The invention comprises the use of various cell culture medium supplements, medium formulations, and methods of using such medium supplements and formulations, in order to effect the rapid differentiation of pluripotent cells into retinal pigmented epithelial cells with very high yields. The invention further includes cell culture media formulations for the efficient maintenance, propagation, and maturation of cultured retinal pigmented epithelial cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Dennis Clegg, David Buchholz, Roxanne Croze, Britney Pennington, Peter Coffey, Lyndsay Leach
  • Methods and Compositions for the Rapid Production of Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells from Pluripotent Cells
    Publication number: 20150175964
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of cell culture, specifically, the derivation of retinal pigmented epithelial cells from pluripotent cells. The invention comprises the use of various cell culture medium supplements, medium formulations, and methods of using such medium supplements and formulations, in order to effect the rapid differentiation of pluripotent cells into retinal pigmented epithelial cells with very high yields. The invention further includes cell culture media formulations for the efficient maintenance, propagation, and maturation of cultured retinal pigmented epithelial cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Dennis Clegg, David Buchholz, Roxanne Croze, Britney Pennington, Peter Coffey, Lyndsay Leach