Patents by Inventor Cedrick Blanpain

Cedrick Blanpain 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).

  • Method for isolating a self-renewing, multipotent, slow-cycling cell
    Patent number: 7829336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for isolating infrequently-dividing, slow-cycling cells, a feature which is typical of stem cells in their niche. The methods of the present invention are advantageously used as classical stem cells can be isolated. Further provided are methods for generating clonal populations and inhibiting the differentiation of these cells. In addition markers for distinguishing these cells from progenitor cells are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: The Rockefeller University
    Inventors: Elaine Fuchs, Tudorita Tumbar, Cedrick Blanpain, William E. Lowry
  • Method For Isolating A Self-Renewing, Multipotent, Slow-Cycling Cell
    Publication number: 20080047026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for isolating infrequently-dividing, slow-cycling cells, a feature which is typical of stem cells in their niche. The methods of the present invention are advantageously used as classical stem cells can be isolated. Further provided are methods for generating clonal populations and inhibiting the differentiation of these cells. In addition markers for distinguishing these cells from progenitor cells are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Elaine Fuchs, Tudorita Tumbar, Cedrick Blanpain, William E. Lowry