Patents by Inventor Deborah Lieu

Deborah Lieu 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).

  • LABEL-FREE IDENTIFICATION OF STEM CELL-DIFFERENTIATED CELLS
    Publication number: 20180334654
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for isolation of a stem-cell derived differentiated cell, which method entails illuminating an incident light onto a plurality of stem-cell derived cells that comprise at least an undifferentiated cell and a differentiated cell possessing a noncentrosymmetric structure, wherein the differentiated cell generates second-harmonic light from the incident light; and isolating the differentiated cell identified by the second-harmonic light. Devices for carrying out the methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: James W. Chan, Deborah Lieu
  • Label-free identification of stem cell-differentiated cells
    Patent number: 9879224
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for isolation of a stem-cell derived differentiated cell, which method entails illuminating an incident light onto a plurality of stem-cell derived cells that comprise at least an undifferentiated cell and a differentiated cell possessing a noncentrosymmetric structure, wherein the differentiated cell generates second-harmonic light from the incident light; and isolating the differentiated cell identified by the second-harmonic light. Devices for carrying out the methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: James W. Chan, Deborah Lieu
  • LABEL-FREE IDENTIFICATION OF STEM CELL-DIFFERENTIATED CELLS
    Publication number: 20140273207
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for isolation of a stem-cell derived differentiated cell, which method entails illuminating an incident light onto a plurality of stem-cell derived cells that comprise at least an undifferentiated cell and a differentiated cell possessing a noncentrosymmetric structure, wherein the differentiated cell generates second-harmonic light from the incident light; and isolating the differentiated cell identified by the second-harmonic light. Devices for carrying out the methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: James W. Chan, Deborah Lieu