Patents by Inventor Francis Herodin

Francis Herodin 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).

  • Cell culture chamber and bioreactor for extracorporeal culture of animal cells
    Publication number: 20040132175
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cell culture chamber having at least two planar filtering membranes with different cut-off, delimited by an envelope with axis of symmetry formed by an outer lateral wall, two end walls and inlet ports and outlet ports for dynamic liquid media, and a bioreactor containing the culture chamber for extracorporeal culture of animal cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Jerome Vetillard, Francis Herodin, Richard Caterini
  • Pharmaceutical composition and uses therefor
    Patent number: 5925344
    Abstract: The invention provides use of interleukin-6 in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of consumptive thrombohemorrhagic disorder. The invention also provides use of interleukin-6 in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of a dysfunction associated with a reduced level of at least one acute phase protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Applied Research Systems ARS Holdings NV
    Inventors: Armaud Ythier, Jean-Claude Mestries, Francis Herodin, Serge Martin