Patents by Inventor Michelina Iacovino

Michelina Iacovino 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).

  • Platelet bioreactor
    Publication number: 20070243608
    Abstract: Platelets are produced in a bioreactor in which hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are cultured to produce megakaryoctye progenitors, megakaryocytes, and platelets. The HSCs are stably genetically engineered to express HoxA2 or HoxB2 which induces HSC proliferation and promotes generation of megakaryocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Kyba, Michelina Iacovino