Patents by Inventor Robert C. Deller

Robert C. Deller 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).

  • CRYOPRESERVATION OF CELLS IN ABSENCE OF VITRIFICATION INDUCING AGENTS
    Publication number: 20190059360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for cryopreserving biological material. In particular, the method comprises storing the biological material at a cryopreserving temperature in a composition comprising polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), wherein the composition is substantially free of vitrification-inducing agents such as DMSO and glycerol. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting ice recrystallisation and of reducing cell damage during the warming or thawing of a cryopreserved composition comprising biological material. The invention also relates to processes for producing a biological material, and related kits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew I. GIBSON, Robert C. DELLER
  • CRYOPRESERVATION OF CELLS IN ABSENCE OF VITRIFICATION INDUCING AGENTS
    Publication number: 20150017628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for cryopreserving biological material. In particular, the method comprises storing the biological material at a cryopreserving temperature in a composition comprising polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). wherein the composition is substantially free of vitrification-inducing agents such as DMSO and glycerol. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting ice recrystallisation and of reducing cell damage during the warming or thawing of a cryopreserved composition comprising biological material. The invention also relates to processes for producing a biological material, and related kits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
    Inventors: Matthew I. Gibson, Robert C. Deller