Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Lisa M. Treannie, Esq.
  • Methods for reprogramming somatic cells
    Patent number: 7682828
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for reprogramming somatic cells to generate multipotent or pluripotent cells. Such methods are useful for a variety of purposes, including treating or preventing a medical condition in an individual. The invention further provides methods for identifying an agent that reprograms somatic cells to a less differentiated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
    Inventors: Rudolf Jaenisch, Konrad Hochedlinger
  • Very large scale immobilized polymer synthesis
    Patent number: 6566495
    Abstract: A synthetic strategy for the creation of large scale chemical diversity. Solid-phase chemistry, photolabile protecting groups, and photolithography are used to achieve light-directed spatially-addressable parallel chemical synthesis. Binary masking techniques are utilized in one embodiment. A reactor system, photoremovable protective groups, and improved data collection and handling techniques are also disclosed. A technique for screening linker molecules is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Affymetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. A. Fodor, Lubert Stryer, J. Leighton Read, Michael C. Pirrung