Patents Assigned to Lifecord, Inc.
  • Bioartificial liver system using bioreactor packed with gel beads
    Patent number: 8329457
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bioartificial liver system comprising a fixed-bed bioreactor packed with gel beads containing hepatocytes of an animal, a plasma reservoir, a plasma separator, and an efflux chamber, wherein the plasma reservoir is located at a position higher than the bioreactor, a ventilation filter in contact with atmosphere is provided at the top of the plasma reservoir, and the top of the plasma reservoir is directly connected to the efflux chamber via a connecting line. The inventive system satisfactorily performs the essential liver functions without the problems of gel bead damage or channeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignees: Lifecord Inc.
    Inventors: Jung Keug Park, Sung Koo Kim, Suk Koo Lee, Young-Jin Kim, Doo-Hoon Lee, Ji-Hyun Lee, Hee-Hoon Yoon, Jae-Nam Ryu, Choon-Hyuck Kwon, Jeong-Kwon Noh, Hey-Jung Park
  • Method for isolating and culturing multipotent progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood
    Patent number: 7816137
    Abstract: Since the multipotent progenitor/stem cells isolated and cultured from the cord blood-derived mononuclear cells according to the method of the present invention are capable of differentiating into several types of cells including neurons, osteoblasts, myoblasts, endothelial cells, hepatocytes and dendritic cells, they can be effectively used for a cell therapy, a cell restoration technique or an organ production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignees: Lifecord Inc.
    Inventors: Myoung Woo Lee, Young Jin Kim, Jeong Eun Choi, Mal Sook Yang, Young Joon Moon, Sun Kyung Kim, Hugh Chul Kim, Joon Seong Park, In Keun Jang
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ASEPTIC CAPSULES
    Publication number: 20100219545
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method of aseptically manufacturing cell-immobilizing capsules, the apparatus comprising a multi-nozzle assembly and a double mesh system for the washing and size-selection of the capsules, and thus, the production, washing, selection and recovery of the capsules can be easily conducted under an aseptic condition in an integrated fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicants: LIFECORD INC.
    Inventor: Jung Keug Park
  • Method for the preparation of a dermal papilla tissue having hair follicle inductive potency
    Patent number: 7635589
    Abstract: The inventive method for the preparation of a dermal papilla tissue in accordance with the present invention makes it possible to form a quantity of the dermal papilla tissues having hair follicle inductive ability, and accordingly, it can be effectively used for the treatment of alopecia through cell transplantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignees: Lifecord Inc., Corp.
    Inventors: Jung-Keug Park, Doo-Hoon Lee, Hee-Hoon Yoon, Youn-Ho Shin, Young Jin Kim
  • CD8?lymphoid dendritic cell differentiated from human hematopoietic stem cell and a method for differentiation
    Patent number: 7390658
    Abstract: Lymphoid dendritic cells with immunophenotype CD8?+ can be produced by a method which comprises culturing human hematopoietic stem cells in a medium containing GM-CSF, followed by culturing in a medium containing IFN-?, the lymphoid dendritic cells being useful in various immunotherapies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignees: Lifecord, Inc., FCB-Pharmicell Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Soo Kim, Kyung-Bock Lee, Hugh-Chul Kim