Patents Examined by Leon B. Crankford, Jr.
  • Culture device and method for eukaryotic cell transfection
    Patent number: 7125709
    Abstract: A cell culture device for transfecting a eukaryotic cell is disclosed. The cell culture/transfection device may be a multiwell plate or slide which has been coated with a metal salt such as CaCl2. Methods of using the cell culture device to transfect mammalian cells and/or to monitor cell transfection are described. Kits are also described which include the cell transfection device, eukaryotic cells to be transformed and nucleic acid for transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu Tanaka, Lei Yu, Shouping Ji