Patents Examined by Tracy Vivelmore
  • Patent number: 10444233
    Abstract: A device for capturing preselected cell types from a fluid sample that includes a plurality of cell types includes a substrate, a plurality of nanowires at least one of attached to or integral with a surface of the substrate such that each nanowire of the plurality of nanowires has an unattached end, and a layer of temperature-responsive material formed on at least the unattached end of each of the plurality of nanowires. The layer of temperature-responsive material has a compact configuration at a first temperature and an expanded configuration at a second temperature so as to facilitate release of cells captured at the first temperature to be released at the second temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Riken
    Inventors: Hsian-Rong Tseng, Shuang Hou, Libo Zhao, Hsiao-Hua Yu, Shyh-Chyang Luo, Haichao Zhao
  • Patent number: 9044474
    Abstract: A method of (a) treating a lymphoproliferative disease in a subject in need thereof; (b) slowing the progression of lymphoproliferative disease in a subject who has been diagnosed with a lymphoproliferative disease; or (c) preventing or delaying development of a lymphoproliferative disease in a subject who is at risk of developing a lymphoproliferative disease. The method generally comprises administering to the individual an effective amount of a combination therapy comprising: i) at least one autophagy modulating agent, or a derivative, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or prodrug thereof; and ii) at least one CDK inhibitor agent, or a derivative, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or prodrug thereof, wherein the i) agent and the ii) agents are administered in amounts sufficient to enhance the cytotoxicity of the combination relative to the CDK inhibitor agent treatment alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: John C. Byrd, Amy J. Johnson, Emilia Mahoney, David M. Lucas, Michael R. Grever