Patents by Inventor Annegret Schumacher

Annegret Schumacher 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).

  • METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS INTO CELLS EXPRESSING AQP-1
    Publication number: 20130268060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of differentiating a human embryonic stem (ES) cell into a cell, specifically a renal epithelial cell, expressing AQP-I. The methods disclosed comprise culturing human ES cells in a renal specific medium in the presence of an extracellular matrix molecule. The cells produced according to said method can be used to treat renal related disorders such as renal failure, nephrosis, Bright's disease and glomerulitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Karl M. Schumacher, Jackie Y. Ying, Annegret Schumacher, Karthikeyan Narayanan, Gunter Maubach
  • Method for differentiating embryonic stem cells into cells expressing AQP-1
    Patent number: 8481316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of differentiating a human embryonic stem (ES) cell into a cell, specifically a renal epithelial cell, expressing AQP-I. The methods disclosed comprise culturing human ES cells in a renal specific medium in the presence of an extracellular matrix molecule. The cells produced according to said method can be used to treat renal related disorders such as renal failure, nephrosis, Bright's disease and glomerulitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Karl M. Schumacher, Jackie Y. Ying, Annegret Schumacher, Karthikeyan Narayanan, Gunter Maubach
  • METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS INTO CELLS EXPRESSING AQP-1
    Publication number: 20110070280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of differentiating a human embryonic stem (ES) cell into a cell, specifically a renal epithelial cell, expressing AQP-I. The methods disclosed comprise culturing human ES cells in a renal specific medium in the presence of an extracellular matrix molecule. The cells produced according to said method can be used to treat renal related disorders such as renal failure, nephrosis, Bright's disease and glomerulitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Karl M. Schumacher, Jackie Y. Ying, Annegret Schumacher, Karthikeyan Narayanan, Gunter Maubach