Patents by Inventor Bernd Seilheimer

Bernd Seilheimer 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).

  • Endocrine cell stimulation by neurotrophic agents
    Patent number: 5229365
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the stimulation of an endocrine cell, in particular a pancreatic cell or its precursor, to grow and divide upon exposure to a neurotrophic agent such as nerve growth factor, laminin or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Michel Polak, Bernd Seilheimer, Huntington Potter