Patents by Inventor Damien Harkin

Damien Harkin 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).

  • Mammalian cell culture medium
    Patent number: 8911997
    Abstract: A cell culture medium and system are provided which eliminate or at least reduce the requirement for exogenous components such as serum and feeder cells. The cell culture medium comprises an IGF and vitronectin or fibronectin and, optionally an IGFBP, and is particularly suitable for propagating keratinocytes for subsequent use in skin growth and regeneration. This invention also relates to compositions and methods for skin growth and regeneration in situ, which utilize aerosol delivery of cultured keratinocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Queensland University of Technology
    Inventors: Zee Upton, Damien Harkin, David Leavesley
  • FEEDER CELL-FREE CULTURE MEDIUM AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100316613
    Abstract: A cell culture medium and system are provided which eliminates or at least reduces the need for feeder cells. The cell culture medium comprises one or more factors that are normally secreted and/or produced by a feeder cell and a synthetic chimeric protein comprising IGF-I and a portion of vitronectin. The cell culture medium is particularly suitable for propagating human embryonic stem cells and keratinocytes. This invention also relates to compositions and methods which utilize the cells cultured in the cell culture medium of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Zee Upton, David Leavesley, Sean Dennis Richards, Luke Bryant Cormack, Damien Harkin
  • Skin regeneration system
    Publication number: 20060233764
    Abstract: A cell culture medium and system are provided which eliminate or at least reduce the requirement for exogenous components such as serum and feeder cells. The cell culture medium comprises an IGF and vitronectin or fibronectin and, optionally an IGFBP, and is particularly suitable for propagating keratinocytes for subsequent use in skin growth and regeneration. This invention also relates to compositions and methods for skin growth and regeneration in situ, which utilize aerosol delivery of cultured keratinocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Zee Upton, Damien Harkin, David Leavesley