Patents by Inventor David H. McKenna, Jr.

David H. McKenna, Jr. 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).

  • Differentiation of multi-lineage progenitor cells to respiratory epithelial cells
    Patent number: 7727763
    Abstract: Fetal blood multi-lineage progenitor cells that are capable of a wide spectrum of transdifferentiation are described, as well as methods of differentiating the progenitor cells into type II alveolar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignees: BioE, LLC, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: David H. McKenna, Jr., Barbara M. Tigges, Michael J. Berger