Patents by Inventor Debiao Zhao

Debiao Zhao 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 primate pluripotent cells to hepatocyte-lineage cells
    Patent number: 8148151
    Abstract: Methods for differentiating primate pluripotent stem cells into hepatocyte-lineage cells are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods utilize sequential culturing of the primate pluripotent stem cells in certain growth factors to produce hepatocyte-lineage cells. In certain embodiments, the population of cells produced by the methods is further enriched for hepatocyte-lineage cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Geron Corporation, The University Court of the University of Edinburgh
    Inventors: Debiao Zhao, Anish Sen Majumdar, David C. Hay, Wei Cui
  • DIFFERENTIATION OF PRIMATE PLURIPOTENT CELLS TO HEPATOCYTE-LINEAGE CELLS
    Publication number: 20100086999
    Abstract: Methods for differentiating primate pluripotent stem cells into hepatocyte-lineage cells are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods utilize sequential culturing of the primate pluripotent stem cells in certain growth factors to produce hepatocyte-lineage cells. In certain embodiments, the population of cells produced by the methods is further enriched for hepatocyte-lineage cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Debiao Zhao, Anish Sen Majumdar, David C. Hay, Wei Cui