Patents by Inventor Dennis H. Spector

Dennis H. Spector 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).

  • Proliferated neuron progenitor cell product and process
    Patent number: 5411883
    Abstract: This invention is based on the development of procedures for isolation and proliferation of neuron progenitor cells and is directed to growth, storage, production and implantation of proliferated neuron progenitor cells. The isolation and culture methods are designed to proliferate mammalian ventral mesencephalon neuron progenitor cells in vitro to produce a culture which differentiates to produce dopamine-producing cells. The products of this invention include a culture containing neuron progenitor cells, preferably, grown as aggregates in suspension cultures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Somatix Therapy Corporation
    Inventors: Barbara D. Boss, Dennis H. Spector