Patents by Inventor Elly TANAKA

Elly TANAKA 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).

  • Method for producing polarized retinal progenitor cells from pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation into retinal pigment epithelium cells
    Patent number: 9249390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and components for producing polarized retinal progenitor cells (RPC) from pluripotent stem cells in high yield and purity. The polarized retinal progenitor cells are preferably further differentiated with high efficiency and speed into retinal pigment epithelium cells (RPE cells). The cells obtained are particularly suitable for use in cell transplantation or in the generation of transplant tissue and are particularly applicable to screening systems for substances that modulate the function of polarized retinal progenitor cells and/or RPE cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Technische Universitat Dresden
    Inventors: Yu Zhu, Elly Tanaka
  • Method for Producing Polarized Retinal Progenitor Cells from Pluripotent Stem Cells and their Differentiation into Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells
    Publication number: 20110269173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and components for producing polarized retinal progenitor cells (RPC) from pluripotent stem cells in high yield and purity. The polarized retinal progenitor cells are preferably further differentiated with high efficiency and speed into retinal pigment epithelium cells (RPE cells). The cells obtained are particularly suitable for use in cell transplantation or in the generation of transplant tissue and are particularly applicable to screening systems for substances that modulate the function of polarized retinal progenitor cells and/or RPE cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Technische Universität Dresden
    Inventors: Yu ZHU, Elly TANAKA