Patents by Inventor Foteini Kakulas

Foteini Kakulas 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).

  • Publication number: 20180172686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assessing the infection status of a subject and in particular to a method for assessing the infection status of a subject by analysing the cellular and/or humoral composition of breastmilk from said subject. The invention has been developed primarily for use as a method for detecting infection in a breastfeeding mother and/or infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Foteini Kakulas
  • Patent number: 9468656
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing cells and in particular to a method of preparing breastmilk stem cells (BSCs) by isolation from breastmilk and subsequent culture. The invention further relates to BSCs prepared by the methods of the invention and to methods and uses thereof. In one aspect, the invention has been developed as a method for preparing and culturing BSC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Medela Holding AG
    Inventor: Foteini Kakulas
  • Patent number: 9464270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing cells and in particular to a method of preparing breastmilk stem cells (BSCs) by isolation from breastmilk and subsequent culture. The invention further relates to BSCs prepared by the methods of the invention and to methods and uses thereof. The invention has been developed primarily as a method for preparing and culturing BSC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Medela Holding AG
    Inventor: Foteini Kakulas