Patents by Inventor Francesco Franceschi

Francesco Franceschi 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).

  • Compositions, devices and methods for the control in vitro of chemical microambient in cell cultures
    Patent number: 11920153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a polymeric matrix or a gel containing functional enzymes capable of re-creating under culture conditions the cell microenvironment existing in vivo. The present invention also relates to devices for cell cultures comprising such compositions, in particular hydrogel and the use thereof to control the chemical microenvironment of a cell culture or mimic physiological or pathological conditions of the in vivo cells. The compositions and the devices described herein could be also used in vitro for evaluating the therapeutic effect of a compound on a determined cell line or on primary cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna
    Inventors: Stefania Rapino, Francesco Zerbetto, Gastone Castellani, Stefano Salvioli, Beatrice Fraboni, Isabella Zironi, Maria Conte, Claudio Franceschi, Daniela Salvatore, Maila Becconi
  • Target device
    Patent number: D662204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Francesco Franceschi, Michael Sauer, Martin Oberlaender, Bodo Kreidler, Juergen Bogenschuetz