Patents by Inventor Frederick C. Pearson

Frederick C. Pearson 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).

  • In vitro cultivation of horseshoe crab amebocytes
    Patent number: 4229541
    Abstract: A culture medium for cultivating horseshoe crab amebocytes, called Limulus amebocytes, composed of inorganic salts, vitamins, amino acids, and carbon sources including glucose is given. The process for cultivating the Limulus amebocytes depends on maintaining a pH between 6.5 and 9.0 while agitating the medium. Production of Limulus lysate from these cells is an eventual goal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick C. Pearson