Patents by Inventor Harafumi Sugai

Harafumi Sugai 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: 20080085554
    Abstract: A culture medium for preparation of feeder cells for embryonic stem cells, which can efficiently establish feeder cells for use in culture of embryonic stem cells including human's from limited donor-derived materials and culture them in a condition of a reduced risk of infection, is provided. Further, a preparation method of feeder cells, which is relatively safe even when subjected to coculture with embryonic stem cells including human's, and the resulting feeder cells therefrom are provided. With the culture medium for preparation of feeder cells for embryonic stem cells comprising at least a serum albumin and insulin in a basal medium, a cell population comprising at least one kind of cells selected from fetal skin fibroblasts, fetal myofibroblasts, fetal lung fibroblasts, fetal epithelial cells, fetal endothelial cells, adult skin fibroblasts, adult lung fibroblasts, adult epithelial cells and endothelial cells which can become feeder cells for embryonic stem cells can be stably proliferated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Norio Nakatsuji, Hirofumi Suemori, Isao Asaka, Harafumi Sugai, Reiko Okamoto