Patents by Inventor Henry J. Klassen

Henry J. Klassen 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).

  • TOPOGRAPHICALLY ENGINEERED STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20100318193
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions including a cell contacting surface or film comprising nanotopography of nanofibers, nanotubes, nanochannels, microchannels or microwells, which are capable of enhancing or promoting cell differentiation or cell viability. The compositions are useful as medical implants, including orthopedic implants, dental implants, cardiovascular implants, neurological implants, neurovascular implants, gastrointestinal implants, muscular implants, and ocular implants. The present invention also provides methods of treating a patient in need of such an implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Tejal A. Desai, Sarah Tao, Michael Young, Henry J. Klassen
  • Ocular Scaffolds and Methods for Subretinal Repair of Bruch's Membrane
    Publication number: 20090306772
    Abstract: The present invention provides ocular scaffolds composed of poly (e-caprolactone) configured to be inserted into the sub-retinal space of a subject, as well as methods for treating eye disease (e.g., age-related macular degeneration) with such scaffolds. The present invention also provides methods of making such scaffolds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Sarah L. Tao, Henry J. Klassen, Michael J. Young
  • ISOLATION AND TRANSPLANTATION OF RETINAL STEM CELLS
    Publication number: 20090104694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the isolation, in vitro propagation, and transplantation and integration of non-pigmented retinal stem cells derived from the neuroretina of the eye, ex vivo and in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Schepens Eye Research Institute
    Inventors: Michael J. Young, Henry J. Klassen, Marie A. Shatos, Keiko Mizumoto
  • Isolation and transplantation of retinal stem cells
    Patent number: 7514259
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the isolation, in vitro propagation, and transplantation and integration of non-pigmented retinal stem cells derived from the neuroretina of the eye, ex vivo and in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Schepens Eye Research Institute
    Inventors: Michael J. Young, Henry J. Klassen, Marie A. Shatos, Keiko Mizumoto
  • Isolation and transplantation of retinal stem cells
    Publication number: 20030207450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the isolation, in vitro propagation, and transplantation and integration of non-pigmented retinal stem cells derived from the neuroretina of the eye, ex vivo and in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Michael J. Young, Henry J. Klassen, Marie A. Shatos, Keiko Mizumoto