Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Shirahashi

Hitoshi Shirahashi 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).

  • Methods for maintaining hepatocytes in culture and for differentiating embryonic stem cells along a hepatocyte lineage
    Publication number: 20050170502
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and media for culturing embryonic stem (ES) cells, such as human ES cells, and directing them along the hepatic lineage. It further provides methods for maintaining hepatocytes in culture for extended periods. The invention further provides cells cultured by the methods of the invention. Additionally, the invention provides methods of transducing cells with marker proteins that will be expressed only in hepatocyte-like cells and selecting for cells expressing the marker protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Mark Zern, Hitoshi Shirahashi