Patents by Inventor Hongsheng Men

Hongsheng Men 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 the cryopreservation of animal cells that contain high levels of intracellular lipids
    Patent number: 8652844
    Abstract: A method for cryopreservation of animal cells with high level of intracellular lipid content, comprises the steps of conducting a delipation procedure using one or more lipolytic agent(s) and/or lipogenesis inhibitors during culture of the animal cells to stimulate the hydrolysis of intracellular lipids to reduce the lipid content, and vitrifying the treated animal cells using a modified vitrification solution and a modified warming solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: John K. Critser, Hongsheng Men
  • Methods for the Cryopreservation of Animal Cells that Contain High Levels of Intracellular Lipids
    Publication number: 20100190248
    Abstract: A method for cryopreservation of animal cells with high level of intracellular lipid content, comprises the steps of conducting a delipation procedure using one or more lipolytic agent(s) and/or lipogenesis inhibitors during culture of the animal cells to stimulate the hydrolysis of intracellular lipids to reduce the lipid content, and vitrifying the treated animal cells using a modified vitrification solution and a modified warming solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: John K. Critser, Hongsheng Men