Patents by Inventor Jackie S. Beesley

Jackie S. Beesley 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).

  • Therapeutic uses for mesenchymal stromal cells
    Publication number: 20040208858
    Abstract: Human mesenchymal stromal cells can be induced to differentiate into oligodendrocytes and neurons, respectively. For these cell types, therefore, MSCs can be a therapeutic source, either in vitro or in vivo, in the context of treating pathologies of the central nervous system which are characterized by neuron loss, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and stroke, as well as head trauma, or by dysfunction in ganglioside storage or demyelinization, such as Tay-Sachs disease, G1 gangliosidosis, metachromatic leukodystrophy, and multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Gihan Tennekoon, Andrew J. Coyle, Judith Grinspan, Jackie S. Beesley
  • Therapeutic uses for mesenchymal stromal cells
    Patent number: 6673606
    Abstract: Human mesenchymal stromal cells can be induced to differentiate into oligodendrocytes and neurons, respectively. For these cell types, therefore, MSCs can be a therapeutic source, either in vitro or in vivo, in the context of treating pathologies of the central nervous system which are characterized by neuron loss, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and stroke, as well as head trauma, or by dysfunction in ganglioside storage or demyelinization, such as Tay-Sachs disease, G1 gangliosidosis, metachromatic leukodystrophy, and multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Inventors: Gihan Tennekoon, Andrew J. Coyle, Judith Grinspan, Jackie S. Beesley