Patents by Inventor Jennie Briard

Jennie Briard 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).

  • Small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 10004222
    Abstract: Ice recrystallization inhibitor (IRI) compounds and methods for cryopreserving umbilical cord blood are provided. The compounds are unsubstituted, mono-substituted, or di-substituted aryl-aldonamides. The methods include fractionating whole umbilical cord blood to generate a fraction comprising hematopoietic stem cells, mixing the hematopoietic stem cells with at least one IRI compound to form an IRI suspension, and freezing the IRI suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
    Inventors: Robert Ben, Chantelle J. Capicciotti, Jennie Briard
  • Small Molecule Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors And Methods Of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20150373968
    Abstract: Ice recrystallization inhibitor (IRI) compounds and methods for cryopreserving umbilical cord blood are provided. The compounds are unsubstituted, mono-substituted, or di-substituted aryl-adlonamides. The methods include fractionating whole umbilical cord blood to generate a fraction comprising hematopoietic stem cells, mixing the hematopoietic stem cells with at least one IRI compound to form an IRI suspension, and freezing the IRI suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Robert BEN, Chantelle J. CAPICCIOTTI, Jennie Briard