Patents by Inventor John C. Lane

John C. Lane 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).

  • Method to enhance TPA production
    Patent number: 5210037
    Abstract: A medium supplement which promotes the secretion of tPA from cells producing this protein natively or by virtue of recombinant transformation without the concomitant addition of contaminating proteins is described. Autoclaved brain/heart infusion preparations contribute virtually no extraneous proteins to the medium but greatly enhance the secretion of tPA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Centocor Incorporated
    Inventors: Randall G. Rupp, John C. Lane
  • Method for inducing hypoxia at low simulated altitudes
    Patent number: 5101819
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for inducing hypoxia in persons comprising a hypobaric chamber and means to introduce excess nitrogen into the atmosphere of the chamber, where hypoxia is induced by lowering the pressure within the chamber to a pressure equivalent to a high altitude, but less than 18,000 feet, and introducing an excess amount of nitrogen gas into the chamber, thus lowering the partial pressure of oxygen within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Inventor: John C. Lane