Patents by Inventor Jong Eun Ihm

Jong Eun Ihm 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).

  • Publication number: 20100285579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a preantral follicle-derived embryonic stem cell and a preantral follicle-derived embryonic stem cell. The present method comprises the steps of (a) obtaining a preantral follicle from mammalian ovaries; (b) growing the preantral follicle in vitro; (c) maturing an oocyte in vitro present in the cultured preantral follicle; (d) activating the matured oocyte for parthenogenesis; (e) culturing the activated oocyte to form a blastocyst; and (f) culturing inner cell mass (ICM) cells of the blastocyst to produce the preantral follicle-derived embryonic stem cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jeong Mook Lim, Jae Yong Han, Hee Bal Kim, Seung Tae Lee, Jong Eun Ihm