Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Franses

Joseph W. Franses 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).

  • Compositions and Uses to Govern Cancer Cell Growth
    Publication number: 20150196687
    Abstract: The invention relates to composition and a method of using the composition for modulting proliferation, invasiveness, the expression of a biomarker of an abnormal cell, of reducing the risk of patient cell becoming abnormal, or of modulating proliferation of a carcinoma-associated fibroblast or of a tumor-associated macrophage. The invention also relates to a method of culturing the composition to produce molecules that modulate abnormal cell proliferation, invasiveness, or metastasis. The composition comprises a biocompatible matrix and cells engrafted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph W. Franses, Elazer R. Edelman, Angelo Manuel De Almeida Cardoso, Helen Marie Nugent
  • Methods and Compositions for Managing Cancer Cell Growth
    Publication number: 20120027858
    Abstract: The invention relates to composition and a method of using the composition for modulating proliferation, invasiveness, the expression of a biomarker of an abnormal cell, of reducing the risk of a patient cell becoming abnormal, or of modulating proliferation of a carcinoma-associated fibroblast or of a tumor-associated macrophage. The invention also relates to a method of culturing the composition to produce molecules that modulate abnormal cell proliferation, invasiveness, or metastasis. The composition comprises a biocompatible matrix and cells engrafted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Joseph W. Franses, Elazer R. Edelman, Angelo Manuel De Almeida Cardoso, Helen Marie Nugent