Patents by Inventor Kirsten Amaral

Kirsten Amaral 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).

  • HEPATOCYTE PREPARATIONS
    Publication number: 20150218513
    Abstract: Methods for preparing a variety of cell (e.g., hepatocyte) preparations and preparations so prepared are described. Uses of such preparations are described. In one embodiment, centrifugal elutriation is used to separate hepatocytes with preferred characteristics. Such hepatocyte preparations may be used for cryopreservation, multiple cryopreservations, in vitro assays, plating and other methods for which preparations of hepatocytes are useful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Mark POWERS, Rafal WITEK, Kirsten AMARAL
  • CELLULAR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE
    Publication number: 20130130374
    Abstract: Methods for preparing a variety of cell (e.g., hepatocyte) preparations and preparations so prepared are described. Uses of such preparations are described. In one embodiment, centrifugal elutriation is used to separate hepatocytes with preferred characteristics. Such hepatocyte preparations may be used for cryopreservation, multiple cryopreservations, in vitro assays, plating and other methods for which preparations of hepatocytes are useful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Powers, Rafal Witek, Kirsten Amaral