Patents by Inventor Laura Whritenour Schrum

Laura Whritenour Schrum 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).

  • INCREASED AQUAPORIN EXPRESSION ON CELLULAR MEMBRANE TO IMPROVE CRYOPRESERVATION EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20150024406
    Abstract: A method of storing mammalian cells or tissue (e.g., liver cells or hepatocytes) for subsequent use comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the cells or tissue in vitro to a choleretic agent in an effective amount; (b) combining said cells or tissue with a cryopreservative; (c) freezing said cells or tissue, and then (d) storing said frozen cells or tissue in frozen form for subsequent use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Robin N. Coger-Simmons, Laura Whritenour Schrum, Balasubramanian Karthik Kumar, Charles Lee