Patents by Inventor Locksley Earl McGann

Locksley Earl McGann 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 of cryopreserving stem cells
    Patent number: 9078429
    Abstract: A non-linear cooling cryopreservation method for improving cryopreservation protocols for cells that involves producing a simulation of cellular responses to a range of cooling parameters; determining optimal cooling parameters required to minimize cryoinjury to the cells using simulation of cellular responses and experimental results; and incorporating optimal parameters into the protocol. The simulation is based on mathematical models of cellular parameters. A non-linear cooling cryopreservation protocol for cryopreserving stem cells is also disclosed that does not require cryoprotectants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Locksley Earl McGann, Janet Anne Wade Elliott, Lisa Ula Ross-Rodriguez
  • CRYOPRESERVATION OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
    Publication number: 20150150239
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to methods and compositions for the cryopreservation and/or vitrification of tissue including articular cartilage and the preparation of said tissue for clinical or research use, including but not limited to joint replacement and the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Nadr Mohamed JOMHA, Locksley Earl MCGANN, Janet Anne Wade ELLIOTT, Garson LAW, Fraser FORBES, Alireza ABAZARI TORGHABEH, Babak MAGHDOORI, Andrew WEISS
  • Cryopreservation of articular cartilage
    Patent number: 8758988
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to methods and compositions for the cryopreservation and/or vitrification of tissue including articular cartilage and the preparation of said tissue for clinical or research use, including but not limited to joint replacement and the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Nadr Mohamed Jomha, Locksley Earl McGann, Janet Anne Wade Elliott, Garson Law, Fraser Forbes, Alireza Abazari Torgabeh, Babak Maghdoori, Andrew Weiss
  • CRYOPRESERVATION OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
    Publication number: 20120264211
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to methods and compositions for the cryopreservation and/or vitrification of tissue including articular cartilage and the preparation of said tissue for clinical or research use, including but not limited to joint replacement and the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Nadr Mohamed Jomha, Locksley Earl McGann, Janet Anne Wade Elliott, Garson Law, Fraser Forbes, Alireza Abazari Torgabeh, Babak Maghdoori, Andrew Weiss