Patents by Inventor Masahiro Mae

Masahiro Mae 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).

  • Delivery of gene products to the lung parenchyma via gene transfer to the pleura
    Publication number: 20030223962
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a method of transferring a gene product to non-pleural tissue in a mammal, wherein a vector comprising an exogenous nucleic acid sequence which encodes a gene product is administered directly to the pleural cavity, the vector transfects pleural tissue cells, the exogenous nucleic acid sequence is expressed to produce the gene product, and the gene product contacts non-pleural tissue, thereby transferring the gene product to the non-pleural tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Crystal, Masahiro Mae