Patents by Inventor Megan Fitzgerald

Megan Fitzgerald 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).

  • OLIGONUCLEOTIDE TARGETING STRATEGY FOR cccDNA
    Publication number: 20180179542
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides oligonucleotide compositions that target the covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Also disclosed herein are methods for treating a subject diagnosed with, or suspected of having an HBV infection and/or an HBV-associated disorder, e.g., chronic hepatitis B infection, liver failure or cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Alios Biopharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei Gryaznov, Megan Fitzgerald, Antitsa Dimitrova Stoycheva, Jin Hong
  • Automated method and apparatus for embryonic stem cell culture
    Patent number: 8815585
    Abstract: The invention concerns methods for automated culture of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) such as human ESCs. In some aspects, methods of the invention employ optimized culture media and limited proteolytic treatment of cells to separate cell clusters for expansion. Automated systems for passage and expansion of ESCs are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Cellular Dynamics International, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Beardsley, Veit Bergendahl, Megan Fitzgerald, Christine Daigh
  • AUTOMATED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL CULTURE
    Publication number: 20130316445
    Abstract: The invention concerns methods for automated culture of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) such as human ESCs. In some aspects, methods of the invention employ optimized culture media and limited proteolytic treatment of cells to separate cell clusters for expansion. Automated systems for passage and expansion of ESCs are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Cellular Dynamics International, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel BEARDSLEY, Veit BERGENDAHL, Megan FITZGERALD, Christine DAIGH
  • AUTOMATED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL CULTURE
    Publication number: 20090029462
    Abstract: The invention concerns methods for automated culture of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) such as human ESCs. In some aspects, methods of the invention employ optimized culture media and limited proteolytic treatment of cells to separate cell clusters for expansion. Automated systems for passage and expansion of ESCs are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Nathaniel Beardsley, Veit Bergendahl, Megan Fitzgerald, Christine Daigh