Patents by Inventor Melvin Susumu Oka

Melvin Susumu Oka 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).

  • Serum-free culture medium for drosphila insect cells
    Patent number: 5641678
    Abstract: The invention provides serum-free media for the culture of drosophila insect cells. The serum-free media of the invention comprise a basal medium to which is added yeast hydrolysate, and albumin or dextran. In another embodiment of the invention, albumin hydrolysate is added to the basal medium, in addition to the aforementioned compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Luciano Ramos, Amy Anne Murnane, Melvin Susumu Oka