Patents by Inventor Michael Pitone

Michael Pitone 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).

  • Mild enrichment of foetal cells from peripheral blood and use thereof
    Publication number: 20030180762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a procedure for high enrichment of fetal cells as a product, whereby after a withdrawal of maternal blood, the blood fraction and centrifugation, an antibody cocktail with Anti-w, Anti-r antibodies, which specifically bond to transferring receptor molecules as antigens of the surfaces of nucleated stem cells of red blood corpuscles, and Anti-i antibodies, which specifically bond to Antigen-i as antigens of the surfaces of nucleated stem cells of red blood corpuscles, and/or Anti i plus antibodies, which specifically bond to intracellular structures of fetal stem cells and/or the intracellular molecules of fetal stem cells and/or membrane fragments of fetal stem cells is added and fetal cells with 105 to 107 enrichment are separated from the cell preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Tuma, Gerd Bunger, Michael Pitone, Heinrich Burrichter