Patents by Inventor Nadim El-Awar

Nadim El-Awar 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 and composition for isolating white cell elements
    Patent number: 4797475
    Abstract: A composition of matter and method for using the composition of matter to isolate various cell elements from a heterogeneous cell suspension in a simple one step procedure. The composition is a monoclonal antibody mixture including complement and a non-toxic density gradient media. The composition provides a negative selection technique in which undesired subpopulation cells are lysed and separated from the desired cell subpopulation. The invention has particular application to isolation of white cell elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Paul I. Terasaki, Jimmy Loon, Steven Hardiwidjaja, Nadim El-Awar