Patents by Inventor Paul J. Turek

Paul J. Turek 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).

  • Human multipotent germ line stem cells expressing a germ line marker and a pluripotency marker produced by co-culture of testicular tissue
    Patent number: 8673637
    Abstract: A method of in vitro maturation of adult human germ line cells in an artificial biological environment, which entails: a) isolating human spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), and optionally purifying the same; and b) co-culturing the isolated and optionally purified SSCs with a suitably adjusted Sertoli cell environment to obtain haploid germ cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Renee Reijo Pera, Paul J. Turek, Juanito Meneses, Nina Kossack
  • Isolation, characterization and differentiation of in vitro adult human germ line stem cells
    Publication number: 20100267134
    Abstract: A method of in vitro maturation of adult human germ line cells in an artificial biological environment, which entails: a) isolating human spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), and optionally purifying the same; and b) co-culturing the isolated and optionally purified SSCs with a suitably adjusted Sertoli cell environment to obtain haploid germ cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Renee Reijo Pera, Paul J. Turek, Juanito Meneses, Nina Kossack