Patents by Inventor Petra Kraus

Petra Kraus 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 of effecting de-differentiation of a cell
    Patent number: 9102920
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of effecting de-differentiation of an at least partially differentiated cell or of maintaining pluripotency and/or self-renewing characteristics of an undifferentiated cell. The method comprises increasing the amount or the activity of an Err protein, or a functional fragment thereof, in the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Bo Feng, Jianming Jiang, Huck Hui Ng, Thomas Lufkin, Petra Kraus
  • METHOD OF EFFECTING DE-DIFFERENTIATION OF A CELL
    Publication number: 20110165570
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of effecting de-differentiation of an at least partially differentiated cell or of maintaining pluripotency and/or self-renewing characteristics of an undifferentiated cell. The method comprises increasing the amount or the activity of an Err protein, or a functional fragment thereof, in the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Bo Feng, Jianming Jiang, Huck Hui Ng, Thomas Lufkin, Petra Kraus