Patents by Inventor R. Scott McIvor

R. Scott McIvor 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 for selective engraftment of drug-resistant hematopoietic stem cells
    Patent number: 6485722
    Abstract: A method to increase the efficiency of hematopoietic stem cell engraftment in vivo is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: R. Scott McIvor, Rohaizah I. James, Chad May
  • Composition for delivery of compounds to cells
    Publication number: 20020115216
    Abstract: The present invention provides cationic polymers that include a primary amine and a targeting group covalently bound to the primary amine, wherein the targeting group targets a cell of interest by interacting with the surface of the cell. The invention also provides molecular complexes that include a polyethyleneimine and a targeting group covalently bound to a primary amine of the polyethyleneimine, and a biologically active compound. The invention further provides methods for delivering a biologically active compound to a vertebrate cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Clifford J. Steer, Betsy T. Kren, Cheryle Linehan-Stieers, R. Scott McIvor, Perry B. Hackett
  • METHOD TO PREPARE DRUG-RESISTANT, NON-MALIGNANT HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS
    Publication number: 20020081733
    Abstract: A method to prepare drug-resistant, non-malignant hematopoietic cells is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: CATHERINE M. VERFAILLIE, R. SCOTT MCIVOR, ROBERT C. ZHAO