Patents by Inventor Raymond F. Sekula

Raymond F. Sekula 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 Harvesting, Isolating, and Culturing Neural Stem Cells and Related Methods of Treating a Patient
    Publication number: 20100055079
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing purified neural stem cells, comprising harvesting fluid containing neural stem cells from cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the spinal cord of an individual, isolating the neural stem cells from the fluid, culturing the neural stem cells in a culture medium effective to induce proliferation of the neural stem cells and purifying the cultured neural stem cells. Also provided is a method of treating a patient afflicted with a neurological condition, in which the purified neural stem cells are administered autologously into the same individual or heterologously to a patient other than the individual. Administration of the purified neural stem cells results in the purified neural stem cells propagating in the site of the brain region afflicted with the neurological condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Raymond F. Sekula, JR.
  • Method of Producing Purified Neural Stem Cells and Related Methods of Treating a Patient
    Publication number: 20080219955
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing purified neural stem cells, comprising harvesting fluid containing neural stem cells from cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the spinal cord of an individual, isolating the neural stem cells from the fluid, culturing the neural stem cells in a culture medium effective to induce proliferation of the neural stem cells and purifying the cultured neural stem cells. Also provided is a method of treating a patient afflicted with a neurological condition, in which the purified neural stem cells are administered autologously into the same individual or heterologously to a patient other than the individual. Administration of the purified neural stem cells results in the purified neural stem cells propagating in the site of the brain region afflicted with the neurological condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Raymond F. Sekula