Patents by Inventor Richard Helm

Richard Helm 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 to Preserve Cells
    Publication number: 20070059826
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed that provide for the preservation of living human and other cells at room temperature or higher temperatures which can be applied to research, medical and defense applications. These methods represent a significant improvement relative to currently used methods that employ preservation at cryogenic temperatures. Using these methods, living human and other cells can be stored at room temperature or higher, and subsequently be recovered as living cells capable of dividing and exhibiting other well recognized properties of living cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Malcolm Potts, Richard Helm, Mark Berninger, Herbert Avila
  • Method to preserve cells
    Patent number: 7150991
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed that provide for the preservation of living human and other cells at room temperature or higher temperatures which can be applied to research, medical and defense applications. These methods represent a significant improvement relative to currently used methods that employ preservation at cryogenic temperatures. Using these methods, living human and other cells can be stored at room temperature or higher, and subsequently be recovered as living cells capable of dividing and exhibiting other well recognized properties of living cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm Potts, Richard Helm, Mark S. Berninger, Herbert A. Avila
  • Method to preserve cells
    Publication number: 20040023202
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed that provide for the preservation of living human and other cells at room temperature or higher temperatures which can be applied to research, medical and defense applications. These methods represent a significant improvement relative to currently used methods that employ preservation at cryogenic temperatures. Using these methods, living human and other cells can be stored at room temperature or higher, and subsequently be recovered as living cells capable of dividing and exhibiting other well recognized properties of living cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Malcolm Potts, Richard Helm, Mark S. Berninger, Herbert A. Avila