Patents by Inventor Robert P. Hebbel

Robert P. Hebbel 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).

  • Transgenic circulating endothelial cells
    Patent number: 6852537
    Abstract: A process is provided for expanding the population of endothelial cells obtained from peripheral blood which can be transformed with a vector comprising a DNA sequence encoding a preselected bioactive polypeptide. The resulting transgenic endothelial cells are useful to biocompatibilize implantable medical devices or can be used directly, as for gene therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota Emory University
    Inventors: Robert P. Hebbel, Yi Lin, John S. Lollar
  • Transgenic circulating endothelial cells
    Publication number: 20020042130
    Abstract: A process is provided for expanding the population of endothelial cells obtained from peripheral blood which can be transformed with a vector comprising a DNA sequence encoding a preselected bioactive polypeptide. The resulting transgenic endothelial cells are useful to biocompatibilize implantable medical devices or can be used directly, as for gene therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota and Emory University
    Inventors: Robert P. Hebbel, Yi Lin, John S. Lollar