Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Dudek

Ronald W. Dudek 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).

  • Extracellular matrix induction method to produce pancreatic islet tissue
    Patent number: 4935000
    Abstract: A method and composition of regenerating tissue. More specifically, a method for regenerating pancreatic islet tissue having the histological and insulin-containing properties of islets typically found in neonatal or adult animals is described. The regenerated islet tissue is produced by fetal mesenchyme acting upon an epithelium such that an inductive message causes the epithelium to differentiate into islet tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Ronald W. Dudek