Patents by Inventor Sean Dennis Richards

Sean Dennis Richards 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).

  • FEEDER CELL-FREE CULTURE MEDIUM AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100316613
    Abstract: A cell culture medium and system are provided which eliminates or at least reduces the need for feeder cells. The cell culture medium comprises one or more factors that are normally secreted and/or produced by a feeder cell and a synthetic chimeric protein comprising IGF-I and a portion of vitronectin. The cell culture medium is particularly suitable for propagating human embryonic stem cells and keratinocytes. This invention also relates to compositions and methods which utilize the cells cultured in the cell culture medium of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Zee Upton, David Leavesley, Sean Dennis Richards, Luke Bryant Cormack, Damien Harkin