Patents by Inventor Seung-Cheol Ahn

Seung-Cheol Ahn 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 for transdifferentiating mesenchymal stem cells into neuronal cells
    Patent number: 7732203
    Abstract: This inventive discloses a method for transdifferentiating mesenchymal stem cells into neuronal cells, which comprises increasing the level of a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor in the mesenchymal stem cells, said cells being useful in cell therapy or gene therapy for treating brain neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer disease, Hungtington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral paralysis and brain ischemia; and spine disfunction caused by a traumatic injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Ajoll University Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Hae-Young Suh, Sung-Soo Kim, Ji-Won Kim, Young-Don Lee, Seung-Cheol Ahn
  • Method for transdifferentiating mesenchymal stem cells into neuronal cells
    Publication number: 20060099190
    Abstract: This inventive discloses a method for transdifferentiating mesenchymal stem cells into neuronal cells, which comprises increasing the level of a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor in the mesenchymal stem cells, said cells being useful in cell therapy or gene therapy for treating brain neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer disease, Hungtington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral paralysis and brain ischemia; and spine disfunction caused by a traumatic injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Ajou University Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Hae-Young Suh, Sung-Soo Kim, Ji-Won Kim, Young-Don Lee, Seung-Cheol Ahn