Patents by Inventor Shiguang Qian

Shiguang Qian 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).

  • Co-transplantation of hepatic stellate cells and islet cells
    Patent number: 8048411
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting graft rejection includes isolating Hepatic Stellate Cells from a mammal liver, activating the isolated Hepatic Stellate Cells, and administering a combination of Hepatic Stellate cells and a graft to a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Shiguang Qian, Lina Lu
  • CO-TRANSPLANTATION OF HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS AND GRAFT
    Publication number: 20080145342
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting graft rejection includes isolating Hepatic Stellate Cells from a mammal liver, activating the isolated Hepatic Stellate Cells, and administering a combination of Hepatic Stellate cells and a graft to a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Shiguang Qian, Lina Lu
  • Novel tolerogenic dendritic cells and therapeutic uses therefor
    Publication number: 20040043483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tolerogenic dendritic cells (DCs) and methods for enriching for these cells in tissue preparations and using the cells for preventing or minimizing transplant rejection or for treating or preventing an autoimmune disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Shiguang Qian, Lina Lu, John Fung
  • Staple remover
    Patent number: 5918859
    Abstract: A staple remover having pair of slots in the claws of the jaws for complete removal of a staple with one action, avoiding one leg of the staple remaining in the object while the other leg being dislodged. The present device is as simple as the conventional staple remover in construction and manufacture, but the performance is significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Inventor: Shiguang Qian