Patents by Inventor Su-Feng Chiu

Su-Feng Chiu 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 in vitro activation and/or expansion of immune cells
    Patent number: 11859176
    Abstract: A method for in vitro activation and/or expansion of immune cells is provided, including the steps of: a) providing magnetic particles having multi-protrusive surface modified with at least one type of immuno-inducing substance, in which each magnetic particle includes a copolymer core, a polymer layer, a magnetic substance layer, and a silicon-based layer from the inside to the outside; b) providing a cell solution including at least one type of immune cell in the cell solution; and c) bringing the magnetic particles in contact with the cell solution, in which the at least one type of immuno-inducing substance on the surface of the magnetic particle activates and/or expands the at least one type of immune cell in the cell solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Taiwan University Hospital
    Inventors: Cheng-Tai Chen, Chien-An Chen, Wen-Ting Chiang, Su-Feng Chiu, Pei-Shin Jiang, Jih-Luh Tang, Chien-Ting Lin, Xuan-Hui Lin
  • METHOD FOR IN VITRO ACTIVATION AND/OR EXPANSION OF IMMUNE CELLS
    Publication number: 20190203195
    Abstract: A method for in vitro activation and/or expansion of immune cells is provided, including the steps of: a) providing magnetic particles having multi-protrusive surface modified with at least one type of immuno-inducing substance, in which each magnetic particle includes a copolymer core, a polymer layer, a magnetic substance layer, and a silicon-based layer from the inside to the outside; b) providing a cell solution including at least one type of immune cell in the cell solution; and c) bringing the magnetic particles in contact with the cell solution, in which the at least one type of immuno-inducing substance on the surface of the magnetic particle activates and/or expands the at least one type of immune cell in the cell solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicants: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Taiwan University Hospital
    Inventors: Cheng-Tai Chen, Chien-An Chen, Wen-Ting Chiang, Su-Feng Chiu, Pei-Shin Jiang, Jih-Luh Tang, Chien-Ting Lin, Xuan-Hui Lin