Patents by Inventor Tang-Yuan Chu

Tang-Yuan Chu 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).

  • NON-TUMORIGENIC EXPANSION OF PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS
    Publication number: 20120270314
    Abstract: A method for expansion of human embryonic stem (hES) cells in a medium including human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs) as a feeder is provided. The human embryonic stem cells (hES) maintain the features of embryonic stem cells in the medium, such as pluripotency, unlimited undifferentiated proliferation and normal karyotypes. Also provided is a method for non-tumorigenic expansion of the human embryonic stem cells (hES) that is free from forming teratoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Dah-Ching Ding, Tang-Yuan Chu