Patents by Inventor Teresa M. Erb

Teresa M. Erb 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).

  • Methods of generating trophectoderm and neurectoderm from human embryonic stem cells
    Patent number: 9607202
    Abstract: Methods for inducing differentiation of stem cells into trophectoderm, neurectoderm, or progeny cells thereof are described, and mathematical and statistical image analysis methods and systems, for example, to identify differentiated cells and screen for agents which modulate differentiation are provided for separate or combined use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Paul J. Sammak, Rami Mangoubi, Teresa M. Erb, Sara Mucko, Mukund Desai
  • Image-based methods for measuring global nuclear patterns as epigenetic markers of cell differentiation
    Patent number: 8189900
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for determining the differentiation state of cells. The methods include non-invasive, non-perturbing, automatable, and quantitative methods of analysis of cell colonies, individual cells, and/or cellular structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Tha Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Paul J. Sammak, Rami Mangoubi, Mukund Desai, Teresa M. Erb, Nathan Lowry
  • IMAGE-BASED METHODS FOR MEASURING GLOBAL NUCLEAR PATTERNS AS EPIGENETIC MARKERS OF CELL DIFFERENTIATION
    Publication number: 20110206262
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for determining the differentiation state of cells. The methods include non-invasive, non-perturbing, automatable, and quantitative methods of analysis of cell colonies, individual cells, and/or cellular structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Sammak, Rami Mangoubi, Mukund Desai, Teresa M. Erb, Nathan Lowry
  • METHODS OF GENERATING TROPHECTODERM AND NEURECTODERM FROM HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS
    Publication number: 20110188728
    Abstract: Methods for inducing differentiation of stem cells into trophectoderm, neurectoderm, or progeny cells thereof are described, and mathematical and statistical image analysis methods and systems, for example, to identify differentiated cells and screen for agents which modulate differentiation are provided for separate or combined use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Sammak, Rami Mangoubi, Teresa M. Erb, Sara Mucko, Mukund Desai
  • Image-based methods for measuring global nuclear patterns as epigenetic markers of cell differentiation
    Patent number: 7907769
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for determining the differentiation state of cells. The methods include non-invasive, non-perturbing, automatable, and quantitative methods of analysis of cell colonies, individual cells, and/or cellular structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignees: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Paul J. Sammak, Rami Mangoubi, Mukund Desai, Teresa M. Erb, Nathan Lowry
  • Image-based methods for measuring global nuclear patterns as epigenetic markers of cell differentiation
    Publication number: 20100002929
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for determining the differentiation state of cells. The methods include non-invasive, non-perturbing, automatable, and quantitative methods of analysis of cell colonies, individual cells, and/or cellular structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Sammak, Rami Mangoubi, Mukund Desai, Teresa M. Erb, Nathan Lowry