Patents by Inventor Tsuneo KIDO

Tsuneo KIDO 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).

  • Culture method to obtain and maintain a pure or enriched population of mammalian neural stem cells and/or neural/progenitor cells that are prone to differentiate into oligodendrocyte-lineage cells in vitro
    Patent number: 8993320
    Abstract: An isolated expandable human neural stem or progenitor cell wherein the cell is a progenitor cells or stem cell, maintains its capability to differentiate into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes, maintains its ability to differentiate into oligodendrocyte lineage cells efficiently throughout subsequent passages, and the cell expresses at least cell surface antigens CD133 and CD140?. Also provided is a method of in vitro culturing an expandable neural progenitor or stem cell isolated from a mammalian central nervous system, and the culture itself, wherein said cell maintains its capability to differentiate into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes and its ability to differentiate into oligodendrocyte-lineage cells efficiently. In addition, a method of treating a condition caused by a loss of myelin or a loss of oligodendrocytes is provided as is a composition comprising an isolated expandable neural stem cell or one cultured by the methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventor: Tsuneo Kido
  • CULTURE METHOD TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A PURE OR ENRICHED POPULATION OF MAMMALIAN NEURAL STEM CELLS AND/OR NEURAL/PROGENITOR CELLS THAT ARE PRONE TO DIFFERENTIATE INTO OLIGODENDROCYTE-LINEAGE CELLS IN VITRO
    Publication number: 20120177614
    Abstract: An isolated expandable human neural stem or progenitor cell wherein the cell is a progenitor cells or stem cell, maintains its capability to differentiate into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes, maintains its ability to differentiate into oligodendrocyte lineage cells efficiently throughout subsequent passages, and the cell expresses at least cell surface antigens CD133 and CD140?. Also provided is a method of in vitro culturing an expandable neural progenitor or stem cell isolated from a mammalian central nervous system, and the culture itself, wherein said cell maintains its capability to differentiate into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes and its ability to differentiate into oligodendrocyte-lineage cells efficiently. In addition, a method of treating a condition caused by a loss of myelin or a loss of oligodendrocytes is provided as is a composition comprising an isolated expandable neural stem cell or one cultured by the methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventor: Tsuneo KIDO