Patents by Inventor Utz W. Mueller

Utz W. Mueller 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).

  • Isolation of fetal cells from maternal blood to enable prenatal diagnosis
    Patent number: 5503981
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the isolation of trophoblast (placental) cells from the blood of a pregnant mammal so as to provide the essential starting material, namely cells derived from the fetus, to enable genetic and/or biochemical information about the fetus to be obtained. In particular, this invention relates to the use of monoclonal antibodies specific for membrane protein markers on mammalian trophoblasts to isolate trophoblast cells from maternal blood. These cells may then be used to obtain fetal genetic and/or biochemical information early in pregnancy. The present invention is particularly relevant for detecting human fetal abnormalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Flinders Technologies Pty, Ltd.
    Inventors: Utz W. Mueller, Catherine S. Hawes