Patents by Inventor Willem E. Fibbe

Willem E. Fibbe 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 for increasing hematopoietic cells
    Patent number: 6013067
    Abstract: Methods for increasing hematopoietic cells, including platelets and erythrocytes, in patients receiving bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplants are disclosed. The methods comprise administering to a donor an amount of thrombopoietin sufficient to stimulate proliferation of cells of the myeloid lineage, collecting cells from the donor, and administering the collected cells to a recipient patient. The recipient patient may be treated with additional thrombopoietin. The methods are useful within allogeneic and autologous transplantation procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Willem E. Fibbe, Angelika Grossman