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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jonathan C Jones, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Desmos, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12P / ; A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435240243 ; 4352402 ; 43524023 ; 435 701 ; 435 703 ; 623 11 ; 623 15 ;
Abstract
A method for growing epithelial cells in vitro is described, The matrix secreted by 804G rat bladder carcinoma cells is able to stimulate cell attachment and hemidesmosome formation in cells grown on the matrix, Human epithelial cells grown on the 804G matrix are able to produce normal hemidesmosomes and attach to their growing substrate. Shaped articles coated with the matrix are also disclosed,