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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:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ammon B Peck, Gainesville, FL (US);
Janet G Cornelius, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435325 ; 435354 ; 435366 ; 435371 ; 435 41 ; 435 701 ; 435 703 ;
Abstract
The subject invention concerns new methods which make it possible, for the first time, to grow functional islet cells in in vitro cultures. The ability to grow these cells opens up important new avenues for research and therapy relating to diabetes.