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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:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2001
Applicants:
Thomas E. Wagner, Greer, SC (US);
Yanzhang Wei, Greer, SC (US);
Inventors:
Thomas E. Wagner, Greer, SC (US);
Yanzhang Wei, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 502 ; C12N 506 ; C12N 512 ; C12N 1502 ; A01N 6500 ; A01N 3348 ; A01N 2175 ; A01N 2176 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rapid, simple-to-use method for preparing hybrid cells, applicable to fully differentiate, non-dividing cells, entails bringing at least two different cells into contact under conditions that promote cell fusion and then purifying the resultant hybrid without antibiotic or metabolic selection. This approach yields hybrid cells useful in a variety of applications, including clinical treatment regimens, as cellular modulators of the immune system.