Patents
US 8900805 B2: Quenching methods for red blood cell pathogen inactivation
- Granted
- 2014-12-02
- Filed
- 2009-04-09 application 12936763
- Type
- Utility · 77 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention provides improved methods for treating red blood cell compositions with a pathogen-inactivating compound under conditions which provide suitable pathogen inactivation while maintaining cell vitality. Also provided methods of reducing dehydration in red blood cells, as well as treated red blood cell compositions.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg141202.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerus Corporation 22 patents | US company or organization | Concord, CA | CERUS CORPORATION Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naheed Mufti | San Ramon, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anna Erickson | Richmond, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anne North | Pleasant Hill, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K35/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01N | Preservation of bodies of humans or animals or plants or parts thereof ; biocides, e.g. as disinfectants, as pesticides or as herbicides ; pest repellants or attractants; plant growth regulators | A01N1/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61P | Specific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations | A61P7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61L | Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles | A61L2/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST signed 2026-05-20 | CERUS CORPORATION CONCORD, CA | 75610/621 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2026-05-20 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST signed 2026-05-20 | CERUS CORPORATION CONCORD, CA | 75583/598 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2025-08-29 | Security interest Security interest Amended and restated intellectual property security agreement (term loan) | CERUS CORPORATION signed 2023-03-31 | MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST BETHESDA, MD | 72727/928 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-08-29 | Security interest Security interest Amended and restated intellectual property security agreement (revolving loan) | CERUS CORPORATION signed 2023-03-31 | MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST BETHESDA, MD | 72727/854 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-10-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MUFTI, NAHEED signed 2009-05-05 ERICKSON, ANNA signed 2009-05-06 NORTH, ANNE signed 2009-05-07 | CERUS CORPORATION CONCORD, CA | 25121/152 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.