Patents by Inventor Alison R. Sipe McDonald

Alison R. Sipe McDonald 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 and compositions for inhibiting cellulolytic symbionts
    Patent number: 7361477
    Abstract: Shipworms are important destroyers of wood in the marine environment. Wood users have long sought methods for preventing or limiting their attack. The invention is directed to compositions and methods for preventing or limiting cellulolytic degradation by inhibiting cellulolytic organisms, in particular symbiont organisms. The invention discloses methods and compositions to inhibit the growth of a shipworm symbiont responsible for wood degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Stephen C. Cary, Alison R. Sipe McDonald
  • Methods and compositions for inhibiting cellulollytic symbionts
    Publication number: 20040241091
    Abstract: Shipworms are important destroyers of wood in the marine environment. Wood users have long sought methods for preventing or limiting their attack. The invention is directed to compositions and methods for preventing or limiting cellulolytic degradation by inhibiting cellulolytic organisms, in particular symbiont organisms. The invention discloses methods and compositions to inhibit the growth of a shipworm symbiont responsible for wood degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen C. Cary, Alison R. Sipe McDonald