Patents by Inventor Branson Ritchie

Branson Ritchie 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 ophthalmic treatment of fungal and bacterial infections
    Publication number: 20070185202
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for use in the methods for contacting an eye of a patient with an effective amount of a therapeutic composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable chelating agent, a pharmaceutically acceptable pH buffering agent and an antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Branson Ritchie, Richard Wooley, Phillip Moore, William Weinstein
  • Methods and compositions for promoting wound healing
    Publication number: 20070003508
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions that use the combination of Tris and EDTA to inhibit the growth of microorganisms at the site of a wound or burn, and/or to promote the healing of a wound or burn, and/or to reduce the sensation of pain at the site of a wound or burn. The amount of Tris and EDTA applied to a wound or burn can be selected to achieve one or more of the foregoing effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Wooley, Branson Ritchie, Douglas Kemp, Anthony Capomacchia, Victoria Burnley
  • Assays for the detection of biliverdin in birds and reptiles
    Publication number: 20060252110
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the detection of biliverdin in birds (avian species) and reptiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Gregory, Branson Ritchie