Patents by Inventor Jay Mellies

Jay Mellies 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 OF USING CANNABINOIDS FOR INHIBITING INDUCTION OF VIRULENCE IN ENTERIC PATHOGENS
    Publication number: 20210330603
    Abstract: Methods of treating a subject having a gram negative bacterial infection by administering a cannabinoid such as 2-AG,CBD, the MgI inhibitor JZL184, or arachidonic acid to the subject are provided. Methods of prophylactically treating a subject at risk of developing a gram negative bacterial infection and for reducing the bacterial virulence in an infected subject are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jay Mellies, Vanessa Sperandio
  • BACTERIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF POLYMER DEGRADATION USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210114069
    Abstract: Methods of degrading a polymer are provided. The methods may include incubating the polymer with Pseudomonads and/or Bacillus species and/or bacterial consortia thereof. Kits for degrading a polymer are also provided. The kits may include Pseudomonads and/or Bacillus species and/or bacterial consortia thereof. The kits may also include an incubator for culturing the Pseudomonads and/or the Bacillus species and/or bacterial consortia thereof. Compositions for degrading a polymer-containing substrate including the Pseudomonads and/or Bacillus species and/or bacterial consortia thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jay Mellies, Morgan Vague