Patents by Inventor M. M. Cowan

M. M. Cowan 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).

  • Use of glycodendrimer reagents for inhibiting adhesion by microorganisms
    Publication number: 20080193389
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to glyodendrimeric proteases, composition with glycodendrimeric proteases and methods for inhibiting adhesion binding in microorganisms by contacting microorganisms with a glycodendrimeric protease or a composition with a glycodendrimeric protease. The invention may be used to treat patients in need of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Richard R. Bott, M. M. Cowan, Benjamin G. Davis, John Bryan Jones
  • Methods and compositions for inhibiting adhesion by microorganisms
    Publication number: 20040132164
    Abstract: The present invention is directed generally to compositions and methods for enzymatic reduction of adhesion by a microorganism to cells, tissues, extracellular matrix, teeth, and/or dental prostheses. The compositions of the invention include pharmaceutical compositions and oral care compositions containing an enzyme that can reduce binding of a microbe to a cell, a tissue, or a surface. Suitable enzymes include a polyphenol oxidase and an asparaginase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Ron J. Doyle, M. M. Cowan
  • Use of glycodendrimer reagents for inhibiting adhesion by microorganisms
    Publication number: 20040097720
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to glyodendrimeric proteases, composition with glycodendrimeric proteases and methods for inhibiting adhesion binding in microorganisms by contacting microorganisms with a glycodendrimeric protease or a composition with a glycodendrimeric protease. The invention may be used to treat patients in need of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Richard R. Bott, M. M. Cowan, Benjamin G. Davis, John Bryan Jones
  • Methods and compositions for inhibiting adhesion by microorganisms
    Publication number: 20020009436
    Abstract: The present invention is directed generally to compositions and methods for enzymatic reduction of adhesion by a microorganism to cells, tissues, extracellular matrix, teeth, and/or dental prostheses. The compositions of the invention include pharmaceutical compositions and oral care compositions containing an enzyme that can reduce binding of a microbe to a cell, a tissue, or a surface. Suitable enzymes include a polyphenol oxidase and an asparaginase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Ron J. Doyle, M. M. Cowan