Patents by Inventor Mary Cloninger

Mary Cloninger 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).

  • Quaternary ammonium functionalized glycodendrimers, methods for the production and use thereof
    Patent number: 8329155
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel antimicrobial agents that are quaternary ammonium functionalized glycodendrimers. In one embodiment, the quaternary ammonium functionalized glycodendrimers are compounds of Formula (I): (Q+?-S-L)z-DnX? wherein: D is a dendrimer; n is the generation number of the functionalized dendrimer; z is an integer less than or equal to 2(n+2); L is a linking group; Q+ represents a quaternary ammonium moiety; and S represents a carbohydrate moiety. The present invention further provides formulations containing the antimicrobial agents of the invention, methods of making the agents and formulations of the invention, and methods of using the same as effective and/or broad spectrum antimicrobial agents. The agents and formulations of the invention find use in medicine, for the treatment of various inflammatory conditions or diseases, for example, and have numerous industrial applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignees: Montana State University, Queen's College of the City University of New York
    Inventors: Mary Cloninger, Robert Engel
  • QUATERNARY AMMONIUM FUNCTIONALIZED GLYCODENDRIMERS, METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090196847
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel antimicrobial agents that are quaternary ammonium functionalized glycodendrimers. In one embodiment, the quaternary ammonium functionalized glycodendrimers are compounds of Formula (I): (Q+?-S-L)z-DnX? wherein: D is a dendrimer; n is the generation number of the functionalized dendrimer; z is an integer less than or equal to 2(n+2); L is a linking group; Q+ represents a quaternary ammonium moiety; and S represents a carbohydrate moiety. The present invention further provides formulations containing the antimicrobial agents of the invention, methods of making the agents and formulations of the invention, and methods of using the same as effective and/or broad spectrum antimicrobial agents. The agents and formulations of the invention find use in medicine, for the treatment of various inflammatory conditions or diseases, for example, and have numerous industrial applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Mary Cloninger, Robert Engel