Patents by Inventor Nonjabulo Prudence Gule

Nonjabulo Prudence Gule 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).

  • Furanone containing polymer compound with bacteria-adhesion properties
    Patent number: 9457321
    Abstract: A polymer compound (I) with bacteria-adhesion inhibition properties against bacteria such as P. aeruginosa Xen 5, E. coli Xen 14, S. typhimurium Xen 26, S. aureus Xen 36 and K. pneumoniae Xen 39 is described. The group R is provided by a substituted furanone linked by an alkyl chain or, more preferably a hydrophilic moiety such as oligo(ethylene oxide) ((CH2—CH2—O)i) to the polymer backbone. The group R may be the same or different along the polymer backbone. The invention also provides nanofibers and coatings which include a polymer compound as defined above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: STELLENBOSCH UNIVERISTY
    Inventors: Lubertus Klumperman, Osama Esmail Bshena, Thomas Eugene Cloete, Nonjabulo Prudence Gule
  • A FURANONE CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOUND WITH BACTERIA-ADHESION PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20150202574
    Abstract: A polymer compound (I) with bacteria-adhesion inhibition properties against bacteria such as P. aeruginosa Xen 5, E. coli Xen 14, S. typhimurium Xen 26, S. aureus Xen 36 and K. pneumoniae Xen 39 is described. The group R is provided by a substituted furanone linked by an alkyl chain or, more preferably a hydrophilic moiety such as oligo(ethylene oxide) ((CH2—CH2—O)i) to the polymer backbone. The group R may be the same or different along the polymer backbone. The invention also provides nanofibres and coatings which include a polymer compound as defined above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Lubertus Klumperman, Osama Esmail Bshena, Thomas Eugene Cloete, Nonjabulo Prudence Gule