Patents by Inventor Preston A Fulmer

Preston A Fulmer 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).

  • ELECTROSPUN POLYMER NANOFIBERS WITH SURFACE ACTIVE QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALT ANTIMICROBIALS
    Publication number: 20140221495
    Abstract: A fiber having a polymeric matrix and a quarternary ammonium salt. The quarternary ammonium salt contains at least one aliphatic group and no aromatic groups, is not covalently incorporated into the polymeric matrix, and is present on both the surface and in the interior of the fiber. The fiber may be made by electrospinning a solution of the polymer and the quarternary ammonium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as reperesented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Peter N. Coneski, Jeffrey G. Lundin, Preston A. Fulmer, James H. Wynne
  • Self-decontaminating coatings containing antimicrobial peptides
    Patent number: 8394762
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition having: a polymeric material and an antimicrobial peptide derived from Chrysophrys major. Also disclosed herein is a method of: combining the polymeric material and antimicrobial peptide to form a coating material, and applying the coating material to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: James H Wynne, Preston A Fulmer
  • SELF-DECONTAMINATING COATINGS CONTAINING ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20110269669
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition having: a polymeric material and an antimicrobial peptide derived from Chrysophrys major. Also disclosed herein is a method of: combining the polymeric material and antimicrobial peptide to form a coating material, and applying the coating material to a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: James H. Wynne, Preston A. Fulmer