Patents by Inventor Robert Sherertz

Robert Sherertz 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).

  • EDTA and other chelators with or without antifungal antimicrobial agents for the prevention and treatment of fungal infections
    Publication number: 20030032605
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antifungal agent and at least one chelator, and a method for administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient having a fungal infection. Another aspect provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one chelator, at least one antifungal agent and at least one monoclonal antibody, wherein the monoclonal antibody is operatively attached to the chelator, and a method of administering this composition to a patient having a fungal infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Issam Raad, Robert Sherertz, Ray Hachem
  • EDTA and other chelators with or without antifungal antimicrobial agents for the prevention and treatment of fungal infections
    Patent number: 6509319
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antifungal agent and at least one chelator, and a method for administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient having a fungal infection. Another aspect provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one chelator, at least one antifungal agent and at least one monoclonal antibody, wherein the monoclonal antibody is operatively attached to the chelator, and a method of administering this composition to a patient having a fungal infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Issam Raad, Robert Sherertz, Ray Hachem
  • Chelators in combination with biocides: treatment of microbially induced biofilm and corrosion
    Patent number: 6267979
    Abstract: Control of biofouling in pipes or aqueous systems via the use of compositions and methods that include the combination of a chelator with an antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignees: Wake Forest University, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Issam Raad, Robert Sherertz
  • Non-glycopeptide antimicrobial agents in combination with an anticoagulant, an antithrombotic or a chelating agent, and their uses in, for example, the preparation of medical devices
    Patent number: 5688516
    Abstract: Compositions and methods of employing compositions in flushing and coating medical devices are disclosed. The compositions include selected combinations of a chelating agent, anticoagulant, or antithrombotic agent, with an non-glycopeptide antimicrobial agent, such as the tetracycline antibiotics. Methods of using these compositions for coating a medical device and for inhibiting catheter infection are also disclosed. Particular combinations of the claimed combinations include minocycline or other non-glycopeptide antimicrobial agent together with EDTA, EGTA, DTPA, TTH, heparin and/or hirudin in a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Baylor College of Medicine, Wake Forest University
    Inventors: Isaam Raad, Robert Sherertz