Patents by Inventor Shira Kramer

Shira Kramer 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).

  • Patent number: 8778370
    Abstract: A composition and method for treating industrial water is described, wherein the composition has microbe inhibiting properties. The composition utilizes a cationic phase transfer agent, such as a quaternary ammonium compound in the presence of a peroxide source. The composition does not significantly reduce the anti-scaling properties of anionic dispersants present in the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sterilex Corporation
    Inventors: Shira Kramer, Jeffrey Berresford, Mark Wozniak, Alexander M. Josowitz
  • Publication number: 20120121723
    Abstract: An antimicrobial composition, including a synergistic combination of three or more agents as an active ingredient. Each of the three or more potentiating agents can be selected from the following types of compounds: sequestering agents, carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives, terpenes/terpenoids, amines and amine derivatives, plant-derived oils, sulfonates, phenols, fatty acids, dibenzofuran derivatives, organo isothiocyanates, quaternary ammonium compounds, peroxides and peroxide donors, and macrolide polyenes. At least two of the three or more potentiating agents are not of the same type of compound. The antimicrobial composition can have strong antimicrobial efficacy in control of microorganisms having resistance to currently used antimicrobials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Sterilex Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Pradip Mookerjee, Shira Kramer, Alexander Josowitz, April Zambelli-Weiner
  • Publication number: 20120111743
    Abstract: A binary composition is provided comprising two liquids, which are separately maintained prior to forming an admixture during delivery to a hard surface, vessel, or drain. The admixture generates foam of sufficient stability and quantity to effect disinfection and biofilm removal. A first liquid preferably includes a quaternary ammonium compound, a peroxygen agent and, optionally, surfactants, thickening and chelating agents (colorants, corrosion inhibitors, stabilizers, perfume, etc). The second liquid preferably includes a hypohalite generating agent, a source of alkalinity, and optionally, a surfactant and thickening and chelating agents (colorants, corrosion inhibitors, stabilizers, perfume, etc.). Because the two liquids are initially separated, the hy-pohalit and peroxygen agent can be maintained in an environment that is favorable to their stability until the time of use. When the two liquids are mixed, the hypohalite and peroxygen react to liberate oxygen gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Sterilex Corporation
    Inventors: Shira Kramer, Mark Wozniak
  • Publication number: 20100183738
    Abstract: A composition and method for treating industrial water is described, wherein the composition has microbe inhibiting properties. The composition utilizes a cationic phase transfer agent, such as a quaternary ammonium compound in the presence of a peroxide source. The composition does not significantly reduce the anti-scaling properties of anionic dispersants present in the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Shira KRAMER, Jeffrey Berresford, Mark Wozniak, Alexander M. Josowitz
  • Publication number: 20090312279
    Abstract: An antimicrobial composition, including a synergistic combination of three or more agents as an active ingredient. Each of the three or more potentiating agents can be selected from the following types of compounds: sequestering agents, carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives, terpenes/terpenoids, amines and amine derivatives, plant-derived oils, sulfonates, phenols, fatty acids, dibenzofuran derivatives, organo isothiocyanates, quaternary ammonium compounds, peroxides and peroxide donors, and macrolide polyenes. At least two of the three or more potentiating agents are not of the same type of compound. The antimicrobial composition can have strong antimicrobial efficacy in control of microorganisms having resistance to currently used antimicrobials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Sterilex Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Pradip Mookerjee, Shira Kramer, Alexander Josowitz, April Zambelli-Weiner
  • Publication number: 20080194518
    Abstract: An antimicrobial composition, including a synergistic combination of three or more agents as an active ingredient. Each of the three or more potentiating agents can be selected from the following types of compounds: sequestering agents, carbohydrates and carbohydrate derivatives, terpenes/terpenoids, amines and amine derivatives, plant-derived oils, sulfonates, phenols, fatty acids, dibenzofuran derivatives, organo isothiocyanates, quaternary ammonium compounds, peroxides and peroxide donors, and macrolide polyenes. At least two of the three or more potentiating agents are not of the same type of compound. The antimicrobial composition can have strong antimicrobial efficacy in control of microorganisms having resistance to currently used antimicrobials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Pradip MOOKERJEE, Shira Kramer, Alexander Josowitz, April Zambelli-Weiner
  • Publication number: 20070258996
    Abstract: An antimicrobial composition, including a synergistic combination of three or more potentiating agents as an active ingredient. Each of the three or more potentiating agents may be selected from the following types of compounds: sequestering agents, carbohydrates, terpenes, terpenoids, peptides, alkaloids, plant-derived oils, dyes and stains, sulfonates, phenols, esters, fatty acids, and dibenzofuran derivatives. At least two of the three or more potentiating agents are not of the same type of compound. The antimicrobial composition may have strong antimicrobial efficacy in control of microorganisms having resistance to currently used antimicrobials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Pradip Mookerjee, April Zambelli-Weiner, Shira Kramer
  • Patent number: 5320805
    Abstract: A method of using a chemical composition as a cleanser, sanitizer, disinfectant, sporicide, fungicide and sterilizer by applying an effective amount of the composition to objects and surfaces requiring the application of a cleanser, sanitizer, disinfectant, sporicide, fungicide or sterilizer, the composition including from about 10% to about 90% by weight of an alkaline water-soluble salt having hydrogen peroxide of crystallization and from about a fraction of a percent to about 30% by weight of a positively charged phase-transfer agent selected from the group consisting of a phosphonium salt, a sulfonium salt, and a quaternary ammonium salt, said composition forming both a water and lipid soluble phase-transfer ion-pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Sterilex Corporation
    Inventors: David N. Kramer, Shira Kramer