Patents by Inventor Steven E.J. Bell

Steven E.J. Bell 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).

  • Polymer-supported photosensitizers for the generation of singlet oxygen
    Patent number: 8450359
    Abstract: A material comprising at least one polymer and at least one sensitizer wherein the sensitizer is localised at a surface of the material wherein the sensitizer is an agent or compound able to provide improved anti-bacterial and/or anti-viral activity following exposure of the sensitizer to a particular wavelength or range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: Colin P. McCoy, Sean P. Gorman, David S. Jones, Steven E. J. Bell
  • MATERIAL AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090292357
    Abstract: A material comprising at least one polymer and at least one sensitizer wherein the sensitizer is localised at a surface of the material wherein the sensitizer is an agent or compound able to provide improved anti-bacterial and/or anti-viral activity following exposure of the sensitizer to a particular wavelength or range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
    Inventors: Colin P. McCoy, Sean P. Gorman, David S. Jones, Steven E.J. Bell