Patents Assigned to RHODES UNIVERSITY
  • Auranofin-releasing antibacterial and antibiofilm polyurethane intravascular catheter coatings
    Patent number: 11931482
    Abstract: The invention provides an auranofin-releasing antibacterial and antibiofilm polyurethane (PU) catheter coating. Auranofin is an antirheumatic drug with recently identified antimicrobial properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: BROWN UNIVERSITY, Rhode Island Hospital
    Inventors: Anita Shukla, Beth Fuchs, Hanyang Liu, Eleftherios Mylonakis
  • Biopesticide
    Patent number: 10779543
    Abstract: A nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV), a composition comprising the NPV, and a method comprising the use of the NPV is provided. The NPV was isolated from Cryptophlebia peltastica and has insecticidal activity against several species of moths within the tortricid tribe, Grapholitini. The NPV or composition may be suitable for use in controlling insect populations, particularly populations of insects that infest plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: RHODES UNIVERSITY, CITRUS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (PTY) LTD, RIVER BIOSCIENCE (PTY) LTD
    Inventors: Sean Moore, Martin Hill, Caroline Knox, Tamryn Marsberg, Michael Jukes, Boguslaw Szewczyk, Lukasz Rabalski, Craig Chambers
  • Biopesticide
    Publication number: 20190159464
    Abstract: A nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV), a composition comprising the NPV, and a method comprising the use of the NPV is provided. The NPV was isolated from Cryptophlebia peltastica and has insecticidal activity against several species of moths within the tortricid tribe, Grapholitini. The NPV or composition may be suitable for use in controlling insect populations, particularly populations of insects that infest plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: RHODES UNIVERSITY, CITRUS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (PTY) LTD, RIVER BIOSCIENCE (PTY) LTD
    Inventors: Sean MOORE, Martin HILL, Caroline KNOX, Tamryn MARSBERG, Michael JUKES, Boguslaw SZEWCZYK, Lukasz RABALSKI, Craig CHAMBERS