Patents by Inventor Amber L. Doiron

Amber L. Doiron 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DISRUPTING BIOFILM FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE
    Publication number: 20230149518
    Abstract: A method of treating a biofilm on a surface, comprising: providing a surface having a biofilm; and administering to the surface a treatment that reduces a concentration of pyruvate of the biofilm, comprising pyruvate produced by at least a portion the biofilm, under conditions effective reducing maintenance of the biofilm on the surface. A composition, comprising purified enzyme, within a particle, effective for reducing pyruvate concentration in an aqueous suspension of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Karin Sauer, Amber L. Doiron
  • Compositions and methods for disrupting biofilm formation and maintenance
    Patent number: 11541105
    Abstract: A method of treating a biofilm on a surface, comprising: providing a surface having a biofilm; and administering to the surface a treatment that reduces a concentration of pyruvate of the biofilm, comprising pyruvate produced by at least a portion the biofilm, under conditions effective reducing maintenance of the biofilm on the surface. A composition, comprising purified enzyme, within a particle, effective for reducing pyruvate concentration in an aqueous suspension of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Karin Sauer, Amber L. Doiron
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DISRUPTING BIOFILM FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE
    Publication number: 20190365868
    Abstract: A method of treating a biofilm on a surface, comprising: providing a surface having a biofilm; and administering to the surface a treatment that reduces a concentration of pyruvate of the biofilm, comprising pyruvate produced by at least a portion the biofilm, under conditions effective reducing maintenance of the biofilm on the surface. A composition, comprising purified enzyme, within a particle, effective for reducing pyruvate concentration in an aqueous suspension of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Karin Sauer, Amber L. Doiron