Patents by Inventor Barbee I. Whitaker

Barbee I. Whitaker 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).

  • Anti-pathogenic composition useful in blood preservation
    Patent number: 7381521
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for reducing viral, bacterial, protozoan, fungal and other parasitic contamination from a biological solution. Biological solutions include, but are not limited to, solutions comprising blood, a blood component, cell culture or a component of a cell culture. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided, a method of inactivating a pathogen in blood or blood product in a container, comprising contacting at least one of said blood, blood product and container with a composition of the present invention. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided, a medical device comprising at least a surface treated with an anti-pathogenic composition of the present invention or containing at least an anti-pathogenic composition of present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Altachem Pharma Ltd.
    Inventors: Barbee I. Whitaker, René-Guy Busnel