Patents by Inventor Barry G. Harmon

Barry G. Harmon 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).

  • DNA encoding an avian beta-defensin and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6545140
    Abstract: An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding avian beta-defensin is provided. Further provided are compositions comprising an avian beta-defensin, or portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry G. Harmon, Mark W. Jackwood, Charles W. Brockus
  • Control of enterohemorrhagic E. coli 0157:H7 in cattle by probiotic bacteria and specific strains of E. coli
    Patent number: 5965128
    Abstract: The prevention and treatment of carriage of E. coli O157:H7 by a ruminant animal is accomplished by administering dominant probiotic bacteria to the animal. The dominant probiotic bacteria prevent the establishment of E. coli O157:H7 when inoculated prior to administering E. coli O157:H7, are reisolatable from the gastrointestinal tract of inoculated animals for up to 28 days post-inoculation, and are capable of reducing or eliminating E. coli O157:H7 from animals previously inoculated with the pathogen. In particular, the dominant probiotic bacteria are strains E. coli 271 ATCC 202020, E. coli 786 ATCC 202018 and E. coli 797 ATCC 202019.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Doyle, Tong Zhao, Barry G. Harmon, Cathy Ann Brown