Patents by Inventor Bradley E. Britigan

Bradley E. Britigan 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).

  • Gallium inhibits biofilm formation
    Patent number: 9539367
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gallium-containing composition for coating/impregnating a device or device surface to prevent biofilm growth formation. The present invention also provides a method of preventing or inhibiting biofilm growth formation. The present invention also provides methods for killing established biofilms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bradley E. Britigan, Pradeep K. Singh
  • METHOD OF TREATING REACTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE
    Publication number: 20120093947
    Abstract: A method of treating a reactive airway disease in a subject comprising administering at least one peroxidase inhibitor in association with administration of at least one ?-agonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicants: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
    Inventors: Bradley E. Britigan, Krzysztof J. Reszka, Dennis W. McGraw
  • Gallium-containing compounds for the treatment of infections caused by intracellular pathogens and pathogens causing chronic pulmonary infection
    Patent number: 6203822
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of gallium-containing compounds, to inhibit intracellular pathogens including pathogens that are members of the genus Mycobacteria, Legionella, Histoplasma, and Leishmania and to organisms causing chronic pulmonary infection such P. aeruginosa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Larry S. Schlesinger, Bradley E. Britigan
  • Method for inhibiting growth of P. aeruginosa using gallium-containing compounds
    Patent number: 5997912
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for using gallium-containing compounds to inhibit the growth of pathogenic P. aeruginosa in a mammal infected with the pathogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Larry S. Schlesinger, Bradley E. Britigan