Patents by Inventor Chris Malcuit

Chris Malcuit 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).

  • Matrix scaffold with antimicrobial activity
    Patent number: 8969290
    Abstract: The invention provides a scaffold of extracellular matrix polymers with recombinant chimeric peptides tethered thereto. The invention also provides recombinant chimeric peptides of antimicrobial peptides and extracellular matrix binding domains. The invention also provides methods for treating chronic wounds using the scaffold and/or recombinant chimeric peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Marsha Rolle, Fioleda Prifti, Chris Malcuit, Terri Anne Camesano, Tanja Dominko, Denis Kole
  • MATRIX SCAFFOLD WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20130345118
    Abstract: The invention provides a scaffold of extracellular matrix polymers with recombinant chimeric peptides tethered thereto. The invention also provides recombinant chimeric peptides of antimicrobial peptides and extracellular matrix binding domains. The invention also provides methods for treating chronic wounds using the scaffold and/or recombinant chimeric peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Marsha Rolle, Fioleda Prifti, Chris Malcuit, Terri Anne Camesano, Tanja Dominko