Patents by Inventor Clifford Holmes

Clifford Holmes 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).

  • Destruction of microbial products by enzymatic digestion
    Patent number: 8349813
    Abstract: Methods of treating a dialysis component by providing a dialysis component and contacting the dialysis component with an enzyme are provided. The enzyme breaks down microbial contaminants in the dialysis component. The enzyme may be separated from the dialysis component to provide a purified dialysis component. The purified dialysis component may be substantially free of microbial contaminants that cause a cytokine response in humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Richard J. Johnson, Valerie Leesch, Clifford Holmes, Run Wang
  • DESTRUCTION OF MICROBIAL PRODUCTS BY ENZYMATIC DIGESTION
    Publication number: 20090239821
    Abstract: Methods of treating a dialysis component by providing a dialysis component and contacting the dialysis component with an enzyme are provided. The enzyme breaks down microbial contaminants in the dialysis component. The enzyme may be separated from the dialysis component to provide a purified dialysis component. The purified dialysis component may be substantially free of microbial contaminants that cause a cytokine response in humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S. A.
    Inventors: Richard J. Johnson, Valerie Leesch, Clifford Holmes, Run Wang