Patents by Inventor Derry Mercer

Derry Mercer 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).

  • NAIL FORMULATIONS AND TREATMENT REGIMES
    Publication number: 20230301895
    Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous formulations for topical nail application. The invention also relates to compositions for use in the treatment of a fungal nail infection, the composition being applied over a defined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: NOVABIOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Deborah O’NEIL, Derry MERCER
  • INHIBITION OF BIOFILM ORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20190175528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a product comprising at least two antibiofilm agents wherein at least one of the antibiofilm agents is an antimicrobial peptide. The second antibiofilm agent is cysteamine. There is also provided the use of the product in the treatment of a microbial infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Deborah O'Neil, Derry Mercer, Cedric Charrier
  • Modified Antimicrobial Peptides
    Publication number: 20170107254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modified antimicrobial peptides which incorporate a histidine tag, are conjugated with a fatty acid and/or are PEGylated and their use in the treatment of microbial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Deborah O'NEIL, Derry MERCER, Vanessa DUNCAN
  • Inhibition of Biofilm Organisms
    Publication number: 20160206575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a product comprising at least two antibiofilm agents wherein at least one of the antibiofilm agents is an antimicrobial peptide. The second antibiofilm agent is cysteamine. There is also provided the use of the product in the treatment of a microbial infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: NOVABIOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Deborah O'NEIL, Derry MERCER, Cedric CHARRIER
  • Inhibition of biofilm organisms
    Patent number: 9339525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a product comprising at least two antibiofilm agents wherein at least one of the antibiofilm agents is an antimicrobial peptide. The second antibiofilm agent is cysteamine. There is also provided the use of the product in the treatment of a microbial infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Novabiotics Limited
    Inventors: Deborah O'Neil, Derry Mercer, Cedric Charrier
  • Compounds and their use
    Patent number: 8901071
    Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides and their use in the treatment of microbial infections, in particular bacterial infections. In particular, the invention relates to peptides wherein at least 75% of the amino acids of the peptide are arginine and phenylalanine amino acids, at least 50% of the amino acids being arginine amino acids and at least 15% of the amino acids being phenylalanine amino acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Novabiotics Limited
    Inventors: Deborah O'Neil, Derry Mercer, Cedric Charrier
  • Polypeptides and Their Use
    Publication number: 20140155321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide or a product comprising said polypeptide for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a fungal infection caused by Malassezia spp. and/or a Malassezia spp associated condition wherein the polypeptide comprises a sequence of about 25 to 200 amino acids wherein substantially all of the amino acids in said sequence are lysine; pharmaceutical compositions comprising said polypeptide or product and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Novabiotics Limited
    Inventors: Deborah O'NEIL, Derry MERCER, Colin STEWART
  • Method of Establishing a Fungal Nail Infection
    Publication number: 20130109049
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of infecting a nail fragment with a fungus, to form an infected nail fragment comprising at least 1×102 fungal colony forming units (cfu) per cm2 of the infected surface(s). There is also provided a method of assessing the efficacy of potential therapeutic compounds in the treatment or prevention of a fungal nail infection. The fungal nail infection may be a dermatophyte, a non-dermatophyte mould or a pathogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: NOVABIOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Deborah O'Neil, Derry Mercer, Colin Stewart
  • Compounds And Their Use
    Publication number: 20130102524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides and their use in the treatment of microbial infections, in particular bacterial infections. In particular, the invention relates to peptides wherein at least 75% of the amino acids of the peptide are arginine and phenylalanine amino acids, at least 50% of the amino acids being arginine amino acids and at least 15% of the amino acids being phenylalanine amino acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Novabiotics Limited
    Inventors: Deborah O'Neil, Derry Mercer, Cedric Charrier
  • INHIBITION OF BIOFILM ORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20120189682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a product comprising at least two antibiofilm agents wherein at least one of the antibiofilm agents is an antimicrobial peptide. The second antibiofilm agent is generally a dispersant or an anti-adhesive agent. There is also provided the use of the product in the treatment of a microbial infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Novabiotics Limited
    Inventors: Deborah O'Neil, Derry Mercer, Cedric Charrier