Patents by Inventor Eileen Mellon

Eileen Mellon 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).

  • MICROBIAL REDUCTION COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230151224
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of coating a substrate to impart antiviral and water resistance to the substrate. In general, the method includes obtaining a substrate and applying a coating composition to the substrate. In some embodiments, the coating composition imparts antiviral and water resistance properties to the substrate. In some embodiments, the coating composition has an antiviral method of action against a virus by causing damage to at least one of a capsid of the virus, an outer envelope of a protein layer of the virus, a spike protein of the virus, a cellular membrane of the virus, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
    Inventors: Seamus Curran, Kang-Shyang Liao, Surendra Maharjan, Alexander Wang, Eileen Mellon