Patents by Inventor Gavin Hughes

Gavin Hughes 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).

  • Bacteriophage for the treatment of bacterial biofilms
    Patent number: 7758856
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for treating a bacterial biofilm, comprising a first bacteriophage that is capable of infecting a bacterium within said biofilm, and a first polysaccharide lyase enzyme that is capable of degrading a polysaccharide within said biofilm. The composition preferably further comprises a pharmaceutically-acceptable antimicrobial agent, and may also include a DNase. Also provided are modified bacteriophages, methods of creating modified bacteriophages, use of said compositions and bacteriophage for treating biofilms, and methods for treating biofilms using the bacteriophages and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Biocontrol Limited
    Inventors: Gavin Hughes, James Taggart Walker, Richard Sharp, Anthony Hart
  • Bacteriophage for the treatment of bacterial biofilms
    Publication number: 20060140911
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for treating a bacterial biofilm, comprising a first bacteriophage that is capable of infecting a bacterium within said biofilm, and a first polysaccharide lyase enzyme that is capable of degrading a polysaccharide within said biofilm. The composition preferably further comprises a pharmaceutically-acceptable antimicrobial agent, and may also include a DNase. Also provided are modified bacteriophages, methods of creating modified bacteriophages, use of said compositions and bacteriophage for treating biofilms, and methods for treating biofilms using the bacteriophages and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Health Protection Agency
    Inventors: Richard Sharp, Gavin Hughes, Anthony Hart, James Walker