Patents by Inventor Heather Fairhead

Heather Fairhead 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).

  • Publication number: 20230416694
    Abstract: A modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a plurality of different target bacteria, which bacteriophage includes a toxin gene encoding a toxin protein which is toxic to the target bacteria; wherein the bacteriophage is lytic; and wherein the bacteriophage expresses host range determinant proteins which have a plurality of bacterial host specificities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam WILKINSON
  • Publication number: 20230265395
    Abstract: Modified bacteriophage, uses thereof, and compositions containing the modified bacteriophage are described. The compositions are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam WILKINSON, Katy PITTS, Anne BARNARD, Emmanuele SEVERI, Neil ANDERSON
  • Patent number: 11732243
    Abstract: A modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a plurality of different target bacteria, which bacteriophage includes a toxin gene encoding a toxin protein which is toxic to the target bacteria; wherein the bacteriophage is lytic; and wherein the bacteriophage expresses host range determinant proteins which have a plurality of bacterial host specificities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTD
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 11559560
    Abstract: Provided is a modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a target bacterium, which bacteriophage includes an ?/? small acid-soluble spore protein (SASP) gene encoding a SASP which is toxic to the target bacterium, wherein the SASP gene is under the control of a constitutive promoter which is foreign to the bacteriophage and the SASP gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Sarah Holme, Katy Pitts, Alison Jackson
  • Patent number: 11492601
    Abstract: Modified bacteriophage, uses thereof, and compositions containing the modified bacteriophage are described. The compositions are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Katy Pitts, Anne Barnard, Emmanuele Severi, Neil Anderson
  • Patent number: 11236306
    Abstract: Modified bacteriophage and compositions containing the modified bacteriophage are described. Exemplary compositions are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTD
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Emmanuele Severi, Neil Anderson, Katy Pitts, Anne Barnard
  • Patent number: 10953052
    Abstract: A method for modifying the genome of a lytic target phage, uses of the method and products thereof are described. Compositions comprising such phage are also described. The compositions may be formulated as a medicament, which are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTD
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Anne Barnard, Emmanuele Severi, Neil Anderson, Katy Pitts
  • Patent number: 10781441
    Abstract: A method for producing one or more hybrid bacteriophage host range determinant (HRD) sequences, which comprises: (1) identifying at least two DNA sequences, each encoding an HRD in a series of regions in the DNA sequence, wherein the HRDs are different from one another, (2) incorporating each region into a vector in which each region is flanked by a recognition site of a restriction enzyme capable of cutting DNA at a specific cleavage site outside of the recognition sequence, so that the cleavage site of the restriction enzyme is situated at the boundary of each region, wherein the cleavage site sequences of the regions from an individual series are different from one another and wherein the cleavage site sequences at the boundaries of corresponding regions from different series are the same; (3) treating the vectors with a restriction enzyme capable of cutting DNA at a specific cleavage site outside of the recognition sequence so as to generate a mixture of the regions; and (4) treating the mixture of the re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Phico Therapeutics Ltd
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Emmanuele Severi
  • Publication number: 20190119651
    Abstract: A modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a plurality of different target bacteria, which bacteriophage includes a toxin gene encoding a toxin protein which is toxic to the target bacteria; wherein the bacteriophage is lytic; and wherein the bacteriophage expresses host range determinant proteins which have a plurality of bacterial host specificities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Phico Therapeutics Ltd
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam WILKINSON
  • Publication number: 20190093100
    Abstract: A method for producing one or more hybrid bacteriophage host range determinant (HRD) sequences, which comprises: (1) identifying at least two DNA sequences, each encoding an HRD in a series of regions in the DNA sequence, wherein the HRDs are different from one another, (2) incorporating each region into a vector in which each region is flanked by a recognition site of a restriction enzyme capable of cutting DNA at a specific cleavage site outside of the recognition sequence, so that the cleavage site of the restriction enzyme is situated at the boundary of each region, wherein the cleavage site sequences of the regions from an individual series are different from one another and wherein the cleavage site sequences at the boundaries of corresponding regions from different series are the same; (3) treating the vectors with a restriction enzyme capable of cutting DNA at a specific cleavage site outside of the recognition sequence so as to generate a mixture of the regions; and (4) treating the mixture of the re
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam WILKINSON, Emmanuele SEVERI
  • Publication number: 20190071648
    Abstract: Provided is a modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a target bacterium, which bacteriophage includes an ?/? small acid-soluble spore protein (SASP) gene encoding a SASP which is toxic to the target bacterium, wherein the SASP gene is under the control of a constitutive promoter which is foreign to the bacteriophage and the SASP gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam Wilkinson, Sarah Holme, Kathy Pitts, Alison Jackson
  • Patent number: 10106784
    Abstract: Provided is a modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a target bacterium, which bacteriophage includes an ?/? small acid-soluble spore protein (SASP) gene encoding a SASP which is toxic to the target bacterium, wherein the SASP gene is under the control of a constitutive promoter which is foreign to the bacteriophage and the SASP gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Sarah Holme, Katy Pitts, Alison Jackson
  • Publication number: 20170313991
    Abstract: Modified bacteriophage, uses thereof, and compositions containing the modified bacteriophage are described. The compositions are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam WILKINSON, Katy PITTS, Anne BARNARD, Emmanuele SEVERI, Neil ANDERSON
  • Publication number: 20170304378
    Abstract: A method for modifying the genome of a target phage is described. Compositions comprising such modified phage are also described. The compositions may be formulated as a medicament, which are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam WILKINSON, Neil ANDERSON, Katy PITTS, Anne BARNARD, Emmanuele SEVERI
  • Publication number: 20170306298
    Abstract: Modified bacteriophage, uses thereof, and compositions containing the modified bacteriophage are described. The compositions are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam WILKINSON, Emmanuele SEVERI, Neil ANDERSON, Katy PITTS, Anne BARNARD
  • Publication number: 20170304379
    Abstract: A method for modifying the genome of a lytic target phage, uses of the method and products thereof are described. Compositions comprising such phage are also described. The compositions may be formulated as a medicament, which are useful for human treatment and may treat various conditions, including bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam WILKINSON, Anne BARNARD, Emmanuele SEVERI, Neil ANDERSON, Katy PITTS
  • Publication number: 20160319244
    Abstract: Provided is a modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a target bacterium, which bacteriophage includes an ?/? small acid-soluble spore protein (SASP) gene encoding a SASP which is toxic to the target bacterium, wherein the SASP gene is under the control of a constitutive promoter which is foreign to the bacteriophage and the SASP gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Heather FAIRHEAD, Adam Wilkinson, Sarah Holme, Katy Pitts, Alison Jackson
  • Patent number: 9359596
    Abstract: Provided is a modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a target bacterium, which bacteriophage includes an ?/? small acid-soluble spore protein (SASP) gene encoding a SASP which is toxic to the target bacterium, wherein the SASP gene is under the control of a constitutive promoter which is foreign to the bacteriophage and the SASP gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Sarah Holme, Katy Pitts, Alison Jackson
  • Publication number: 20140242032
    Abstract: Provided is a modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a target bacterium, which bacteriophage includes an ?/? small acid-soluble spore protein (SASP) gene encoding a SASP which is toxic to the target bacterium, wherein the SASP gene is under the control of a constitutive promoter which is foreign to the bacteriophage and the SASP gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: PHICO THERAPEUTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Sarah Holme, Katy Pitts, Alison Jackson
  • Patent number: 8697049
    Abstract: Provided is a modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a target bacterium, which bacteriophage includes an ?/? small acid-soluble spore protein (SASP) gene encoding a SASP which is toxic to the target bacterium, wherein the SASP gene is under the control of a constitutive promoter which is foreign to the bacteriophage and the SASP gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Phico Therapeutics Ltd.
    Inventors: Heather Fairhead, Adam Wilkinson, Sarah Holme, Katy Pitts, Alison Jackson