Patents by Inventor Helen Blackwell

Helen Blackwell 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).

  • COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING COMMUNICATION AND VIRULENCE IN QUORUM SENSING BACTERIA
    Publication number: 20060178430
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating the communication and virulence of quorum sensing bacteria. In various exemplary embodiments, the invention provides a combinatorial library of quorum sensing compounds including synthetic analogs of naturally occurring and non-naturally occurring acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) analogs, and methods of synthesizing and using these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Helen Blackwell, Grant Geske, Rachel Wezeman