Patents by Inventor James Taggart Walker

James Taggart Walker 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).

  • 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