Patents by Inventor Jeremy DERRICK

Jeremy DERRICK 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).

  • Antimicrobial peptides
    Patent number: 10273272
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel antimicrobial peptides and nucleic acids encoding them, the peptides having an inhibitory or bactericidal/bacteriostatic effect on both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The invention includes methods of treating bacterial infections and preventing the spread of the infections or contamination by the infection. The peptides of the present invention are of particular use as therapeutics to treat Gram-negative infections and are of use in impregnation, covering or coating medical devices or implants or prosthetics prior to introduction into a patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Amprologix Limited
    Inventors: Mathew Upton, Samantha Halliwell, Jeremy Derrick
  • Novel Antimicrobial Peptides
    Publication number: 20170204146
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel antimicrobial peptides and nucleic acids encoding them, the peptides having an inhibitory or bactericidal/bacteriostatic effect on both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The invention includes methods of treating bacterial infections and preventing the spread of the infections or contamination by the infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Mathew UPTON, Samantha HALLIWELL, Jeremy DERRICK