Patents by Inventor Jonathan Schmitz

Jonathan Schmitz 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: 11923095
    Abstract: A divertor for system supporting plasma for fusion employs permanent magnets providing far weaker magnetic field strength than conventionally used in cryogenic magnetic systems through an ability to place the permanent magnets in close proximity to the plasma containment volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Cary Brett Forest, Jonathan Pizzo, Oliver Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20230167427
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Publication number: 20220127590
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Publication number: 20220064615
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Patent number: 11155799
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Patent number: 11111484
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Publication number: 20200149025
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Patent number: 10544407
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Rockefeller University
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Publication number: 20200002694
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Patent number: 9914915
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Publication number: 20170298334
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Publication number: 20150267185
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Patent number: 9034322
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: The Rockefeller University
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler
  • Publication number: 20140179594
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria in companion animals and livestock, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus bacterial strains, including pathogenic and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and related conditions. The methods of the invention utilize PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of companion animals and livestock are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT HOLDING BV
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Jacob Anthony Wagenaar, Jan Arend Stegeman
  • Publication number: 20140072549
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions and articles of manufacture useful for the prophylactic and therapeutic amelioration and treatment of gram-positive bacteria, including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, and related conditions. The invention provides compositions and methods incorporating and utilizing Streptococcus suis derived bacteriophage lysins, particularly PlySs2 and/or PlySs1 lytic enzymes and variants thereof, including truncations thereof. Methods for treatment of humans are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Vincent A. Fischetti, Jonathan Schmitz, Daniel Gilmer, Chad Euler