Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Ehrhard

Joseph A. Ehrhard 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: 9540631
    Abstract: Compositions are provided to immobilize and protect oxidase enzymes from proteolytic and hydrolytic attack, utilizing a porous, inert organic, or inorganic, substrate matrix useful in generating hydrogen peroxide in situ for use in oral, topical mucosal and intracavity uses for use in or on the human body and other mammalian, reptile, fish and amphibians. The selected porosity of the support matrix provides the basis for generating hydrogen peroxide on a steady state basis. Both diatomaceous earth and silica gel, either in natural or pre-silanized forms, allow for the excluding of non-preferred enzymes from the support matrix, and for diffusion of the peroxide in the reduction of oral pathogens and their attendant malodorous compounds, or other pathogens in the mucosa, bodily fluids and cavities, in addition to oxidizing color bodies to affect bleaching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventors: Peter T. Pugliese, Steven M. Pugliese, Joseph A. Ehrhard