Patents by Inventor Joseph Sorg

Joseph Sorg 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).

  • Methods and Compositions for Inhibiting Clostridium difficile Spore Germination and Outgrowth
    Publication number: 20170056419
    Abstract: Certain bile acids, including novel bile acids, and derivatives thereof can be used to inhibit the germination of C. difficile spores and/or the growth of C. difficile cells. The methods and compositions of the invention are useful for preventing and treating C. difficile-associated diseases, including but not limited to C. difficile colitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Sorg, Abraham L. Sonenshein
  • Methods and compositions for inhibiting clostridium difficile spore germination and outgrowth
    Patent number: 9340569
    Abstract: Certain bile acids, including novel bile acids, and derivatives thereof can be used to inhibit the germination of C. difficile spores and/or the growth of C. difficile cells. The methods and compositions of the invention are useful for preventing and treating C. difficile-associated diseases, including but not limited to C. difficile colitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventors: Joseph Sorg, Abraham L. Sonenshein
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITING CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE SPORE GERMINATION AND OUTGROWTH
    Publication number: 20110280847
    Abstract: Certain bile acids, including novel bile acids, and derivatives thereof can be used to inhibit the germination of C. difficile spores and/or the growth of C. difficile cells. The methods and compositions of the invention are useful for preventing and treating C. difficile-associated diseases, including but not limited to C. difficile colitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: TUFTS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Joseph Sorg, Abraham L. Sonenshein