Patents by Inventor Josh Trueheart

Josh Trueheart 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).

  • Use of sublethal concentrations of anti-invasin compounds to therapeutically or prophylactically treat fungal infections
    Patent number: 7291720
    Abstract: The invention relates to the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of fungal infections. The invention provides new methods for therapeutically or prophylactically treating fungal infections using sub-lethal concentrations of an anti-invasin compound. The methods according to the invention have fewer toxicology problems than existing methods, and thus can be used prophylactically, as well as for early treatment for high risk patients without a firm diagnosis. The methods according to the invention can also be used to treat an established fungal infection. The invention further provides novel genes that regulate fungal hyphal growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Microbia, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Cali, Etchell Cordero, Peter Hecht, Todd Milne, Sofie Salama, Eric Summers, Josh Trueheart