Patents by Inventor Keith Alan Crutcher

Keith Alan Crutcher 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).

  • Treatment of bacterial infections
    Patent number: 8524861
    Abstract: The invention relates to polypeptides, comprising repeats of peptides derived from apolipoproteins, which exhibit antibacterial activity and to nucleic acids encoding the same. The invention further provides the use of such polypeptides, derivatives, analogues or nucleic acids as medicaments, and also their use in methods of preventing or treating bacterial infection or objects and surfaces. The invention further extends to objects, such as contact lenses, coated with the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: AI2 Limited
    Inventors: Curtis Dobson, Keith Alan Crutcher
  • Treatment of bacterial infections
    Publication number: 20090169598
    Abstract: The invention relates to polypeptides, comprising repeats of peptides derived from apolipoproteins, which exhibit antibacterial activity and to nucleic acids encoding the same. The invention further provides the use of such polypeptides, derivatives, analogues or nucleic acids as medicaments, and also their use in methods of preventing or treating bacterial infection or objects and surfaces. The invention further extends to objects, such as contact lenses, coated with the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: A12 Limited
    Inventor: Keith Alan Crutcher