Patents by Inventor Lisa A. Zuraw

Lisa A. Zuraw 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).

  • Publication number: 20190116805
    Abstract: In various aspects, the composition of matter disclosed herein includes an antimicrobial solution. The antimicrobial solution may include water and extracted material obtained by solvent extraction from one or more of seeds, pulp, and fruit of a plant of the genus Citrus, in various aspects. The extracted material has anti-microbial properties and is at a concentration in said antimicrobial solution effective to eradicate micro-organisms that may include both Gram-positive micro-organisms and Gram-negative micro-organisms, in various aspects. The antimicrobial solution may include acetic acid buffered by a buffer to maintain said antimicrobial solution at a pH between about 4 and about 6. The antimicrobial solution may include a surfactant comprising one or more surfactant materials selected from glycerides of a vegetable oil, fatty acids of the vegetable oil, esters of fatty acids of the vegetable oil, ethoxylated vegetable oil. The antimicrobial solution may include colorant and may include flavorant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: PATRICIA M. LOPESIO, LISA A. ZURAW
  • Patent number: 10182573
    Abstract: In various aspects, the composition of matter disclosed herein includes an antimicrobial solution. The antimicrobial solution may include deionized water QS, acetic acid, and grapefruit seed extract (GSE) in combination with one another. The GSE may be at a concentration effective to eradicate microorganisms, and the microorganisms may include both Gram-positive microorganisms and Gram-negative microorganisms. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventors: Patricia M. LoPesio, Lisa A. Zuraw
  • Publication number: 20140271948
    Abstract: In various aspects, the composition of matter disclosed herein includes an antimicrobial solution. The antimicrobial solution may include deionized water QS, acetic acid, and grapefruit seed extract (GSE) in combination with one another. The GSE may be at a concentration effective to eradicate microorganisms, and the microorganisms may include both Gram-positive microorganisms and Gram-negative microorganisms. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Patricia M. LoPesio, Lisa A. Zuraw