Patents by Inventor Marjorie H. Barnes

Marjorie H. Barnes 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).

  • Zinc finger-reactive antimicrobial compounds
    Patent number: 6417180
    Abstract: The invention relates to antimicrobial compounds which interact with zinc in a zinc finger of a bacterial DNA polymerase, methods of screening for such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to inhibit polymerase activity or bacterial growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Neal C. Brown, Marjorie H. Barnes, George E. Wright