Patents by Inventor Mark Willcox

Mark Willcox 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).

  • LACTOFERRIN SEQENCES, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CORNEAL WOUND TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20130101575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing lactoferrin, or fragments of it, and their use in the treatment of wounds, particularly corneal wounds. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a polypeptide or peptidomimetic consisting essentially of the C-lobe of lactoferrin, or functionally active fragments or variants thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Brien Holden Vision Institute
    Inventors: Benjamin David Ashby, Qian Garrett, Mark Willcox
  • Composition and Method for Improved Lens Comfort
    Publication number: 20120016027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of preventing ocular discomfort, improving ocular comfort or ameliorating decrease in ocular comfort during wearing of an ophthalmic device (such as a contact lens), that include the administration of compositions comprising fatty acids, such as omega-3 and/or -6 fatty acids. The present invention also relates to fatty acid compositions suitable for use in the methods of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Mark Willcox
  • Biomedical devices with antimicrobial coatings
    Patent number: 7282214
    Abstract: Biomedical devices with antimicrobial coatings are provided. One or more surfaces of the device are coated with a cationic peptide, cationic proteins, or mixtures thereof to impart antimicrobial properties to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Willcox, Emma Hume, Nerida Cole, Yulina Aliwarga, Zanini Diana
  • Diagnosis of disease using tears
    Publication number: 20050124011
    Abstract: A method of screening or detecting non-ocular disease in an animal, the method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a tear sample from the animal; (b) separating biomolecules present in the tear sample; and (c) detecting for the presence or absence of one or more biomolecules such that the presence or absence of the one or more biomolecules being an indicator or marker of a disease state in the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Carol Morris, Mark Willcox, Shirley Bolis, Bradley Walsh, Ben Herbert, Mark Molloy, Andrew Gooley, Keith Williams
  • Biomedical devices with antimicrobial coatings
    Publication number: 20040126409
    Abstract: Biomedical devices with antimicrobial coatings are provided. One or more surfaces of the device are coated with a cationic peptide, cationic proteins, or mixtures thereof to impart antimicrobial properties to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Willcox, Emma Hume, Nerida Cole, Yulina Aliwarga, Zanini Diana