Patents by Inventor Meredith Schroeder

Meredith Schroeder 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).

  • Biofilm inhibitor and method of inhibiting biofilm
    Patent number: 11452292
    Abstract: Provided herein are a biofilm inhibiting composition, a biofilm inhibiting article, and a method of reducing planktonic growth or biofilm formation. The biofilm inhibiting composition includes a fluid and at least one biofilm inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of acetoacetate (AAA) and ethyl acetoacetate (EAA). The biofilm inhibiting article includes a substrate and at least one biofilm inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of acetoacetate (AAA) and ethyl acetoacetate (EAA). The method of reducing biofilm formation includes providing a biofilm inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of acetoacetate (AAA) and ethyl acetoacetate (EAA), and contacting an article with the biofilm inhibiting compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Birgit M. Prüß, Meredith Schroeder, Shelley M. Horne, Shane J. Stafslien
  • BIOFILM INHIBITOR AND METHOD OF INHIBITING BIOFILM
    Publication number: 20190082688
    Abstract: Provided herein are a biofilm inhibiting composition, a biofilm inhibiting article, and a method of reducing planktonic growth or biofilm formation. The biofilm inhibiting composition includes a fluid and at least one biofilm inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of acetoacetate (AAA) and ethyl acetoacetate (EAA). The biofilm inhibiting article includes a substrate and at least one biofilm inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of acetoacetate (AAA) and ethyl acetoacetate (EAA). The method of reducing biofilm formation includes providing a biofilm inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of acetoacetate (AAA) and ethyl acetoacetate (EAA), and contacting an article with the biofilm inhibiting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Birgit M. Prüß, Meredith Schroeder, Shelley M. Horne, Shane J. Stafslien