Patents by Inventor Miguel Ângelo Costa Garcia

Miguel Ângelo Costa Garcia 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).

  • Patent number: 11672839
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the field of phage therapy for the treatment and control of bacterial infections, in particular respiratory bacterial infections such as bacterial pneumonia. More specifically, the present invention is directed to novel bacteriophage strains, and products and cocktails thereof, including F99/10, F110/10, F27/12, Psa_F83/13, Psa_F95/13, F391/08, Kle_F92/15, Kle_F105/15, Kle_F134/15, Kle_F141/15, as well as variants thereof; and methods of using same in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections, including respiratory infections caused by, e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and/or Klebsiella pneumoniae. The cocktails are used as pharmaceutical compositions either alone or in further combination with other therapies, e.g., antibiotics or other standard and non-standard therapies for respiratory infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: TECHNECHNOPHAGE, INVESTIGACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO EM BIOTECNOLOGIA, SA, TECNIFAR—INDUSTRIA TECNICA FARMACEUTICA, SA
    Inventors: Sofia Valker Córte-Real, Miguel Ângelo Costa Garcia, Clara Isabel Rodrigues Leandro, Ana Raquel Martins Barbosa
  • Publication number: 20190290709
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the field of phage therapy for the treatment and control of bacterial infections, in particular respiratory bacterial infections such as bacterial pneumonia. More specifically, the present invention is directed to novel bacteriophage strains, and products and cocktails thereof, including F99/10, F110/10, F27/12, Psa_F83/13, Psa_F95/13, F391/08, Kle_F92/15, Kle_F105/15, Kle_F134/15, Kle_F141/15, as well as variants thereof; and methods of using same in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections, including respiratory infections caused by, e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and/or Klebsiella pneumoniae. The cocktails are used as pharmaceutical compositions either alone or in further combination with other therapies, e.g., antibiotics or other standard and non-standard therapies for respiratory infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Sofia Valker Côrte-Real, Miguel Ângelo Costa Garcia, Clara Isabel Rodrigues Leandro, Ana Raquel Martins Barbosa