Patents by Inventor Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson

Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson 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: 20230374081
    Abstract: The invention relates to generation and use of cellular and humoral responses for the prevention and treatment of P. gingivalis related conditions and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: ORAL HEALTH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Eric Charles REYNOLDS, Neil Martin O`BRIEN SIMPSON, Keith J. CROSS, Nada SLAKESKI
  • Patent number: 11572391
    Abstract: Disclosed are P. gingivalis antibodies raised against a chimeric or fusion protein, wherein the chimeric or fusion protein comprises a first peptide joined directly or through a linker to a second peptide or polypeptide, wherein (A) the first peptide comprises a region of a P. gingivalis trypsin-like enzyme and (B) the second peptide or polypeptide comprises an adhesin domain of P. gingivalis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Oral Health Australia PTY Ltd
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien Simpson, Keith J. Cross, Nada Slakeski
  • Publication number: 20220339187
    Abstract: An antimicrobial agent comprising a selenium nanoparticle (SeNP) core and one or more superficially located antimicrobial peptide/s (AMP). The or each AMP may comprise an excess of positively charged amino acids compared to negatively charged amino acids and the AMP may comprise peptides from classes selected from polylysine, such as ?-poly-L-lysine (?-PL), polyarginine, aurein, ovispirin, melittin, magainin, cecropin, andropin, moricin, ceratotoxin, melittin, magainin, dermaseptin, bombinin, brevinin, esculentins, buforin, cathelicidin, abaecin, apidaecin, prophenin and indolicidin. Products comprising such agents, methods of producing the agents and methods of killing or retarding growth of microorganisms exposed to the agents are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Tao Huang, Andrea Janet O'Connor, Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson, Daniel Edward Heath
  • Patent number: 11154589
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions including antibacterial compounds. The invention also relates to the use of the compositions in methods of treating bacterial infections. In one aspect the present invention also provides a method of increasing the susceptibility of bacteria to the anti-bacterial activity of a compound, the method comprising contacting the bacteria with a star shaped peptide polymer of the invention, thereby increasing the susceptibility of the bacteria to the anti-bacterial activity of the compound. Preferably, the method further includes the step of contacting the bacteria with the compound for which the bacteria have increased susceptibility to. The invention is further relates to the combination of a star shaped peptide polymer and an anti-bacterial compound that restore the sensitivity of antibiotic resistant bacteria to antibiotics that are otherwise ineffective when administered alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Greg GuangHua Qiao, Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson, Shu Jie Lam, Eric Charles Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20210079047
    Abstract: The invention relates to generation and use of cellular and humoral responses for the prevention and treatment of P. gingivalis related conditions and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Oral Health Australia PTY Ltd
    Inventors: Eric Charles REYNOLDS, Neil Martin O'BRIEN SIMPSON, Keith J. CROSS, Nada SLAKESKI
  • Patent number: 10851138
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods related to the generation and use of cellular and humoral responses for the prevention and treatment of P. gingivalis related conditions and diseases, such as methods of preparing P. gingivalis antibodies, comprising immunizing a non-human animal with a chimeric or fusion protein, wherein the protein comprises a first peptide joined directly or through a linker to a second peptide or polypeptide, wherein (A) the first peptide comprises a region of a P. gingivalis trypsin-like enzyme and (B) the second peptide or polypeptide comprises an adhesin domain of P. gingivalis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ORAL HEALTH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien Simpson, Keith J Cross, Nada Slakeski
  • Publication number: 20200123328
    Abstract: This invention relates to antibacterial compounds and compositions thereof. The invention also relates to the use of the compounds and compositions in methods of treating bacterial infections, particularly those bacterial infections including bacteria that exhibit antibiotic resistance. More specifically, the present invention provides a star shaped peptide polymer comprising a multifunctional core with a plurality of terminal arms extending therefrom, wherein the terminal arms are statistical or random peptide copolymers of at least a cationic amino acid residue and a hydrophobic amino acid residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Greg GuangHua Qiao, Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson, Shu Jie Lam, Anton Richard Blencowe, Eric Charles Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20190247459
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions including antibacterial compounds. The invention also relates to the use of the compositions in methods of treating bacterial infections. In one aspect the present invention also provides a method of increasing the susceptibility of bacteria to the anti-bacterial activity of a compound, the method comprising contacting the bacteria with a star shaped peptide polymer of the invention, thereby increasing the susceptibility of the bacteria to the anti-bacterial activity of the compound. Preferably, the method further includes the step of contacting the bacteria with the compound for which the bacteria have increased susceptibility to. The invention is further relates to the combination of a star shaped peptide polymer and an anti-bacterial compound that restore the sensitivity of antibiotic resistant bacteria to antibiotics that are otherwise ineffective when administered alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Greg GuangHua Qiao, Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson, Shu Jie Lam, Eric Charles Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20190194263
    Abstract: The invention relates to generation and use of cellular and humoral responses for the prevention and treatment of P. gingivalis related conditions and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Oral Health Australia PTY Ltd
    Inventors: Eric Charles REYNOLDS, Neil Martin O'BRIEN SIMPSON, Keith J. CROSS, Nada SLAKESKI
  • Publication number: 20170247420
    Abstract: The invention relates to generation and use of cellular and humoral responses for the prevention and treatment of P. gingivalis related conditions and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Oral Health Australia Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien Simpson, Keith J. Cross, Nada Slakeski
  • Patent number: 9518109
    Abstract: The invention relates to generation and use of cellular and humoral responses for the prevention and treatment of P. gingivalis related conditions and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ORAL HEALTH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien Simpson, Keith J Cross, Nada Slakeski
  • Publication number: 20150079095
    Abstract: The invention relates to generation and use of cellular and humoral responses for the prevention and treatment of P. gingivalis related conditions and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Oral Health Australia PTY Ltd
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien Simpson, Keith J. Cross, Nada Slakeski
  • Patent number: 8871213
    Abstract: The invention relates to generation and use of cellular and humoral responses for the prevention and treatment of P. gingivalis related conditions and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Oral Health Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien Simpson, Keith J Cross, Nada Slakeski
  • Patent number: 8841420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral composition and an immunogenic composition for the suppression of the pathogenic effects of the intra-oral bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis associated with periodontal disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson, Nada Slakeski
  • Patent number: 8765144
    Abstract: The present invention provides a purified multimeric complex from P. gingivalis. The complex comprises at least one domain from each of RgpA, Kgp and HagA, and has a molecular weight greater than about 300 kDa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson, Rishi Delan Pathirana
  • Publication number: 20130309179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral composition and an immunogenic composition for the suppression of the pathogenic effects of the intra-oral bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis associated with periodontal disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'BRIEN-SIMPSON, Nada SLAKESKI
  • Patent number: 8431688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral composition and an immunogenic composition for the suppression of the pathogenic effects of the intra-oral bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis associated with periodontal disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Eric C. Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson, Nada Slakeski
  • Publication number: 20110280880
    Abstract: The invention relates to generation and use of cellular and humoral responses for the prevention and treatment of P. gingivalis related conditions and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien Simpson, Keith J. Cross, Nada Slakeski
  • Publication number: 20110268670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral composition and an immunogenic composition for the suppression of the pathogenic effects of the intra-oral bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis associated with periodontal disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Eric Charles Reynolds, Neil Martin O'Brien-Simpson, Nada Slakeski
  • Publication number: 20110081358
    Abstract: The present invention provides a purified multimeric complex from P. gingivalis. The complex comprises at least one domain from each of RgpA, Kgp and HagA, and has a molecular weight greater than about 300 kDa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: ERIC CHARLES REYNOLDS, NEIL MARTIN O'BRIEN-SIMPSON, RISHI DELAN PATHIRANA