Patents by Inventor Paul Fidel

Paul Fidel 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).

  • Removable rodent intraoral device
    Patent number: 8753113
    Abstract: A removable intraoral device is useful for longitudinal in vivo biofilm research. The device is adapted to allow it to be retained in the oral cavity long enough for biofilm to form and to affect the oral mucosa. The device is readily removable to facilitate longitudinal observations. The device is biostable. The device does not interfere with the animal's daily activities such as eating and drinking. The device can be fabricated and maintained at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Heeje Lee, Alika Yu, Paul Fidel
  • Removable Rodent Intraoral Device
    Publication number: 20120129116
    Abstract: A removable intraoral device is useful for longitudinal in vivo biofilm research. The device is adapted to allow it to be retained in the oral cavity long enough for biofilm to form and to affect the oral mucosa. The device is readily removable to facilitate longitudinal observations. The device is biostable. The device does not interfere with the animal's daily activities such as eating and drinking. The device can be fabricated and maintained at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Heeje Lee, Alika Yu, Paul Fidel
  • Antifungal peptides and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 7745401
    Abstract: A method of treating fungal infections by treatment with CAP37 peptides and derivatives thereof, including peptide analogs having serine or threonine substitutions at least one of the two cysteine residues therein. Other substitutions of the amino acid residues of the peptide are also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: H. Anne Pereira, Paul Fidel
  • Antifungal peptides and methods of use thereof
    Publication number: 20070135341
    Abstract: A method of treating fungal infections by treatment with CAP37 peptides and derivatives thereof, including peptide analogs having serine or threonine substitutions at least one of the two cysteine residues therein. Other substitutions of the amino acid residues of the peptide are also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: H. Pereira, Paul Fidel