Patents by Inventor Peter John Wormald

Peter John Wormald 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: 20240366524
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition and method for treating infections, preventing infections, reducing the likelihood of infections, or reducing the severity of infections in the sinonasal tract, by topically administering a composition comprising glycerol. The invention also relates to a method for supporting a healthy sinonasal microbiome, comprising topically administering a composition comprising glycerol. The invention also relates to a method for promoting the growth of commensal bacteria and inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the sinonasal tract, comprising topically administering a composition comprising glycerol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventor: Peter John Wormald
  • Patent number: 11590075
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and products for reducing adhesions. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of reducing adhesions in a subject, the method comprising exposing a region in the subject susceptible to formation of an adhesion to an agent having iron chelation and/or antioxidant activity, thereby reducing adhesions in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Sarah Vreugde, Peter John Wormald
  • Patent number: 11298364
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and products for reducing the viability of microorganisms, and to methods and products for preventing and/or treating microorganism infections. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for reducing viability of a microorganism. The method comprises exposing the microorganism to an effective amount of an iron chelator and subsequently exposing the microorganism to an effective amount of a non-iron porphyrin, thereby reducing the viability of the microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Sarah Vreugde, Peter John Wormald
  • Publication number: 20200038321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and products for reducing adhesions. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of reducing adhesions in a subject, the method comprising exposing a region in the subject susceptible to formation of an adhesion to an agent having iron chelation and/or antioxidant activity, thereby reducing adhesions in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: The University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Sarah Vreugde, Peter John Wormald
  • Publication number: 20180338985
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and products for reducing the viability of microorganisms, and to methods and products for preventing and/or treating microorganism infections. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for reducing viability of a microorganism. The method comprises exposing the microorganism to an effective amount of an iron chelator and subsequently exposing the microorganism to an effective amount of a non-iron porphyrin, thereby reducing the viability of the microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: The University of Adelaide
    Inventors: Sarah Vreugde, Peter John Wormald
  • Patent number: 8809301
    Abstract: A composition suitable for use in wound healing, particularly for reducing post-surgical adhesions, containing cross-linked derivatives of chitosan and dextran polymers. A hydrogel forms when solutions of the polymers are combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd, Robinson Squidgel Ltd, Otago Innovation Ltd
    Inventors: Theodore Athanasiadis, Lyall Robert Hanton, Stephen Carl Moratti, Brian Harford Robinson, Simon Rae Robinson, Zheng Shi, James Simpson, Peter John Wormald
  • Publication number: 20130244974
    Abstract: A composition suitable for use in wound healing, particularly for reducing post-surgical adhesions, containing cross-linked derivatives of chitosan and dextran polymers. A hydrogel forms when solutions of the polymers are combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore Athanasiadis, Lyall Robert Hanton, Stephen Carl Moratti, Brian Harford Robinson, Simon Rae Robinson, Zheng Shi, James Simpson, Peter John Wormald
  • Publication number: 20100291055
    Abstract: The invention provides a hydrogel suitable for use in wound healing, particularly for reducing post-surgical adhesions. The hydrogel comprises cross-linked derivatives of chitosan and dextran polymers. The hydrogel forms when solutions of the polymers are combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Theodore Athanasiadis, Lyall Robert Hanton, Stephen Carl Moratti, Brian Harford Robinson, Simon Rae Robinson, Zheng Shi, James Simpson, Peter John Wormald