Patents by Inventor Pierre Belhumeur

Pierre Belhumeur 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).

  • Biological indicators for validating a prion sterilization-process
    Patent number: 7851178
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of evaluating the efficiency of sterilization processes by measurement of degradation level of prion protein indicators. When exposed to sterilization conditions, prion indicators are degraded in a manner to proportionally indicate the level of degradation of prion proteins themselves on medical devices or other surfaces usable in surgery and health cares.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: Polyvalor s.e.c., Valorisation-Recherche
    Inventors: Pierre Belhumeur, Karine Julien, Maryam Tabrizian, L'Hocine Yahia, Richard Marchand
  • Antimicrobial agents derived from cream
    Publication number: 20080075786
    Abstract: Methods for interfering with the growth of fungi by exposing the fungi to an antimicrobial agent derived from cream, and more particularly, to methods for treating human fungal pathogens such as Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus, through exposing the fungi to free fatty acids with antimicrobial activity derived from cream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Universite de Montreal
    Inventors: Michel Lange, Martin Clement, Jessy Tremblay, Jacques Thibodeau, Pierre Belhumeur, Julie Shareck