Patents by Inventor Rodolfo M. ALARCON

Rodolfo M. ALARCON 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).

  • Targeted enzymatic degradation of quorum-sensing peptides
    Patent number: 11318218
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the treatment of biofilms and/or the inhibition of biofilm formation. In one embodiment, a biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation is inhibited by a method comprising contacting a biofilm or a surface with a bifunctional ligand comprising a quorum-sensing-peptide-binding region and a protease-binding region, whereby the biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation on the surface is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodolfo M. Alarcon, Amy K. McNulty
  • TARGETED ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION OF QUORUM-SENSING PEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20190298872
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the treatment of biofilms and/or the inhibition of biofilm formation. In one embodiment, a biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation is inhibited by a method comprising contacting a biofilm or a surface with a bifunctional ligand comprising a quorum-sensing-peptide-binding region and a protease-binding region, whereby the biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation on the surface is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Rodolfo M. ALARCON, Amy K. MCNULTY
  • Targeted enzymatic degradation of quorum-sensing peptides
    Patent number: 10369240
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the treatment of biofilms and/or the inhibition of biofilm formation. In one embodiment, a biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation is inhibited by a method comprising contacting a biofilm or a surface with a bifunctional ligand comprising a quorum-sensing-peptide-binding region and a protease-binding region, whereby the biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation on the surface is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodolfo M. Alarcon, Amy K. McNulty
  • Targeted Enzymatic Degradation Of Quorum-Sensing Peptides
    Publication number: 20180064834
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the treatment of biofilms and/or the inhibition of biofilm formation. In one embodiment, a biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation is inhibited by a method comprising contacting a biofilm or a surface with a bifunctional ligand comprising a quorum-sensing-peptide-binding region and a protease-binding region, whereby the biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation on the surface is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Rodolfo M. Alarcon, Amy K. Mcnulty
  • Targeted enzymatic degradation of quorum-sensing peptides
    Patent number: 9833528
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the treatment of biofilms and/or the inhibition of biofilm formation. In one embodiment, a biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation is inhibited by a method comprising contacting a biofilm or a surface with a bifunctional ligand comprising a quorum-sensing-peptide-binding region and a protease-binding region, whereby the biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation on the surface is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodolfo M. Alarcon, Amy K. McNulty
  • Targeted Enzymatic Degradation Of Quorum-Sensing Peptides
    Publication number: 20160000952
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the treatment of biofilms and/or the inhibition of biofilm formation. In one embodiment, a biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation is inhibited by a method comprising contacting a biofilm or a surface with a bifunctional ligand comprising a quorum-sensing-peptide-binding region and a protease-binding region, whereby the biofilm is treated and/or biofilm formation on the surface is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: KCI LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Rodolfo M. ALARCON, Amy K. MCNULTY