Patents by Inventor Rossman F. Giese

Rossman F. Giese 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).

  • Antimicrobial compositions
    Patent number: 6288076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling microbial growth on a material or surface. The method includes applying to the material an antimicrobial agent including colloid particles having an ion exchange capacity and having attached a quantity of one or more ligands with antimicrobial properties where the quantity of ligand attached to the colloid particles is in excess of 100% and up to 200% of the ion exchange capacity of the colloid particles. The present invention also relates to a method of controlling mircobial growth in a material. In addition, the present invention relates to an antimicrobial surface, an antimicrobial material, and an antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State Unversity of New York
    Inventors: Paul J. Kostyniak, Rossman F. Giese, Patricia M. Costanzo, Joseph A. Syracuse
  • Antimicrobial compositions
    Patent number: 6015816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling microbial growth on a material. The method includes applying to the material an antimicrobial agent including colloid particles having an ion exchange capacity and having attached a quantity of one or more ligands with antimicrobial properties where the quantity of ligand attached to the colloid particles is in excess of 125% and up to 200% of the ion exchange capacity of the colloid particles. The present invention also relates to a method of controlling microbial growth in a material, as well as to an antimicrobial surface, an antimicrobial material, and an antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Paul J. Kostyniak, Rossman F. Giese, Patricia M. Costanzo, Joseph A. Syracuse