Patents by Inventor Sabrina Higgins

Sabrina Higgins 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).

  • Prolonged Deactivation
    Publication number: 20090076172
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a prolonged reduction in the allergen loading of an allergen-contaminated inanimate substrate comprises dispersing into an airspace at which the substrate is located an allergen-reducing amount of an allergen-deactivating compound. Preferably the dispersal of the compound into the airspace is as a vapour and aided by heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicants: RECKITT BENCKISER (UK) LIMITED, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
    Inventors: Sabrina Higgins, John Hughes, Malcolm Tom McKechnie
  • Deactivating Emulsions
    Publication number: 20080226492
    Abstract: A method of deactivating an allergen involves dispersing into an airspace an allergen deactivant, the deactivant being provided in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising at least 8 wt % deactivant. Preferably the deactivant is dispersed into the airspace as a vapour. Preferably the dispersal is aided by heat applied to the emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicants: RECKITT BENCKISER (UK) LIMITED, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
    Inventors: Sabrina Higgins, John Hughes, Malcolm Tom Mckechnie
  • Hotplate emanation
    Publication number: 20070166406
    Abstract: A method of deactivating Der P and Der f allergens involves dispersing into an airspace an allergen deactivant, The deactivant being provided in a vessel and the vessel being in contact with a hotplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicants: RECKITT BENCKISER (UK) LIMITED, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
    Inventors: Sabrina Higgins, John Hughes, Malcolm McKechnie
  • Oils/mixtures as deactivants
    Publication number: 20070134350
    Abstract: A method of deactivating an allergen comprises dispersing into an airspace containing or able to support said allergen an allergen-deactivating amount of an allergen-deactivating compound, the compound comprising one or more of the following compounds: a citrus oil; a mint oil; bois de rose oil; oil of jasmine; frankincense; oil of bergamot; and oil of lemon grass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicants: Reckitt Benckiser Limited, University of Southhampton (CEI)
    Inventors: Sabrina Higgins, John Hughes, Malcolm McKechnie