Patents by Inventor Scott Wells

Scott Wells 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).

  • Potentiators of beta-lactam antibiotics
    Patent number: 4752469
    Abstract: Cultivation of the microorganism Chromobacterium violaceum A.T.C.C. No. 31532 yields two novel compounds which have been designated SQ 28,504 and SQ 28,546 in addition to EM5117, a previously disclosed antibacterial compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1988
    Assignee: E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Sykes, J. Scott Wells, Raymond Cooper
  • .beta.-Lactamase inhibitor EM4615
    Patent number: 4205068
    Abstract: A substance which inhibits the enzyme .beta.-lactamase, produced by a wide range of microorganisms, is obtained when species of the microorganism Micromonospora are cultivated under aerobic fermentation conditions and this inhibitor can be isolated from the fermentation medium by extraction. This substance, denominated EM4615, is useful to enhance the effectiveness of .beta.-lactam antibiotics such as penicillins and cephalosporins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1980
    Assignee: E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Sykes, J. Scott Wells, Pacifico A. Principe, Wen C. Liu