Patents by Inventor Stephanie Sandiford

Stephanie Sandiford 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 peptides
    Patent number: 9428551
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel therapeutic antimicrobial peptides that are bactericides and have an inhibitory effect on biofilms produced by biofilm-forming bacteria and especially biofilm-forming Staphyloccocal bacteria. The invention includes the nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, methods of treating bacterial infections, medical devices or implants or prosthetics impregnated with, covered or coated in the polypeptides, and means of delivery of the peptide to the oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Mathew Upton, Stephanie Sandiford
  • ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20140314823
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel therapeutic antimicrobial peptides that are bactericides and have an inhibitory effect on biofilms produced by biofilm-forming bacteria and especially biofilm-forming staphyloccocal bacteria. The invention includes the nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, methods of treating bacterial infections, medical devices or implants or prosthetics impregnated with, covered or coated in the polypeptides, and means of delivery of the peptide to the oral cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Mathew Upton, Stephanie Sandiford
  • Antimicrobial peptides
    Patent number: 8865157
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel therapeutic antimicrobial peptides that are bactericides and have an inhibitory effect on biofilms produced by biofilm-forming bacteria and especially biofilm-forming staphyloccocal bacteria. The invention includes the nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, methods of treating bacterial infections, medical devices or implants or prosthetics impregnated with, covered or coated in the polypeptides, and means of delivery of the peptide to the oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Mathew Upton, Stephanie Sandiford
  • ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20120308638
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel therapeutic antimicrobial peptides that are bactericides and have an inhibitory effect on biofilms produced by biofilm-forming bacteria and especially biofilm-forming staphyloccocal bacteria. The invention includes the nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, methods of treating bacterial infections, medical devices or implants or prosthetics impregnated with, covered or coated in the polypeptides, and means of delivery of the peptide to the oral cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Mathew Upton, Stephanie Sandiford