Patents by Inventor Sue Cook

Sue Cook 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).

  • Proteins Involved in Signal Transduction
    Publication number: 20070264715
    Abstract: The method relates to a method of modulating quorum sensing in bacteria. Quorum sensing is inhibited using peptide hydrolases. This inhibition is used to prevent biofilm formation or to break down established biofilms and may also be used to downregulate the production of virulence determinants by pathogenic bacteria. The invention also relates to the use of peptide hydrolase inhibitors for the upregulation of quorum sensing in bacteria, resulting in the overproduction of proteins and the use of this system as an expression system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Gary Robinson, Sue Cook