Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Swerczek

Thomas W. Swerczek 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).

  • Composition for topical and infusion treatment of wounds and burns
    Patent number: 4600711
    Abstract: A composition is provided for the treatment of contagious equine metritis, a contagious venereal disease of horses. The composition appears to function as a biological inhibitor and has antibacterial and antifungal activity when applied to the normal flora and secretions of the epidermis and mucous membranes. Also, the composition has antipruritic and anti-inflammatory activity. The composition is efficacious in the treatment of lesions produced by bacteria, fungi, allergies, viruses, trauma, and burns to the epidermis, dermis, muscles and mucous membranes of the surface or in body cavities of animals and man.The composition preferably comprises an aqueous solution of dextrose, citric acid and a buffering mixture of the salts of citric acid and acetic acid to provide an optional pH between 3.0 to 6.5 for various wound lesions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventor: Thomas W. Swerczek
  • Treatment for contagious equine metritis
    Patent number: 4483851
    Abstract: A composition is provided for the treatment of contagious equine metritis, a contagious veneral disease of horses, which composition comprises an aqueous solution of dextrose, a buffering mixture to provide a pH of about 3.0 to 4.5, and a carrier, the composition being applied topically to external genitalia of horses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventor: Thomas W. Swerczek