Patents by Inventor Timothy Leach

Timothy Leach 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).

  • Use of ramoplanin to treat diseases associated with the use of antibiotics
    Publication number: 20070014849
    Abstract: The invention features a method of treating or preventing a disease associated with the use of antibiotics in a patient in need thereof by administering to the patient ramoplanin in an amount and for a duration effective to treat said disease. The disease may be caused, for example, by the presence of a bacterium such as enterotoxin producing strains of C. difficile, C. perfringens, or S. aureus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Daniela Jabes, Timothy Leach, Richard Labaudiniere, Steven Rauscher
  • Methods for reducing or preventing transmission of nosocomial pathogens in a health care facility
    Publication number: 20050043223
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions useful for reducing or preventing the transmission of nosocomial pathogens or an epidemic of nosocomial pathogens in a health care facility by decolonizing the gastro-intestinal tract, skin, or nasal passage of carriers and by preventing colonization of individuals at risk who may serve as transmission vehicles or vectors to other individuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Timothy Leach, Daniela Jabes, Giorgio Mosconi