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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Gary R. Eldridge, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventor:
Gary R. Eldridge, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Sequoia Sciences, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/70 (2006.01); A61K 31/65 (2006.01); A61K 31/195 (2006.01); A61K 8/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides compounds and compositions useful for controlling bacterial biofilms as well as for controlling and/or preventing bacterial infections. The compounds of the invention are pentacyclic acid triterpenes. Methods for controlling biofilms and for controlling and/or preventing bacterial infections are also disclosed.