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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:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Terao Keiji, Kobe, JP;
Ayako JO, Kobe, JP;
Daisuke Nakata, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Manuka Health New Zealand Limited, Te Awamutu, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/11 (2006.01); A61K 31/121 (2006.01); A61K 31/724 (2006.01); A61K 47/40 (2006.01); A61L 15/14 (2006.01); A61L 15/28 (2006.01); A61P 17/02 (2006.01); A61P 31/00 (2006.01); A23L 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides antimicrobial compositions containing methylglyoxal and material with methylglyoxal contained (such as manuka honey). The antimicrobial activity of methylglyoxal, or material with a methylglyoxal presence, is maintained and/or enhanced by mixing methylglyoxal or material with a methylglyoxal presence with cyclodextrin. Methods of preparing such compositions, including powder composition, and methods of using such compositions are also provided.