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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. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Carolyn J. Mordas, Ewing, NJ (US);
Robert J. Gambogi, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Carolyn J. Mordas, Ewing, NJ (US);
Robert J. Gambogi, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/18 (2006.01); A61K 31/11 (2006.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01); A01N 31/02 (2006.01); A61K 8/34 (2006.01); A01N 35/02 (2006.01); A61K 8/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 31/02 (2013.01); A01N 35/02 (2013.01); A61K 8/30 (2013.01); A61K 8/342 (2013.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for disrupting biofilms. In some embodiments, the compounds and compositions comprise unsaturated long chain alcohols and/or aldehydes, or combinations of such compounds. In further embodiments, the present invention contains therapeutic actives to help reduce and/or eradicate the bacteria in the biofilm once the film is disrupted.