Inventor · Baltimore, MD, US

David M. Donovan

19Patents
6h-index
23Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 15, 1981 → Apr 4, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7572602B1 Nucleic acid encoding endolysin fusion protein Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US9068204B2 Peptidoglycan hydrolase antimicrobials for eradicating lactobacilli that contaminate and reduce ethanol yields in biofuel fermentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8383102B2 Fusion of peptidoglycan hydrolase enzymes to a protein transduction domain allows eradication of both extracellular and intracellular gram positive pathogens Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Active
US8568714B2 Lys K endolysin is synergistic with lysostaphin against MRSA Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US8481289B2 Triple acting antimicrobials that are refractory to resistance development Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US4348136A Spill oil containment system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8962297B2 Bacteriophage lytic enzymes as alternative antimicrobials Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8361772B2 Specific lysis of staphylococcal pathogens by bacteriophage phi11 endolysin Human Necessities 1 Active
US7982003B2 Creating designer antimicrobials; peptidoglycan hydrolase module shuffling Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US11236315B2 Thermophile peptidoglycan hydrolase fusion proteins and uses thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8012730B1 Specific lysis of staphylococcal pathogens by bacteriophage phi11 endolysin Human Necessities 1 Active
US8790639B2 Enhanced antimicrobial lytic activity of a chimeric Ply187 endolysin Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9868943B2 Enhanced staphylolytic activity of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage vB—SauS-philPLA88 virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolase HydH5: fusions, deletions and synergy with LysH5 Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9545431B1 Isolated recombinant cDNA Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US10544406B2 Characterization of four prophage endolysins specific for clostridium perfringens Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9206411B2 Staphylococcal Phage2638A endolysin amidase domain is lytic for Staphylococcus aureus Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8986695B2 Enhanced staphylolytic activity of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage vB—SauS-philPLA88 virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolase HydH5: fusions, deletions and synergy with LysH5 Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8980614B2 Staphylococcus haemolyticus prophage φSH2 endolysin is lytic for Staphylococcus aureus Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9567575B2 Phage twort endolysin CHAP domain is lytic for Staphylococcus aureus Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.