Patents by Inventor Mary B. Berry

Mary B. Berry 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).

  • Synergistic bacterial compositions and methods of production and use thereof
    Patent number: 11918612
    Abstract: Provided are therapeutic compositions containing microbial populations for prevention, treatment and reduction of symptoms associated with a dysbiosis of a mammalian subject such as a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Seres Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Henn, Kevin Daniel Litcofsky, Anthony Mario D'Onofrio, Toshiro K. Ohsumi, Mary-Jane Lombardo McKenzie, Geoffrey Von Maltzahn, David N. Cook, David Arthur Berry, Noubar B. Afeyan, John Grant Aunins
  • Incorporation of zeolites into hybrid polymer matrices
    Patent number: 6248682
    Abstract: A family of innovative composite zeolite materials and methods for making the same are disclosed. Zeolites 3A and 13X have been incorporated into hybrid polysiloxane polymers to form composite materials which are useful as membranes for separating a variety of gaseous and liquid materials. Thermal curing, thermal drying and UV curing were utilized to initiate polymer crosslinking reactions and bond the polymers to zeolite surfaces. Thin film samples exhibited nitrogen adsorption as high as 126 cc/g and specific surface area of up to 390 m2/g. Infrared characterization spectra and TEM analysis indicated that polymeric matrices bonded to zeolite surfaces. Pore size of the composite membrane films may be tailored for specific separation applications through choice of zeolite and polymer compositions, curing method, and post-synthesis membrane treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Robert W. Thompson, Bradd E. Libby, Mary B. Berry, Klaus Rose, Karl-Heinz Haas