Patents by Inventor Nicholas B. Justice

Nicholas B. Justice 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).

  • Compositions Comprising Microbes and Methods of Use and Making Thereof
    Publication number: 20230050043
    Abstract: The disclosure provides microbial compositions (e.g., compositions comprising one or more microbes or protein components thereof), that can be administered to subjects to confer beneficial effects. Disclosed compositions can, for example, be useful in reducing visceral hypersensitivity, or pain in response to colorectal distension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jeewon Garcia-So, Nicholas B. Justice, Magdalena K. Stoeva, John S. Eid, Julia N. Myers, Andrew T. Cheng, Moe Brandi, Paul McMurdie, James H. Bullard
  • Methods and Compositions Comprising a Bacteria with Increased Viability and Faster Revivability
    Publication number: 20220395541
    Abstract: Methods to increase viability and revivability of bacteria compared to their wild type counterparts, are disclosed herein. New strains of an anerobic bacteria is also disclosed obtained by the methods described herein. Further, disclosed are compositions comprising these bacteria as well as methods of treatment including the use of the bacteria described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas B. Justice, Magdalena K. Stoeva, John S. Eid
  • METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING INTERACTIONS AMONGST MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20220064693
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and systems for determining specific microbial taxa, within a complex consortia of mixed taxa, which are interacting with each other in an environment of interest. In some embodiments, after diluting a sample comprising multiple different taxa of microorganisms, dilutions of the sample are cultivated for determining taxonomic information and interactions of multiple taxa of microorganisms in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas B. Justice, Adam P. Arkin
  • Methods for identifying interactions amongst microorganisms
    Patent number: 11015154
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and systems for determining specific microbial taxa, within a complex consortia of mixed taxa, which are interacting with each other in an environment of interest. In some embodiments, after diluting a sample comprising multiple different taxa of microorganisms, dilutions of the sample are cultivated for determining taxonomic information and interactions of multiple taxa of microorganisms in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Nicholas B. Justice, Adam P. Arkin
  • METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING INTERACTIONS AMONGST MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20180127796
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and systems for determining specific microbial taxa, within a complex consortia of mixed taxa, which are interacting with each other in an environment of interest. In some embodiments, after diluting a sample comprising multiple different taxa of microorganisms, dilutions of the sample are cultivated for determining taxonomic information and interactions of multiple taxa of microorganisms in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas B. Justice, Adam P. Arkin