Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Genovese

Nicholas J. Genovese 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).

  • Patent number: 11976302
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods to increase the culture density and/or thickness of a cellular biomass in a cultivation infrastructure, to improve the culture of cells in the absence of serum in a cultivation infrastructure, and to promote anchorage-independent growth of a cellular biomass in a cultivation infrastructure. The methods comprise inhibiting the HIPPO signaling pathway, for example, by activating YAP1, activating TAZ, and/or inhibiting MOB1, LATS1 kinase, LATS2 kinase, WW45, MST1 kinase, and/or MST2 kinase in the cellular biomass. In some embodiments, the cellular biomass is harvested from the cultivation infrastructure for the formulation of cell-based food products or ingredients, such as animal meat manufactured from cells in an ex vivo process or for therapeutic applications such as organ or tissue transplantation or grafting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Upside Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Genovese, Meri Teresa Firpo, Daphné Dambournet
  • Publication number: 20240141268
    Abstract: Described herein are novel systems and methods for biomanufacturing, such as tissue cultivation. In some variations the systems and methods may comprise at least one porous substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Napat Tandikul, Nicholas J. Genovese
  • Patent number: 11912967
    Abstract: Described herein are novel systems and methods for biomanufacturing, such as tissue cultivation. In some variations the systems and methods may comprise at least one porous substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Upside Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Napat Tandikul, Nicholas J. Genovese
  • Publication number: 20230272346
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods to increase the culture density and/or thickness of a cellular biomass in a cultivation infrastructure, to improve the culture of cells in the absence of serum in a cultivation infrastructure, and to promote anchorage-independent growth of a cellular biomass in a cultivation infrastructure. The methods comprise inhibiting the HIPPO signaling pathway, for example, by activating YAP1, activating TAZ, and/or inhibiting MOB1, LATS1 kinase, LATS2 kinase, WW45, MST1 kinase, and/or MST2 kinase in the cellular biomass. In some embodiments, the cellular biomass is harvested from the cultivation infrastructure for the formulation of cell-based food products or ingredients, such as animal meat manufactured from cells in an ex vivo process or for therapeutic applications such as organ or tissue transplantation or grafting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas J. GENOVESE, Meri Teresa FIRPO, Daphné DAMBOURNET
  • Patent number: 11708587
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods to make and use engineered cells, for the purpose of increasing the cell density of a culture comprising metazoan cells and for the production of a cultured edible product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: UPSIDE FOODS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Genovese, Eric N. Schulze, Danielle Nicole Desmet
  • Publication number: 20230091040
    Abstract: The substrates, systems, and methods described herein relate to textured substrates for preparing a comestible meat product. Substrates and methods are described herein for controlling one or more of growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells (e.g., of a cell sheet) on or from the surface of the substrate. A method of preparing a comestible meat product may include applying a plurality of non-human cells to at least one patterned texture substrate, growing the cells on the patterned texture substrate to form the comestible meat product, and separating the comestible meat product from the patterned texture substrate. The patterned texture allows for improved growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells as compared to another surface not comprising the patterned texture. In some embodiments, the cell culture substrate surfaces include a plurality of regions corresponding to a plurality of patterned textures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew LEUNG, Asha GODBOLE, George C. ENGELMAYR, JR., Nicholas J. GENOVESE, Uma S. VALETI, Kathleen CARSWELL
  • Patent number: 11559072
    Abstract: The substrates, systems, and methods described herein relate to textured substrates for preparing a comestible meat product. Substrates and methods are described herein for controlling one or more of growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells (e.g., of a cell sheet) on or from the surface of the substrate. A method of preparing a comestible meat product may include applying a plurality of non-human cells to at least one patterned texture substrate, growing the cells on the patterned texture substrate to form the comestible meat product, and separating the comestible meat product from the patterned texture substrate. The patterned texture allows for improved growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells as compared to another surface not comprising the patterned texture. In some embodiments, the cell culture substrate surfaces include a plurality of regions corresponding to a plurality of patterned textures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Upside Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Leung, Asha Godbole, George C Engelmayr, Jr., Nicholas J Genovese, Uma S Valeti, Kathleen Carswell
  • Patent number: 11559073
    Abstract: The substrates, systems, and methods described herein relate to textured substrates for preparing a comestible meat product. Substrates and methods are described herein for controlling one or more of growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells (e.g., of a cell sheet) on or from the surface of the substrate. A method of preparing a comestible meat product may include applying a plurality of non-human cells to at least one patterned texture substrate, growing the cells on the patterned texture substrate to form the comestible meat product, and separating the comestible meat product from the patterned texture substrate. The patterned texture allows for improved growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells as compared to another surface not comprising the patterned texture. In some embodiments, the cell culture substrate surfaces include a plurality of regions corresponding to a plurality of patterned textures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Upside Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Leung, Asha Godbole, George C Engelmayr, Jr., Nicholas J Genovese, Uma S Valeti, Kathleen Carswell
  • Publication number: 20230002789
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods to make and use engineered cells, for the purpose of increasing the cell density of a culture comprising metazoan cells and for the production of a cultured edible product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Genovese, Eric N. Schulze, Danielle Nicole Desmet
  • Publication number: 20220411824
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods to make and use engineered cells, for the purpose of increasing the cell density of a culture comprising metazoan cells and for the production of a cultured edible product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Genovese, Eric N. Schulze, Danielle Nicole Desmet
  • Patent number: 11479792
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods to make and use engineered cells, for the purpose of increasing the cell density of a culture comprising metazoan cells and for the production of a cultured edible product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Upside Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Genovese, Eric N. Schulze, Danielle N. Desmet
  • Publication number: 20220333081
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of preparing cell-based products for consumption that comprise proteins from exotic, endangered, and extinct species, as well as cell-based products for consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Sukhdeep S. DHADWAR, Kevin J. KAYSER, Nicholas J. GENOVESE
  • Publication number: 20220248727
    Abstract: The substrates, systems, and methods described herein relate to textured substrates for preparing a comestible meat product. Substrates and methods are described herein for controlling one or more of growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells (e.g., of a cell sheet) on or from the surface of the substrate. A method of preparing a comestible meat product may include applying a plurality of non-human cells to at least one patterned texture substrate, growing the cells on the patterned texture substrate to form the comestible meat product, and separating the comestible meat product from the patterned texture substrate. The patterned texture allows for improved growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells as compared to another surface not comprising the patterned texture. In some embodiments, the cell culture substrate surfaces include a plurality of regions corresponding to a plurality of patterned textures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew LEUNG, Asha GODBOLE, George C ENGELMAYR, JR., Nicholas J GENOVESE, Uma S VALETI, Kathleen CARSWELL
  • Publication number: 20220248728
    Abstract: The substrates, systems, and methods described herein relate to textured substrates for preparing a comestible meat product. Substrates and methods are described herein for controlling one or more of growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells (e.g., of a cell sheet) on or from the surface of the substrate. A method of preparing a comestible meat product may include applying a plurality of non-human cells to at least one patterned texture substrate, growing the cells on the patterned texture substrate to form the comestible meat product, and separating the comestible meat product from the patterned texture substrate. The patterned texture allows for improved growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells as compared to another surface not comprising the patterned texture. In some embodiments, the cell culture substrate surfaces include a plurality of regions corresponding to a plurality of patterned textures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew LEUNG, Asha GODBOLE, George C. ENGELMAYR, JR., Nicholas J. GENOVESE, Uma S. VALETI, Kathleen CARSWELL
  • Publication number: 20220251550
    Abstract: A product and process for extending the replicative capacity of metazoan somatic cells using targeted genetic amendments to abrogate inhibition of cell-cycle progression during replicative senescence and derive clonal cell lines for scalable applications and industrial production of metazoan cell biomass. An insertion or deletion mutation using guide RNAs targeting the first exon of the transcript encoding each protein is created using CRISPR/Cas9. Targeted amendments result in inactivation of p15 and p16 proteins which increases the proliferative capacity of the modified cell populations relative to their unaltered parental populations. Combining these amendments with ancillary telomerase activity from a genetic construct directing expression of a telomerase protein homolog from a TERT gene, increases the replicative capacity of the modified cell populations indefinitely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas J. GENOVESE, Danielle Nicole DESMET, Eric SCHULZE
  • Publication number: 20220195358
    Abstract: Described herein are novel systems and methods for biomanufacturing, such as tissue cultivation. In some variations the systems and methods may comprise at least one porous substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Napat TANDIKUL, Nicholas J. GENOVESE
  • Publication number: 20220195368
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for flowing fluid for radially expanded particle distribution within a laminar flow. In some variations, a system for cultivating tissue may comprise a bioreactor comprising an inlet, a substrate arranged in the bioreactor, and a diffusion module configured to transfer fluid from the inlet to the substrate. The diffusion module may comprise a porous material having at least one tortuous conduit extending between a first surface of the porous material and a second surface of the porous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Nicholas J. GENOVESE
  • Patent number: 11357244
    Abstract: The substrates, systems, and methods described herein relate to textured substrates for preparing a comestible meat product. Substrates and methods are described herein for controlling one or more of growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells (e.g., of a cell sheet) on or from the surface of the substrate. A method of preparing a comestible meat product may include applying a plurality of non-human cells to at least one patterned texture substrate, growing the cells on the patterned texture substrate to form the comestible meat product, and separating the comestible meat product from the patterned texture substrate. The patterned texture allows for improved growth, adhesion, retention, and/or release of cells as compared to another surface not comprising the patterned texture. In some embodiments, the cell culture substrate surfaces include a plurality of regions corresponding to a plurality of patterned textures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Upside Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Leung, Asha Godbole, George C. Engelmayr, Jr., Nicholas J. Genovese, Uma S. Valeti, Kathleen Carswell
  • Publication number: 20210340570
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods to make and use engineered cells, for the purpose of increasing the cell density of a culture comprising metazoan cells and for the production of a cultured edible product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas J. GENOVESE, Eric N. SCHULZE, Danielle N. DESMET
  • Publication number: 20210171912
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for enhancing cultured meat production, such as livestock-autonomous meat production. In certain aspects, the meat is any metazoan tissue or cell-derived comestible product intended for use as a comestible food or nutritional component by humans, companion animals, domesticated or captive animals whose carcasses are intended for comestible use, service animals, conserved animal species, animals used for experimental purposes, or cell cultures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas J. GENOVESE, R. Michael ROBERTS, Bhanu Prakash V. L. TELUGU